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HBX CORe Admissions Pathway to the Management

Management
Degree Degree
Through the HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe) pathway, you may prepare for ad-
DEGREE
mission to the Management Degree Program by earning the HBX CORe and com-
REQUIREMENTS
pleting one degree course at Harvard Extension School.
HBX CORE
ADMISSIONS
PATHWAY ABOUT HBX CORE
MITX HBX CORe—designed and presented by Harvard Business School faculty—is a primer on the
MICROMASTERS fundamentals of business thinking.
PATHWAY

MANAGEMENT The fully online, asynchronous course covers business analytics, economics for managers,
DEGREE PATHWAYS and accounting. The content was inspired by the curriculum offered to incoming Harvard
AT A GLANCE Business School students preparing for the MBA classroom.
MANAGEMENT
DEGREE VS. MBA?
ADMISSIONS: EARN YOUR WAY IN
To begin the admission process, you register for HBX CORe and one graduate-level course
with us:

HBX CORe (noncredit or credit). You apply for CORe directly with HBX

1 organizational behavior or EXPO 34 Business Rhetoric

Earn a passing grade in HBX CORe and a B or higher grade in organizational behavior, with-
out letting your overall Harvard cumulative GPA dip below 3.0.

Eligibility: You need to possess a four-year, US regionally accredited bachelor's degree or its
foreign equivalent before enrolling in any degree-applicable courses. You cannot already
have or be in the process of earning a master's degree in management or a related field.
The HBX credential cannot be more than three years old at the time of application.

APPLYING TO THE DEGREE PROGRAM

After you have completed HBX CORe and during the semester you are completing organiza-
tional behavior, submit the official application to the program. Don't delay! We have fall,
spring, and summer admission cycles.

If you submit a complete and timely application—which includes HBX CORe certificate, re-
quired Harvard course, grades, and cumulative GPA—you'll be admitted. After which, you'll
have 11 more courses to take to earn the degree.

For more details about eligibility and the application process, visit Admissions.

Visit the degree requirements page for information about on-campus requirements and

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completing the degree.

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