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 incoming students with access to preparatory resources.
We have chosen the convenient learning platform Smartly, which will work on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop. Starting in early February, and after you have submitted your deposit, you will be able to access the Smartly system. You will use your Georgetown University NetID email to log in to the customized Georgetown MBA Smartly system and access courses.
For any login or technical issues with the Smartly platform, please contact support@smart.ly.
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 30, 2026. You will be able to access the platform through December 2026 so that you can refresh concepts as needed throughout the summer and after you have begun our rigorous MBA curriculum.
We are pleased to provide additional opportunities to enhance your technical skills with free access to DataCamp, a premier online learning platform for data science, analytics, and AI. Based on feedback from faculty and our employer partners, we have hand-selected a list of 14 courses to give you a competitive edge. We recommend completing them in the following order, but feel free to explore them in any order that aligns with your career goals.
Introduction to Statistics in Python
Advanced Excel Functions
Communicating Data Insights
Data Visualization in Power BI
Machine Learning for Business
End-to-End Machine Learning
Introduction to SQL
Intermediate SQL
Introduction to NoSQL
Introduction to Natural Language Processing in Python
Generative AI for Business
Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Understanding Prompt Engineering
Building a Go-To-Market Strategy with AI
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.