Welcome to the Fall 2027 One Year MBA

• The 45-credit-hour program consists of five eight-week terms, with breaks between terms and an international course abroad lasting about 10-12 nights.  
• Your credit hours include core courses, electives, and an international course abroad. 
• The One Year MBA is designed so you take your curriculum with a dynamic, diverse cohort.  This unique structure supports building lasting relationships with your peers through teamwork, group presentations, and projects.
• The program gives all students access to MBA Math before classes begin. These self-paced lessons cover basic Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, and Excel. These modules provide a foundation or refresher in these quantitative subjects so all students are ready to hit the ground running once classes begin.
• All students also participate in business consulting projects that give them hands-on experience to add to their resume.  Students can also apply for competitive, paid internships to fulfill elective credit in the program.  

Estimated Program Time Commitment: Expect about 15 hours a week for class, plus an estimated 25 hours for homework, studying, and group projects outside of class.  Please note that these estimates do not include the time spent working on consulting projects, which generally will add another 20-25 hours a week to your time commitment during certain terms.  These numbers are estimates only and may vary for each student. 

For your planning purposes, the program will kick off with a required orientation.  We will share more details about orientation closer to the start of the program.

Required Orientation: Monday, August 16, 2027

First Day of Class: Tuesday, August 17, 2027 

Please click on this link to view a sample of the OYMBA Schedule. We will provide the schedule for the 2026-2027 OYMBA program to students before the program begins. All One Year MBA classes meet in the following format:

• Tuesday and Thursday, In-Person
  • 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Online Course
  • Asynchronous, no meeting time

• Tuition costs $58,000 regardless of state or country of residence. As a reminder, your $1,000 program deposit will be applied toward your first semester’s tuition.
• Student fees and textbook costs are not included in the tuition amount. Keep in mind that student fees vary each semester, but typically average no more than $2,500 in total for the year.  Students can estimate $1,000 for textbooks in total for the year; many faculty use e-readings and articles in lieu of textbooks.
• Students in the OYMBA program are charged for their tuition and student fees per the university billing calendar of fall, spring, and summer.  The program's tuition is billed equally across each of those billing cycles.  For your planning, the fall tuition bill will not be due until September. We will provide an exact date to students when available. 
• International students must provide proof of funding and should consult the CU Denver International Admissions website for additional information on the total cost of attendance.
• Domestic students may receive financial aid. Payment plans are available to all students, regardless of state or country of residence. Please see the Funding Opportunities section below for additional information. 

One Year MBA Program Scholarships

In addition to any earned Early Bird and One Year MBA Admission scholarships, you may apply for program-specific scholarships.  Scholarships of up to $5,000 may be awarded in any of the following categories, and each category could have more than one recipient:

• One Year MBA Leadership Scholarship
• One Year MBA STEM Scholarships
• One Year MBA Global Citizen Scholarship
• One Year MBA CU Denver Alumni Scholarship

Fall 2027 applications are now open.
APPLY HERE

Questions? Email OneYearMBA@ucdenver.edu 

Additional Scholarship Opportunities

CU Denver has an online portal for internal and external scholarships available for all committed CU Denver students. More information about scholarships is available on the CU Denver Scholarships website. 

Financial Aid

• Domestic students can apply for financial aid to cover the program's cost of attendance. Financial aid typically covers direct costs (tuition and fees) and indirect costs (books and supplies, personal expenses, and off-campus housing).
  • For more information, please reference the CU Denver Financial Aid website. 
• We recommend students apply for financial aid after committing to the One Year MBA Program. More details will be provided once you have submitted your deposit.
• International Students
  • International students are not eligible for Financial Aid through CU Denver, as aid is federally funded. International students can refer to the CU Denver International Admissions website for information on funding opportunities and should check with their local government to see whether any scholarship or loan programs are available for international study.

Graduate Assistantships / On-Campus Student Employment 

• The OYMBA program funds several competitive Graduate Assistantship (GA) positions in the Business School for students in our program. 
• GA positions are paid student-hourly jobs that allow OYMBA students to work for a Business School department.  They offer a great opportunity to earn income and connect with the larger Business School community. 
• One Year MBA Graduate Assistantships are available to students who have accepted their offer and paid their deposit.  All GA applications become available in July.
• Separately, students can apply for many on-campus employment opportunities.  More details are available once students have paid their deposit. 

We have many students who use VA or military education benefits at CU Denver and specifically in the One Year MBA program. Students planning to use military education benefits will work closely with our Veteran & Military Student Services Office throughout our program. However, we wanted to outline some reminders about using these benefits in our program as well as next steps once you decide to accept your place in our program:

Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA)

• The VA does not pay Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) during term breaks or when you may not have class due to a holiday. This applies to any program a student is in, not just the One Year MBA program.
• For planning purposes, the One Year MBA program has a unique structure with five eight-week terms. Between terms, there is a break. Students using military education benefits should plan accordingly, as there is no MHA between these term breaks.

Military Education Benefits and Study Abroad

• The VA does not cover study abroad costs for any student, regardless of program.
• For planning purposes, the One Year MBA program includes a required study abroad course. Therefore, students using military education benefits should budget to pay out of pocket for the costs associated with the study abroad course, such as airfare, accommodation, transportation, and meals.
• Students can estimate approximately $5,000, but an exact breakdown of cost will be provided by program staff to you during the spring semester.

One Year MBA Deposit

• The One Year MBA program requires a $1,000 deposit to secure your place in the program. If you are receiving benefits, you are still required to pay this deposit, which will go toward your portion of tuition and fees. If you are 100% covered by the Post 9-11 GI Bill, your full deposit will eventually be refunded to you after the program begins.

• Once you accept your place in the program and pay your $1,000 deposit, our CU Denver International Student and Scholar Services Office (ISSS) will reach out directly to you regarding next steps to start the process of obtaining your student visa.
• The ISSS Office will email an Immigration Clearance Form (ICF), which collects information from you to be able to issue an I-20.
• As a reminder, all international students must provide proof of funding. The cost of attendance is set by US Immigration, and proof of funding for this cost is required as a part of the ICF process. 
  • You can find an estimate of proof-of-funding costs here.
  • The exact amount will be provided to you by ISSS, during the ICF process.
• If you have any specific visa questions before deciding whether to accept your place in our program or not, please reach out to our One Year MBA Assistant Director, Melissa.Galvagni@ucdenver.edu, who will be able to connect you with someone in our ISSS Office who can best assist with visa-related questions.