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There are no real academic requirements for an MBA program other than you have an undergrad degree and did well in it. Prerequisites would be nil. On that note,

There are no real academic requirements for an MBA program other than you have an undergrad degree and did well in it. Prerequisites would be nil. On that note, most adcoms likely value work experience more than undergrad experience. You don't jump right into advanced topics, most streams give you an intro sequence first assuming you know little to nothing about the topic. That said coursework is like < 50% of the value of an MBA, it really isn't the point of the degree. Plenty of smart but somewhat wayward humanities/soc sci majors end up graduating into a random office job, find out that surprise! they perform well and enjoy business, and proceed to do an MBA. Disclaimer: I'm not an MBA, this is second-hand from MBA'd friends and acquaintances.

melindajb 13y ago
it's true that there are intro sequences in some programs, but due to Cornell Johnson School's unique structure, we did an entire semester of accounting in six weeks; ditto for finance. I'd passed everything I learned in a semester of accounting in 4 days. agree about coursework not being the point, networking is; but coursework to a point is a factor for many things: career changing, or in my case, burrowing into math and finance so deeply you can hold your own with the best and brightest in the world. (for example you learn when to recognize when you are not the smartest person in the room, so it's time to shut up and let other people teach you)