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Melanie Chan '06
Melanie Chan
1Y Kellogg MBA, Class of 2006
The first recipient of the Kellogg School's Beacon Capital Partners Fellowship, which partially funds a one-year appointment to a nonprofit organization. Melanie now focuses her efforts on the goal of making the poor more productive.

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Kellogg Full-Time MBA Program

One-Year (1Y) Program

One Year Curriculum | Eligibility |  1Ys Answer Your Questions

Get there. Fast.
If you have clear academic goals and you’re confident about where you want your degree to take you, you can earn a Kellogg MBA in just 12 months.

The 1Y Program “offers a lot of flexibility,” says Virginia Graham ’08. “You get to focus on the classes you want to focus on.”

Since the late 1960s, the Kellogg School’s One-Year (1Y) MBA Program has been the educational experience of choice for career-minded professionals. In four quarters, 1Y students receive a Kellogg MBA, and with it the opportunity to climb the corporate ladder at a rapid pace.

Because only 1.5 of the program’s course credits are required, the 1Y program offers an incredibly flexible curriculum. Students complete core coursework prior to enrollment at Kellogg and focus on advanced elective coursework during their time here.

1Y program viewbook
Download the 1Y program viewbook. (.pdf)

Still have questions about the 1Y experience? Our program brochure and answers to common questions from 1Y students and alumni can help you decide whether the 1Y MBA is right for you.

One-Year MBA Program Curriculum and Schedule
Each year, approximately 80 1Y students enter the MBA program in June and complete the 15.5 courses necessary to earn their degrees. They may choose any major available to students 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.

During the summer quarter, 1Y students take three to five courses (including 1.5 required credit hours — 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 summer curriculum

 

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


Eligibility
There are seven courses students must complete to be eligible for the One-Year Program: accounting, finance, marketing, statistics, operations, economics, and organizational behavior. Upon enrollment in June, students must have completed accounting, plus five of the other required courses. It is recommended that coursework be completed within the last seven years (starting from the year of graduation). Many of our students have completed all of the required coursework through an undergraduate or graduate program at Northwestern, but this is not required. Coursework is accepted from any university or community college, but classes cannot have been completed online.

Upon application, students must fill in a grid that shows which classes they have completed and which are outstanding. If you are missing one course, you may complete it over the summer at Kellogg, but you will not receive credit. If you are missing two or more courses, you must complete all but one of them prior to enrollment. 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 your course requirements. Failure to complete required coursework prior to enrollment may result in a revoked admission decision. Please contact the office of admissions if you would like advice on which course(s) to complete prior to enrollment.

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.

Questions regarding eligibility can be sent to mbaadmissions@kellogg.northwestern.edu