Management (MBA)

SC Johnson College of Business

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Program Description

The Johnson Cornell Tech MBA program is all about real-world experience in ideation and creation. In addition to completing foundational MBA core courses, students will work on cross-functional teams in Studio to develop tech solutions for real company challenges. Since the program is based at Cornell Tech in New York City, students will be surrounded by a rapidly-expanding tech sector and will frequently interact with industry leaders, startup founders, and venture capitalists. All courses are taught at Cornell Tech, unless otherwise indicated.

Full time status for this 12-month program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term.

Cornell Tech Program Policies

  • Cornell Tech campus policy indicates that students enrolled in full-time masters programs are required to maintain a minimum of 12 credits of enrollment each semester. Students are advised to enroll in an average of 15 credits each semester, unless your program requirements notes otherwise, to ensure progression towards degree completion.
  • All JCT MBA students must complete a minimum of 50 credits in order to graduate. At least 44 credits must come from Johnson courses (NBA, NBAY, NCCY, NMI) and the required TECH courses above; your remaining credits may come from any course offered at Cornell Tech.
  • Students may take more than 50 credits, but please note that during the Fall and Spring semesters, you may not take more than 20 credits in any one semester without the approval of your Faculty Program Director approval, which will be granted only in exceptional circumstances.
  • You may elect to take up to two Grade Option courses as Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. (Courses where the only option is S/U do not count towards this requirement).
  • All students must receive a B or higher in TECH 5900 or TECH 5910/TECH 5920/TECH 5930.
  • D- is the minimum grade required for a course to count towards your degree requirements.
  • Students may take a maximum of 6 directed reading credits (no more than 3 credits per term).
  • All students must be in good academic standing to continue the program. To be considered in good standing, students must maintain at least a 2.7 GPA overall and a 2.5 in core NCCY courses.
  • All students must complete 3 semesters of residency at Johnson/Cornell Tech. Semesters of residency are defined as semesters in which a student is enrolled in at least 12 credits.