The school operates on the premise that students will want to build on their previous education while avoiding wasteful repetition. Students are not required to repeat work they have mastered elsewhere. The faculty and the Office of Student Affairs are prepared to consult with students to help them design a program that makes the best use of their time at Chicago. Because each incoming class represents a wide variety of undergraduate majors, the individual student benefits from a curriculum wide ranging enough to satisfy any interest. All other courses have approved substitutes.
Foundations courses are the basis of the Chicago curriculum.
Students are encouraged to complete the foundations requirement by the end of their second quarter in the program. There are no waivers for required foundations courses. However, for Micro-economics, Financial Accounting, and Statistics there is a list of approved substitute courses. Substituting any course not listed as an approved substitute in the subject area requires faculty permission via a substitution petition, which should be submitted prior to registration. Breadth courses provide the student with knowledge about the functional activi-ties of business management and the environment in which firms operate.