To earn an MBA, a student entering the 2025-2026 academic year must be in good academic standing and fulfill the following list of requirements:

Successfully complete (with passing grades) 90 units of academic credit at Stanford University
- At least 70 must represent GSB units taken for a letter grade;
- At least 80 units must be completed at the GSB (no more than 10 non-GSB units); and
- At least 80 units must be completed for a letter grade (not on a Pass/Fail, +/U, or CR/NC basis; no more than 10 pass/fail units)
Successfully complete (grade of LP or better, or +, when applicable) all Core Curriculum Requirements in the first year including:
Four Leadership Foundations Requirements
Five Analytic Foundations Requirements
At least 15 units of Management Foundations Requirements with courses from a minimum of three of the five categories.
Achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all GSB courses, not less than 2.65.
Complete an approved Global Experience by the start of the Winter Quarter of the second year of the program.
Complete the Engaging with Differences Requirement (EDR) by the start of the Winter Quarter of the second year of the program.
Enroll for six quarters, excluding summer, of full-tuition study at the GSB.

Students are expected to complete these requirements according to the timeline stated above and in six consecutive quarters, excluding summer. A different timeline requires approval from the MBA Program and is unlikely to be granted except for students who have received approval for a leave of absence, childbirth accommodation, or a joint or dual degree. Students who do not meet the requirements according to the timeline stated above and do not have approval from the MBA Program for a different timeline, are disqualified and subject to immediate dismissal.

GSB-MBA - Business Administration (MBA)

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