Course variations

Course summary

The 2-year MBA/MPS-Real Estate dual degree is designed for students that wish to forgo the additional summer internship in the traditional dual program and accelerate their study by taking an intensive five-semester curriculum. Students begin in May with an intensive summer of MBA core coursework followed by the first year fall and spring semesters largely devoted to real estate core course work. The second year coursework is divided between the two programs. The accelerated two-year program requires a minimum of 39 credit hours in the real estate program and 45 credits hours within the Johnson Graduate School of Management. Although rigorous, with proper planning and dedication both degree requirements can be completed within five semesters. The initial summer MBA core coursework includes a strong quantitative emphasis, and as such students are expected to arrive prepared to rigorous study. Particular emphasis is placed on assessing the quantitative abilities necessary to keep up with the compressed core course teaching in the first summer in the admissions process. Traditional dual degree students will register with each program for three semesters, and pay the tuition and fees of the school in which they are registered that term. Upon completion of both program’s requirements, the student will earn both degrees. Neither diploma is granted prior to the completion of the other school's degree requirements.

Entry requirement for international students

The minimum admission requirements are: A one- or two-page statement stating the reasons for undertaking graduate work, as well as an explanation of student’s academic interests, including their relation to their undergraduate study and professional goals. Student must submit official, complete transcripts from each college or university previously attended to the field to which they are applying. All transcripts or academic records must be official documents provided in the original language. If that language is not English, they must be accompanied by certified translations into English. If not issued by the college or university as original documents, they should be notarized, full-sized photocopies. They should include grades received in each subject each year, and the number of weeks and hours per week that each subject was studied. Two or three letters of recommendation (depending on the field) must be submitted from faculty members acquainted with their work. Application for merit-based aid-fellowships, assistantships, and tuition awards is part of the application for admission; no additional form is needed. All applicants are eligible to be considered for merit-based aid. All awards are made by the field. GRE requirements vary by field. Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL and have the official score reported to Cornell from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Only students who have studied full-time for two or more years at a college or university where English is the language of instruction located in a country where English is the native language are exempt from the TOEFL.

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

Cornell University

Department name

College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Department of City and Regional Planning