Full-time MBA Admitted Students | Full-time MBA Program Structure

• You must complete 60 credits for the MBA degree.
• You must complete (or establish proficiency in) the Required Core (6 Credits, see chart below).
• You must complete (or establish proficiency in) at least 5 of the 7 Menu Core courses during your first year (up to 21 credits, see chart below).
• You must complete a Capstone Core course in your second year: Professional Responsibility (1.5 credits) or Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation (3.0 credits).
• Your remaining credits will be electives.

Please note the following:

• For students who wish to take more than the required 5 Menu Core courses, these courses may be taken on a space available basis along with students in the Langone Program during their second year.
• Most electives have Core courses as pre- or co-requisites. If you wish to take an elective for which a certain Core course is a pre- or co-requisite, you will need to take or establish proficiency in that Core course.
• Your entering class is divided into six Blocks – the cohorts of students with whom you will take many of your Fall Core courses and participate in a variety of other community activities.

In order to complete the Full-time MBA degree as a Fertitta Veterans Program student, you must satisfy the following degree requirements:

• Complete 60 total credits with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5000.
• Complete the following two courses during the first Summer:
  • Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Complete or establish proficiency in at least 5 of the 7 Menu Core courses during your first year.
• Participate in a summer internship between your first and second year.
• Complete the capstone core course, Professional Responsibility or Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation, during your second year.

You must complete the following Required Stern Core Courses during your first summer:
 
You must complete or establish proficiency in at least 5 of the 7 Menu Core courses during your first year:
 

You must complete the Capstone Core during your second year:

Please Note:

• Some courses are only offered during the Fall or Spring, as noted above.
• Your entering class is divided into six blocks, with whom you will participate in a variety of community activities and take some Menu Core courses, as noted above.
• In the second year of your program you may enroll in any additional Menu Core course(s) that you did not take in your first year, on a space available basis, with students in the Langone Part-time MBA Program.
• Most electives have Core courses as pre- or co-requisites. If you wish to take an elective for which a certain Core course is a pre- or co-requisite, you will need to complete or establish proficiency in that Core course. 

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Your First Year: Meeting your Core Requirements

Summer Semester - 6 credits
Register for your required Core courses:

1. Statistics and Data Analysis (3 credits)
2. Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)

1st Semester - 12 credits
Menu Core

1. Select four courses from the menu of core offerings.
2. In place of one menu core course, you may choose to take one elective in your first semester, on a space available basis. Please review the First-Semester Elective policy for more information.
3. Note: Foundations of Finance requires knowledge of basic economic and statistical concepts before registration.

2nd Semester - 15 credits

• Take your remaining Menu Core courses (for a total of at least five).
• Register for electives with your remaining credits.

Summer Internship

 
Your Second Year: Electives and Specializations

3rd and 4th Semesters - 15 Credits each*
*Fertitta Veterans Program students have the option of taking 12 credits in either their third or fourth semester.

1. Complete your Capstone Core requirement - Professional Responsibility (1.5 credits) or Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation (3 credits)
2. Fill your open schedule with electives:
   1. Build your specialization(s).
   2. Study abroad or participate in a Doing Business in.... course
   3. Take classes at other NYU graduate schools.

Note: Plan ahead to make sure you satisfy the pre- and co-requisites for any electives you wish to take

On a space available basis, you may take up to 3 credits of electives during your first semester. Please note the following:

• Most elective courses have pre- or co-requisites. If an elective has a pre-requisite, you must have already taken or established proficiency in the pre-requisite course. If a course has a co-requisite, you must take the co-requisite course concurrently or have previously taken or established proficiency in the co-requisite.
• An elective course that is scheduled during the day will generally not conflict with other school related events. An elective course taken during the evening may have class sessions that conflict with some school related events such as corporate presentations and other career development activities. For a conflict, academic work and course attendance is the top priority.
• If the elective you choose requires a pre-requisite, you will need to review the methods of establishing proficiency and complete the required form on the Core Course Proficiency site.

General Management Major

All Stern students graduate with an MBA in General Management. In addition, you may elect as many as three nine-credit specializations. Or, you may choose not to specialize in any of the areas and instead customize your elective choices to your unique interests and goals.
 

Opting to Declare a Specialization

By default, the specialization listed for you on the advising and registration system is the one you indicated on your application for admission. However, you may change it at any time prior to your graduation deadline.

You don't need to commit to a specialization in the first semester. However, keep in mind what electives you are likely to want to take later in the program, so that you choose your Menu Core courses accordingly. Core courses do not count toward specializations.