Quantitative skills are important to your success in the Georgetown McDonough MBA curriculum. To help ensure you have an adequate foundation in statistics, economics, accounting, finance, and Excel, we provide access to customized online preparatory material to incoming students.
We have chosen the convenient learning platform Smartly, which will work on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop. After you have submitted your deposit, you will be able to use your Georgetown University NetID email to log in to the customized Georgetown MBA Smartly system and access courses.
Access these courses via Smartly. We estimate you will spend at least eight to 10 hours working through this material, depending on your level of familiarity with the subject matter.
Statistics: One Variable
Probability Fundamentals
Statistics: Two Variable
Statistics: Data Collection
Regression Analysis Basics
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand
Accounting I: Fundamentals
Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses
Accounting III: Financial Statements
Finance: Time Value of Money
We encourage you to begin these courses as soon as you can because you are required to complete this course by July 22, 2025. You will be able to access the platform through December 2025 so that you can refresh concepts as needed throughout the summer and after you have begun our rigorous MBA curriculum.
In addition to the 10 required courses, the following courses are optional for you to access in Smartly.
Probability Distributions
Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities
Cost of Capital: Capital Structure
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios
Pivot Table Fundamentals
Excel for One Variable Statistics
Creating Financial Statements in Excel
You also may wish to explore additional quantitative instruction or practice in these subject areas to strengthen your background prior to beginning the Georgetown MBA.