Our accelerated MBA degree option can help propel your career forward or switch gears in half the time.
If you have a solid business foundation with an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, a strong academic record including a proven emphasis in quantitative skills (think econ and accounting), you may be eligible for our accelerated program. It's intense, but who wouldn't want to complete an MBA in fifteen months?
At a Glance
Eligibility
- An undergraduate degree in business or a business or accounting major from an accredited school of business
- A strong overall academic record
- At least two years of post-undergraduate work experience, military service, volunteer work, internship(s), or leadership experience
- GMAT or GRE scores or test optional statement
Duration
- 15 months (4 terms of full-time study; includes opportunity for a summer internship and international learning tour)
Requirements
- 49 credits minimum for degree:
- 7 MBA core courses (4 credits each, with the exception of BA 610: Business Writing, which counts as 1 credit):
- BA 610: Business Writing
- BA 680: Data Visualization and Communication
- BE 625: Business Law and Ethics
For students specializing in sports business: SBUS 653: Legal Aspects of Sports Business - MGMT 615: Leadership
- MGMT 623: Negotiation
- MGMT 640: Sustainable Business Development
- MBA capstone:
- FIN 671: Corporate Finance OR
- BA 661: Oregon Advanced Strategy
- Specialization courses and electives (3 or 4 credits each)
- 7 MBA core courses (4 credits each, with the exception of BA 610: Business Writing, which counts as 1 credit):
- MBA seminar (programmatic requirement, not for credit)
Key Features
- Focused: Specialize your experience with one of four curricular specializations to set yourself apart. Choose from sustainable business practices, innovation and entrepreneurship, sports business, or finance and securities analysis.
- Hands-on learning: Our hands-on learning approach offers Oregon MBA students unprecedented access and insights to their industries, ensuring they have direct experience addressing the complex business challenges companies face.
- Customizable curriculum: Bypass core classes to focus your studies on issues and topics that matter most to you and your professional development.
- Caring faculty and staff: Our staff and faculty are approachable and helpful, and they keep generous office hours. By the end of your MBA, you will have gotten to know each other well, whether over lunch and coffee or through the give-and-take of class.
- Small cohorts: Keeping our student to faculty ratio at 3:1 and our incoming classes around 50 students means people will know your name and your goals and go out of their way to help you achieve them.
- Networking, internship, and career opportunities: Career planning here is personalized and integrated—blending academics and experiential opportunities based on your own career objectives.