According to the Molecular Orbital Theory, what makes a compound aromatic?
There's 4 criteria for aromaticity:
1. The compound must be cyclic. As in a ring structure of some kind. 
2. The compound must be planar. All the atoms making up the ring must be on the same plane. The hybridization of bonds causes this which is why benzene is planar and cyclohexane is not. 
3. The compound must be conjugated. Therefore it must alternate between single bonds, double bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals. For example, two double bonds in a row mean it is not conjugated. But a single bond connected to an atom with an empty orbital still satisfies the rules of conjugation. Another example, benzene alternates single bonds and double bonds, so it is conjugated. 
4. Must satisfy Huckel's rule. So the number of pi electrons must fit in the equation 4n+2, with n being a whole number or 0. So 6=4n+2 works but 4=4n+2 would mean n=1/2 so that does not work.