Address

110 Westwood Plaza, Suite A105
Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481

Phone

(310) 825-2632

Email

femba.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.B.A.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

April 27th

Consult the Fully Employed M.B.A. program as early as possible.

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GMAT or GRE

Letters of Recommendation 

2

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and the departmental application.

The M.B.A. for the Fully Employed (FEMBA) is designed for emerging managers with strong records of academic and professional achievement who wish to pursue an M.B.A. degree without leaving full-time employment. Each entering class is limited to 285 participants with superior academic records and a minimum of four to six years of work and/or managerial experience.

Advising

Large and small group information sessions are offered to prospective applicants during the recruiting season, September through April; individual advising is done at the smaller information lunches and over the phone. For more information on advising, students should call the admission offices at (310)-825-2632.

Areas of Study

Core courses are in the following areas: economics, finance, decision sciences, operations, human resources and organization behavior, accounting, strategy and policy. Elective courses are offered in three broad tracks: finance, marketing, and general management. For more information students should consult the F.E.M.B.A. program.

Course Requirements

Students in the F.E.M.B.A.. program choose, based on space availability, one of five class section formats: Section one classes meet all day Saturday; Section two classes meet all day Saturday; Section three classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings; Section four classes meeting Saturday morning and Wednesday evening; Section five classes meeting Monday and Wednesday evenings. A traditional M.B.A. degree is awarded on completion of 84 units which are typically taken in a three-year period.

The three required elements of the F.E.M.B.A. program are the management core, the international management field study (Global Access Program), and the management electives.

Management Core. The management core consists of nine courses (38 units) on subjects basic to the practice of management. Student must maintain a 3.0 (B) overall average in the management core courses. Each class section completes core courses in a specified sequence.

International Field Study. The Global Access Program is the 10-unit, two-term field study project requirement in the third year of the F.E.M.B.A. program. Teams of F.E.M.B.A. students work with international client firms to create strategic business plans. Clients are typically high-growth, technology based companies seeking to expand into international markets, particularly, but not exclusively, into the United States. Students apply what they have learned from both their professional experience and their academic courses in a real world business environment.

Electives. The F.E.M.B.A. program offers three broad elective tracks: finance, marketing, and general management. Students are not required to specialize in one track but may choose courses from the three tracks. Students take electives outside of their regular class section formats to permit a wider choice of courses.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled by completing the two-quarter core course in field studies. Students should refer to course requirements listed above.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Students enrolled in the F.E.M.B.A.. program generally complete the degree within three years.