Summer 2026
Summer 2026 Operations Management Schedule (Updated 1/24/2026) - Subject to Change
Fall 2026
Fall 2026 Tentative Course Schedule (Updated 6/10/2026) - Subject to Change
MBA Fall 2026 Core Schedule (Updated 5/30/2026) - Subject to Change
Pre-Requisite and Co-Requisite Guidelines
A student cannot rank or add an elective course if they have not satisfied the prerequisite for that elective course. A student must add the corequisite course during course ranking or during the add/drop period. See list of courses with pre/corequisites.
A student may request a waiver for a prerequisite course only if there is no exemption exam for that course. Exemption exams are offered for the electives below during the dates announced via Canvas. Individual faculty may not waive a pre- or corequisite for a course.
B8306 Capital Markets & Investments
B8343 Private Equity Finance (course is replaced by Private Equity (1.5 credits) and Advanced Private Equity (1.5 credits) starting in 2025-2026 academic year)
B8705 Business & Climate Change
Students who are interested in obtaining a waiver for a course that does not have an exemption exam should email the Division Chair and secure the waiver for the course no later than three weeks before the Coursematch course selection/ranking round begins - please check the registration calendar. The contact information for Division Chairs is below. Please allow at least one week for a response.
All waiver decisions are final and cannot be appealed. If your waiver request is granted, please forward the approval to [email protected].
| Division / Center | Chairperson / Contact |
| Accounting | Shivaram Rajgopal |
| Decision, Risk and Operations | Mark Broadie |
| Economics | Nachum Sicherman |
| Finance | Michael Johannes |
| Management | Stephan Meier |
| Marketing | Michel Pham |
| Waiver Needed | Waiver Request Method |
| Product Management | See waiver form link View syllabus at https://courses.business.columbia.edu/B8632. |
| Entrepreneurship Center* | Entrepreneurship Waivers |
| Real Estate pre/corequisites other than Real Estate Finance which has an exemption exam. See Real Estate Curriculum Pathways. | Email resume and reason for waiver request to instructor teaching the course with the prerequisite/corequisite. You could also cc [email protected]. |
It is the individual student's responsibility both to understand the requirements and to have fulfilled the requirements. The most up-to-date pre- and corequisites can be found on the courses page descriptions listed within the MBA Course Schedule, and are required per request of the academic division. All pre- and corequisites are enforced per the Dean’s Office. Students with questions should email [email protected].