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Kellogg Full-Time MBA Program

One-Year (1Y) Program
The Kellogg School’s One-Year (1Y) MBA Program, established in the late 1960s, is an accelerated business education program that enables applicants with clear, consistent career goals to return to the work force quickly. The program, which consists almost entirely of elective coursework, admits a new cohort each June.

Eligibility
While most 1Y students have undergraduate business degrees, the MBA program is open to both undergraduate business majors and non-business majors.

The table below shows the steps required in order to be eligible for the One-Year Program.If you have further questions, please e-mail them to the Office of Admissions at MbaAdmissions@kellogg.northwestern.edu and include the phrase “1Y Eligibility” in the subject line of your e-mail.

One-Year Program Eligibility Requirements
1 Prior to Application Accounting plus four of the following courses have been completed* within the last seven years:
Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Operations, Economics, Organizational Behavior
2 Prior to June Enrollment Sixth course must be completed at a university or community college. Credit will not be given for courses taken online. If this course is not completed prior to enrollment, admission to the One-Year Program may be revoked.
If you apply in Round 2, please be aware that the date by which you have a decision from our office may be after the date you would need to enroll in a spring course. Please review the enrollment deadlines at universities near you in order to allow adequate time to complete this course requirement.
3 Summer Quarter at Kellogg The seventh course requirement must be completed. The Student Affairs Office will determine the schedule for these courses depending on timing and availability. You will not receive credit for the completion of this final course.


* If only five required courses are complete upon application, the sixth course must be completed prior to enrollment at Kellogg and the seventh course may be completed at a qualified institution prior to enrollment (suggested) or at Kellogg during the summer quarter of the 1Y program.

Determining Course Eligibility
Course names and content may differ between schools. Kellogg core course descriptions are provided below to help you determine whether you have covered similar topics in your undergraduate business education. As knowledge of the content below is assumed for upper level courses, we encourage you to review these descriptions. If you completed a course that you believe matches one of our required courses, but the title of the course does not make it apparent, send a link or reference to the institution’s description of this course. We will examine in depth the topics covered to ensure the course meets our requirements.

One-Year MBA Program Curriculum and Schedule
Each year, approximately 70 to 80 1Y students enter the MBA program in June and complete the 15.5 courses necessary to earn their degrees. They may major in any of the areas described in the Two-Year MBA Program. During the summer quarter, 1Y students take courses designed to complement their undergraduate business studies. In September, they join the second-year class and complete at least 11 additional courses chosen to meet their interests and career goals. Because of their previous business education, 1Y students generally may not take 2Y core courses.

During the summer quarter, 1Y students take three to five courses (including 1.5 required credit hours) and the remaining electives (See the sample schedule below). As of June 2008, 1Y students must complete one credit to satisfy the global elective requirement.

1Y Summer Quarter
Required Management & Strategy
Values & Crisis Decison Making (1/2 Credit)
 
Electives on Evanston Campus* Managerial Decision Analysis
Statistical Decision Analysis
Turbo Finance
Negotiations
Operations Management (1/2 Credit)
Marketing Research
 
Electives on Chicago Campus* Entrepreneurship & New Venture Formulation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Business Law
*Sample curriculum for Summer 2008


1Y Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters
Fall Quarter Electives
Winter Quarter Electives
Spring Quarter Electives