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MBA Program Outline 2023-24 (New Curriculum effective Autumn 2021. See below Old Curriculum if you are a continuing student who has "opted out.")
Leadership			= 0 units
LEAD (Leadership Exploration and Development): Full-Time MBA; Evening MBA; Weekend MBA
Qualified Work Experience*			= 0 units
*Full-Time MBA student requirement only; for students matriculating starting in Autumn 2020
Foundations(All 3 Areas Required = 100 Units Per Area. Select one from each row.)			= 300 units
	Basic Courses	Approved Substitutes
Financial Accounting	30000	30116, 30120, 30122, 30130, 30131
Microeconomics	33001, 33002, or 33101	ECON 30100, ECON 30200
Statistics	41000 or 41100	41201, 41202, 41203, 41204, 41206,41301, 41305,41813,41814, 41901,41902,41903, 41910, 41911, 41912, 41913, 41914, 41916
Functions, Leadership and Management, and the Business Environment			= 700 units
(7 of 8 Areas Required = 100 Units Per Area. Select one each from seven of the following eight rows)
	Basic Courses	Approved Substitutes
Functions
Finance	35000, 35001, or 35200	34101, 34901, 34902, 34903, 34904, 35100,35120,35130, 35150, 35201, 35210, 35214
Marketing	37000 or 37110	37101, 37103, 37105, 37106, 37107, 37200, 37201,37202, 37208, 37209, 37110, 37301, 37304, 37703, 37704
Operations	40000	40101, 40108, 40110
Strategy	42001	39001, 39101, 42116, 42117⑤, 42130 ⑤, 42715
Leadership & Management
Decisions	30001, 36106, or 38002, 38120	36109
People	33032, 38001, 38003, or 39002	31403, 38122
Business Environment
Economy	33050 (or 33040) or 33112	33401, 33403, 33501, 33502, 33503, 33520
Society	33305, 33471, or 38119	30133,33251 (along with enrollment in 33250),34113, 34117,38115, 42201
Electives			= 1000 units
Choose 1000 units.
Total Units for Graduation(a minimum of 1400 units must be Chicago Booth courses)			= 2000 units
⑤50 unit course-Must pair two 50 unit courses from the same line to meet 100 unit requirement.
Curriculum Note:Booth offers both 100 and 50-unit course offerings. 50-unit courses approved to meet half of a degree or concentration requirement are not always paired with another 50-unit course that completes the requirement.

MBA Program Outline 2020-21 (Old Curriculum for students who matriculated prior to Autumn 2021 and "opted out" of New Curriculum)
Leadership			= 0 units
LEAD (Leadership Exploration and Development): Full-Time MBA; Evening MBA; Weekend MBA
Qualified Work Experience*			= 0 units
*Full-Time MBA student requirement only; for students matriculating starting in Autumn 2020
Foundations(one from each row)			= 300 units
	Basic Courses	Approved Substitutes
Financial Accounting	30000	30116, 30120, 30122, 30130, 30131
Microeconomics	33001, 33002, or 33101	Econ 30100, Econ 30200
Statistics	41000 or 41100	41201, 41202, 41203, 41204, 41206,41301, 41305,41813,41814, 41901, 41902, 41903, 41910-41914, 41916
Functions, Management, and the Business Environment (one each from six of the following seven rows)			= 600 units
	Basic Courses	Approved Substitutes
Functions
Finance	35000, 35001, or 35200	34101, 35100, 35120, 35130, 35150, 35201, 35210, 35214, 35901, 35902, 35903, 35904
Marketing	37000 or 37110	37101, 37103, 37105, 37106, 37107, 37200, 37201, 37202,37208, 37209, 37110, 37301, 37304, 37703, 37704
Operations	40000	40101, 40108, 40110
Management
Decisions	30001, 36106, or 38002, 38120	36109
People	33032, 38001, 38003, 39002, or (39005⑤ and 39006⑤)
Strategy	42001	39001, 39101, 42116, 42117⑤, 42130 ⑤, 42715
Business Environment
Business Environment	33050 (or 33040) or 33305 or 33112 or 33471	33401, 33403, 33501, 33502, 33520, 42201
Electives			= 1100 units
Choose 1100 units.
Total Units for Graduation(a minimum of 1400 units must be Chicago Booth courses)			= 2000 units
⑤50 unit course-Must pair two 50 unit courses from the same line to meet 100 unit requirement.
Curriculum Note:Booth offers both 100 and 50-unit course offerings. 50-unit courses approved to meet half of a degree or concentration requirement are not always paired with another 50-unit course that completes the requirement.