Two Year Full-time MBA, Fall Start

General Degree Requirements▾ Core Requirements▾ Registration Overview▾

As of Fall 2024:

In order to complete the Two Year Full-time MBA degree, you must satisfy the following degree requirements:

  • Complete 60 total credits with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5000.
  • Complete Team Communication during your first semester.
  • Complete Leadership (1.5 credits) during your first semester.
  • Complete or establish proficiency in Statistics and Data Analysis and Financial Accounting and Reporting during your first semester.
  • 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.

Prior to Fall 2024:

In order to complete the Two Year Full-time MBA degree, you must satisfy the following degree requirements:

  • Complete 60 total credits with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5000.
  • Complete Team Communication during your first semester.
  • Complete or establish proficiency in Statistics and Data Analysis and Financial Accounting and Reporting during your first semester.
  • Complete or establish proficiency in at least 5 of the 8 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.

 

Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this web-page, is for informational purpose only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin. 

Core Requirements for Two Year Full-time MBA Fall Start Students

As of Fall 2024:

You must complete or establish proficiency in the required Core courses during your first semester.

Required Stern Core:Offered in Fall?Offered in Spring?
Financial Accounting and Reporting YesNo
Statistics and Data AnalysisYesNo
LeadershipYesNo

You must complete or establish proficiency in at least 5 of the 7 Menu Core courses during your first year. 

Menu Core; Choose at least 5 of 7:Offered in Fall?Offered in Spring?
Strategy (I & II)*Yes (Strategy I)Yes (Strategy II)
Firms and MarketsYesNo
Foundations of FinanceYesYes
Marketing YesYes
Operations ManagementYes Yes
The Global EconomyNo Yes
Business Analytics
(Data Science for Business: Technical
or
Data Science for Business: Managerial)		NoYes


*Strategy I and Strategy II are required to complete the Strategy core course. You must enroll in both sections of the course. Strategy I is offered in the Fall. Strategy II is offered in the Spring.

You must complete the Capstone Core during your second year.

Capstone Core:Offered in Fall?Offered in Spring?
Professional Responsibility ORYesYes
Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation*NoYes

Please note:

  • Some courses are only offered in 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.
  • 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.
  • *This law course counts towards the 15.0 credit maximum of non-Stern credits. Please note that this course is not offered in Spring 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025. 

Team Communication

You must complete Team Communication during your first semester. Course dates will be available during student registration. 

Leadership (1.5 credits)

You must complete Leadership during your first semester. Course dates will be available during student registration. 

 

Prior to Fall 2024:

You must complete or establish proficiency in the Required Core courses during your first semester.

Required Core:

Offered in Fall?

Offered in Spring?

Financial Accounting and Reporting 

Yes

No

Statistics and Data Analysis

Yes

No


You must complete or establish proficiency in at least 5 of the 8 Menu Core courses during your first year. 

Menu Core; Choose at least 5 of 7:

Offered in Fall?

Offered in Spring?

Strategy (I & II)*

Yes

No

Firms and Markets

Yes

No

Foundations of Finance

Yes

Yes

Marketing 

Yes

Yes

Operations Management

Yes 

Yes

The Global Economy

No 

Yes

Leadership in Organizations

No

Yes

Business Analytics

(Data Science for Business: Technical

or

Data Science for Business: Managerial)

No

Yes


*Strategy I and Strategy II are required to complete the Strategy core course. You must enroll in both sections of the course in the same term.

You must complete the Capstone Core during your second year.

Capstone Core:

Offered in Fall?

Offered in Spring?

Professional Responsibility OR

Yes

Yes

Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation*

No

Yes


Please note:

  • Some courses are only offered in 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.
  • 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.
  • *This law course counts towards the 15.0 credit maximum of non-Stern credits. Please note that this course is not offered in Spring 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025. 

Team Communication

You must complete Team Communication during your first semester. Course dates will be available during student registration. 

 

As of Fall 2024:

 

Your First Year: Meeting your Core Requirements


1st semester - 15 Credits

6 Credits: Required Core
You must take or establish proficiency in the two required core courses:

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)
  • Statistics and Data Analysis (3 credits)

1.5 Credits: Leadership

6 Credits: Menu Core

  • Select your remaining courses from the menu of Core offerings.
  • On a space-available basis, you may choose to take one elective course during your first semester in place of one Menu Core course. Please review the First-semester Elective policy for more information.

1.5 Credits: Strategy I (Menu Core) OR Elective

  • Note: You must complete both Strategy I and II in order to complete the Menu Core requirement. Strategy II is offered in the Spring semester

2nd Semester - 15 credits

1.5 Credits: Strategy II (Menu Core) OR Elective

  • Note: If you completed Strategy I in Fall, you must complete Strategy II in Spring to complete the Menu Core requirement

13.5 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 & Specializations


3rd and 4th Semesters - 15 Credits each

  1. Complete the Capstone Core Requirement - Professional Responsibility (1.5 Credits) or Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation (3 Credits)
  2. Fill open schedule with electives

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

Prior to Fall 2024:

Your First Year: Meeting your Core Requirements

1st semester - 15 Credits

6 Credits: Required Core
You must take or establish proficiency in the two required core courses:

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

9 Credits: Menu Core

  1. Select your remaining three courses from the menu of Core offerings.
  2. On a space-available basis, you may choose to take one elective course during your first semester in place of one Menu Core course. Please review the First-semester Elective policy for more information.

 

2nd Semester - 15 credits

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

 

Summer Internship

 

Your Second Year: Electives & Specializations

 

3rd and 4th Semesters - 15 Credits each

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

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