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Graduate Policies & Procedures

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Master of Business Administration

  • Master’s degree
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Engineering
    • Master of Architecture
    • Master in City Planning
    • Master of Business Administration
    • Master of Finance
    • Simultaneous registration for two master’s degrees
    • Simultaneous award of bachelor’s and master’s degrees
    • Engineer’s degree
  • Doctoral degree
    • Minor Program
    • Language proficiency
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    • Interdepartmental master’s degree program
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    • Thesis hold
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    • Diploma format

To be awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), the student must satisfactorily complete a program of study, including the first-semester core classes plus 144 units of G or H-level subjects, acceptable to the Sloan School of Management (of which 42 units must be H-level). The candidate must also have been in residence for 4 consecutive academic terms.

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