Accelerated Full-Time MBA

The Accelerated Full-Time MBA program is reserved for those students whose preparation and ability allow them to join this challenging, diverse, and rewarding educational environment. Students who choose this program option will take all of their foundation and core classes in a lock-step format during the first three quarters of the program.

Beginning in the fourth quarter, all students may begin taking their concentration classes at their own pace. Students in this program can select from any of the Career Focused Concentrations that are offered by the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business: You select the concentration(s) that best fits your specific current and future career plans.

Students are admitted to the full-time Day MBA program in the Autumn quarter only. There are three application rounds, with deadlines of February 1, April 1, and July 1. Applicants who wish to be considered for scholarships or graduate assistantships should apply during the first two application rounds. These awards are generally not available to applicants who apply after April 1.

Curriculum and Course Sequence
A mandatory orientation will be held before autumn Quarter begins.

Autumn Quarter
GSB 420    Applied Quantitative Analysis
ACC 500   Financial Accounting
MIS 555    Management and Information Systems
MGT 500  Managing for Personal and Ethical Effectiveness

Winter Quarter
ECO 555    Economics for Decision Making (micro)
ACC 555    Management Accounting
MGT 502    Managing Operations for Competitive Advantage
MKT 555    Decisions in Marketing Management

Spring Quarter
FIN 555     Financial Management
MGT 555   Strategic Management of Human Resources
ECO 509    Business Conditions Analysis (macro)
4th course   Elective course

Summer Quarter
Most students will have a full-time internship

Autumn Quarter
GSB 599  Strategic Analysis for Competing Globally 
2 elective courses

Winter Quarter
3 elective courses

Total number of required courses:  18.  Students may be waived from some core courses based on prior academic work.  Most Day MBA students complete their degree in 4 to 5 quarters of full-time enrollment.

For more information about the Day MBA program contact the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at 312-362-8810.