Registration with other Northwestern Schools
Students in the Full-Time MBA program may enroll in up to one credit per quarter of non-Kellogg Northwestern classes, beginning in the second quarter of study. The number of credits earned through Kellogg Independent Study, Field Study courses and Non-Kellogg Northwestern graduate-level courses approved to count toward the MBA degree, cannot exceed 25 percent of the total number of credits required to satisfy your MBA degree requirements.
Non-Kellogg Northwestern classes are not available through the Kellogg bidding and registration system, so to register for them you will need to:
- Investigate course availability through the school offering the class. (View other Northwestern Schools)
- Contact the department offering the class, and request a permission number. *(For Medill classes, you must obtain permission from the department)
- Drop-off (in the Student Experience Center) or email the permission number/email approval to process the enrollment.
Please note that you must adhere to the add/drop dates listed in the
University Registrar's Academic Calendar.
GPA, Term Limits, and Degree Hours
Non-Kellogg Northwestern classes
will count in your GPA and your 5-credit per-term limit, but
will not automatically count towards your degree hours unless you receive approval. The minimum requirements for a course to be considered include the following:
- graduate-level
- relevant to your MBA career or academic goals
- no overlap of content available through any Kellogg course
You may submit a petition to have a non-Kellogg class count towards your degree. You will have to explain how the course is relevant to your career goals, and you will be required to submit a copy of the course syllabus.
Auditing and Pass/No-Credit
To audit a non-Kellogg class or take it Pass/No-Credit, you will need to work with the department offering the class for permission.
Any non-Kellogg course taken as P/NC must be handled by the department and not through Kellogg’s P/NC System, and it will not count towards the 3 units of allowed P/NC credits for Kellogg courses.
