One-Year MBA Program
Finish Your MBA Faster
Our One-Year MBA Program is your fastest path to a Kellogg MBA. It is designed to build upon your business fundamentals and get you back in the workforce with new skills and knowledge that will propel your career forward. From June to June, you'll immerse yourself in the rigorous curriculum, learn from world-class faculty and build leadership experience and a supportive network that will help you immediately and throughout your career.Program Highlights
- Start in June
The program kicks off in the summer to get you accustomed to the rigorous academic pace of MBA studies and complete three to five courses. In September, you’ll join the second-year Full-Time Program class and complete the electives that match your interests and enhance your career goals.
- Choose from among 200 courses
Bypass core courses and focus on the electives that best meet your career goals. Delve into a select number of disciplines or go as broad as you like.
- Experience the Kellogg Difference
Take advantage of the vast experiential learning opportunities, world-renowned faculty and distinct cross-disciplinary thought leadership model that make Kellogg stand out.
- Finish faster
After completing the required 15.5 course credits, you’ll receive your MBA degree in June — one year after you started.
Flexibility & Choice Across Disciplines
Pre-Enrollment Courses
Kellogg is designed to build on your business fundamentals with courses in Statistics, Economics, Marketing and Operations. The pre-enrollment courses need to be completed before the start of the summer quarter.
It is most typical, but not required, for our students to have Undergraduate business degrees to meet these course requirements. Please see below for PDF files with the required content:
- Statistics Required Material (PDF)
- Economics Required Material (PDF)
- Marketing Required Material (PDF)
- Operations Required Material (PDF)
For the above courses, the transcript graduation date must fall within 10 years of application submission and the course must be completed with a grade of B or better. Work experience, AP credits, CFA certifications, or courses previously completed in an online format are not accepted.
Verify which classes you have completed and which are outstanding by completing the Eligibility Form. Please allow a week for our team to contact you with your evaluation.
Academics
Majors & Pathways
Kellogg’s approach to majors gives our students the flexibility and guidance they need to carve out a unique intellectual experience that is relevant to their specific educational and career goals.
You may opt to choose from seven majors: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Strategy, Managing Organizations and Management Science. A major requires that a student complete the core course for the major and a minimum of four electives.
If you choose not to elect a major, “General Management” will be noted on your transcript.
In addition to majors, Kellogg provides “pathways” to our students who are interested in building expertise in emerging areas and evolving industries.
A pathway is an integrated, cross-functional sequence of courses designed to address a particular skill set or industry for which there is active student and recruiter demand. You have the flexibility to pursue any number of pathways and go as deep as you’d like into each one.
Explore pathways for Data Analytics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Scaling, Healthcare at Kellogg, Real Estate, Social Impact, Venture Capital & Private Equity and more.
Applies to Full-Time students who matriculate June 2015 or after.
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Application Deadlines
Round 1
September 14, 2022
Round 2
January 10, 2023
Round 3
April 5, 2023