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For each concentration, you have to take a certain amount of classes to fulfill a credit requirement with the concentration. Once you have done that, you have officially completed it (it's usually 3 classes).

This is on top of the "required" list of classes you have to take, which includes 3 foundations and at least one class in 6 out of the 7 "core" categories.

You will hear this often for not just Booth, but most MBAs: the concentrations don't matter and I don't recommend restricting yourself for certain classes to get a concentration.

Thanks for the clarification. Was asking as some concentrations are STEM-certified which i'm expecting to have some implications for internatiinalk students who want to stay on in the US.

In your experience, do international students fare well with respect to recruiting with or without STEM certified concentrations?
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Some are, and I believe a new concentration (data analytics? Sorry wasn't paying too much attention as I"m not an international) was just designated as STEM-certified this year.

Concentrations usually don't matter relative to previous industry experience. For internationals, getting the STEM concentration helps with the visa (it prolongs the year from 1 to 3 or something like that? Again, sorry but I don't know the specifics) so a lot of internationals get it. Additionally, remember that at Booth, classes are self-selected so you can definitely get a STEM concentration for visa purposes and it doesn't really help or hurt you in recruiting.
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