Two-Year MBA Program

Immersive. Flexible. Challenging.

Our Two-Year Full-Time MBA Program is for students who want to gain the confidence to lead boldly and challenge conventional thinking in the global marketplace. With a start date in September, you'll begin to build core management skills and then move on to specialized electives that reflect your areas of interest. Both inside and outside the classroom, you’ll learn to lead by practicing in an environment that gives you an opportunity to try new things.

Our proven success

Balanced & Dynamic Skill Set

Kellogg has leading faculty across academics and business representing all business disciplines that not only help you to build a foundation but also provide the latest in course innovation. A rich co-curricular experience complements this foundation through 1,000+ experiential learning opportunities.

Leadership Focus

Through leadership core courses and electives, as well as more than 120 student-led clubs and organizations, our program fosters personal and professional growth and forges connections across people, organizations, communities, sectors, and markets. More than 500 companies hire Kellogg graduates each year because of their leadership capabilities.

Global Acuity

Kellogg provides a global perspective built on a deep understanding of market dynamics, customer needs and cross-sector interdependencies. We offer the broadest array of global opportunities and have over 58,000 responsive and engaged alumni that span the globe to give you the confidence you need to lead in a complex world.

Build a strong foundation in management

Our Two-Year Full-Time MBA Program gives you the flexibility to explore a range of disciplines while developing management and leadership skills.

Eligibility

If you’ve earned a bachelor’s or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university or will receive said degree by the time the program would begin, you’re eligible to apply.

Our admissions committee evaluates your scholastic ability, personal character, motivation, leadership ability, interpersonal skills, career performance and management potential.

Core and electives

Kellogg's rigorous core MBA curriculum provides grounding in the fundamentals of growth and the foundation for advanced, specialized work in academic majors and professional fields. The core curriculum for the Two-Year Program consists of nine courses in fundamental areas, including accounting; management and organizations; marketing; finance; managerial economics; decision sciences; operations; and management and strategy.

In addition, during the Pre-Term orientation sequence of their second year, students are required to complete a half-credit course, Leadership and Crisis Management (PACT-440-5), that encompasses much of the knowledge from the first-year core.

The following core courses are required for graduation:

• ACCT-430-0 Financial Accounting
• STRT-431-0 Business Strategy
• FINC-430-0 Finance I
• MKTG-430-0 Marketing Management
• DECS-430-5 Business Analytics I
• DECS-431-0 Business Analytics II
• MECN-430-0 Microeconomic Analysis
• OPNS-430-0 Operations Management
• MORS-430-0 Leadership in Organizations

Course waivers

If you have previous relevant coursework or work experience, we encourage you to consider waiving specific courses so you can take a greater number of electives.

Available courses to waive:

• ACCT-430-0 Financial Accounting
• FINC-430-0 Finance I
• MKTG-430-0 Marketing Management
• DECS-430-5 Business Analytics I
• DECS-431-0 Business Analytics II
• MECN-430-0 Microeconomic Analysis
• OPNS-430-0 Operations Management

Regardless of waivers or course load, you’re required to register for six terms of full-time study and complete a minimum of 20.5 credits.

Majors and 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 eight majors or none at all.

Majors include 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 an 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.

This applies to Full-Time students who matriculate in June 2015 or after.

Work experience degree requirement

All Two-Year MBA students are required to complete a 6–12 week period of work during the Summer Quarter between the first and second years of the MBA program. This practical experience, directly related to the student’s field of study (MBA degree) and a graduation requirement, is aimed to deepen and broaden the student’s knowledge and skills. International F-1 students will be eligible for F-1 Curricular Practical Training (F-1 CPT; or J-1 academic training for J-1 international students) starting summer quarter 2021.