Program Description
Johnson’s full-time Two-Year Residential MBA program features a one-of-a-kind curriculum, with fully integrated leadership development components and the opportunity to take advantage of programming offered in partnership with Cornell Tech in New York City. With Johnson’s unique Two-Year MBA immersion learning approach, students are able to focus their studies on an industry of their choice in the first year.
The two-year program spans 21 months, including a summer internship between the two academic years; the program begins each year in early August.
Full time status for the program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term.
Policies
- Students must satisfy all core course requirements. (20.5 core credits - NCC courses)
- Students must complete 60 graduate-level credits within MBA programs.
- Students must complete 4 semesters of residency, which is defined as attempting at least 12 graduate-level credits per term.
- Students must achieve grade-point averages of at least 2.70 overall and 2.50 in core courses.
- Students may take no more than eighteen (18) credits in any semester toward the graduation requirement. Students may petition to add up to 6 additional credits for a total of 22 credits per semester.
- Students may take up to two courses (regardless of credit) that are optionally graded if the student chooses the satisfactory/unsatisfactory option. Additional optionally graded courses can be taken but must be taken for a letter grade.
- Students may take a maximum of 1.5 total credits of Managerial Skills and Leadership Skills Programs courses (NMI 5050) toward graduation.
- Students may enroll in Physical Education (PE) courses. However, PE will not, under any circumstances, count toward MBA degree requirements.
- Students may enroll in undergraduate courses (under 5000 level), however these credits will not, under any circumstances, count toward MBA degree requirements.
Program Information
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Location: Ithaca, NY
- Minimum Credits for Degree: 60
Program Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
NCC 5000 | Financial Accounting | 2.5 |
NCC 5010 | Data Analytics and Modeling | 2.5 |
NCC 5020 | Microeconomics for Management | 2.5 |
NCC 5030 | Marketing Management | 2.5 |
NCC 5040 | Leading Teams | 1.5 |
NCC 5050 | Critical and Strategic Thinking | 1.5 |
NCC 5060 | Managerial Finance | 2.5 |
NCC 5080 | Managing Operations | 2.5 |
NCC 5090 | Strategy | 2.5 |
NMI 5101 | Work Experience | 1 |
NBA 5700 | Core Teams Practicum | 1 |
| 1.5 |
| Philanthropic Leadership | |
| Ethics and Corporate Culture | |
| Strategies for Sustainability | |
| Women and Leadership | |
| Power and Politics in Organizations | |
| Leading Across Differences: Understanding Identity, Dialogue, and Influence | |
Total Hours | 60 |
University Graduation Requirements
Requirements for All Students
In order to receive a Cornell degree, a student must satisfy academic and non-academic requirements.
Academic Requirements
A student’s college determines degree requirements such as residency, number of credits, distribution of credits, and grade averages. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the specific major, degree, distribution, college, and graduation requirements for completing their chosen program of study. See the individual requirements listed by each college or school or contact the college registrar’s office for more information.
Non-academic Requirements
Conduct Matters. Students must satisfy any outstanding sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed or agreed to under the Student Code of Conduct (Code) or Policy 6.4. Where a formal complaint under the Code or Policy 6.4 is pending, the University will withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned until the adjudication process set forth in those procedures is complete, including the satisfaction of any sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed.
Financial Obligations. Outstanding financial obligations will not impact the awarding of a degree otherwise earned or a student’s ability to access their official transcript. However, the University may withhold issuing a diploma until any outstanding financial obligations owing to the University are satisfied.
Program Calendar
Class of 2027
Fall 2025
Academic Calendar
Date |
Event |
August 11, 2025 |
First Day of Term |
August 11, 2025 |
First Day of Instruction |
September 1, 2025 |
Labor Day - No Classes |
October 11-14, 2025 |
Fall Break |
November 26-30, 2025 |
Thanksgiving Break |
December 4, 2025 |
Last Day of Instruction |
December 5-7, 2025 |
Study Days |
December 8, 2025 |
First Day of Exams |
December 20, 2025 |
Last Day of Exams |
December 20, 2025 |
Last Day of Term |
Winter 2026
Academic Calendar
Date |
Event |
December 26, 2025 |
First Day of Term |
December 26, 2025 |
First Day of Instruction |
January 17, 2026 |
Last Day of Exams |
January 17, 2026 |
Last Day of Term |
Spring 2026
Academic Calendar
Date |
Event |
January 20, 2026 |
First Day of Term |
January 20, 2026 |
First Day of Instruction |
February 14-17, 2026 |
February Break |
March 28-April 5, 2026 |
Spring Break |
May 5, 2026 |
Last Day of Instruction |
May 6-8, 2026 |
Study Days |
May 9, 2026 |
First Day of Exams |
May 16, 2026 |
Last Day of Exams |
May 16, 2026 |
Last Day of Term |
Class of 2026
Follows the standard Academic Calendar.