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Program Requirements for Management (Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific)
Applicable only to students admitted during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Management
John E. Anderson School of Management
Graduate Degrees
The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Management, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, the Master of Financial Engineering (M.F.E.) degree and the Master of Science in Business Analytics (M.S.B.A.) degree. In addition, there are a number of degree programs, offered in cooperation with other graduate and professional degree programs on campus, that lead to the M.B.A. and another degree. The school also offers the Executive M.B.A. Program (EMBA), the Global EMBA for Asia Pacific, and the M.B.A. for the Fully Employed Program (FEMBA).
Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific
Advising
Student progress is monitored through class and individual work and examinations. Meetings with either faculty and/or staff are arranged on an individual basis to discuss academic performance concerns. Students are not assigned specific advisers.
Areas of Study
This program emphasizes general management training; increased competence in management specialties; management of international businesses, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region; organizational and interpersonal skills; and sophisticated understanding of the integration of businesses and their environments.
Foreign Language Requirement
None.
Course Requirements
Completion of the intensive 15-month course of study leads to two separate regular M.B.A. degrees, one awarded by UCLA and one awarded by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Each degree requires the satisfactory completion of the degree requirements at the other institution. Students complete 36 units in courses taught by UCLA faculty and 36 units in courses taught by National University of Singapore faculty.
The program consists of six modules, with the first module of UCLA-based instruction starting in August. Each module requires students to enroll in 8 or more units. Residential courses have pre-reading assigned no less than two weeks before, and have required final exams, papers or projects due within two weeks of the conclusion of the residentials. All instruction is in English.
Modules are taught in the following locations and time periods.
| Term | Time Period | Location* |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 – Spring | May/June | Singapore |
| Term 2 – Fall | August | Los Angeles |
| Term 3 – Fall | November | Shenzhen or Shanghai |
| Term 4 – Winter | February/March | Bangalore or Mumbai |
| Term 5 – Spring | May | Singapore |
| Term 6 – Fall | August | Los Angeles |
*Location of module(s) subject to change depending on scheduling, health, travel, and geopolitical restrictions.
Each module consists of in-person instruction of both required core and optional elective courses. Students will also have to complete readings, projects, take-home examinations or case analyses either prior to or after the in-country module. Additionally, students may enroll in elective courses in other MBA programs offered at either school, with program approval. For the UCLA MBA degree, required courses include MGMTGEX 402, 403, 404, 410, and an 8-unit course capstone project (MGMTGEX 445A, 445B and 445C or MGMTGEX 428A, 428B and 428C), plus twelve units of graduate level management electives. Up to 22% of the program curriculum can be taken in an online-synchronous (i.e. remote) modality and applied towards the student’s program requirements. A maximum of 4 units of 596 may be applied toward the degree course requirements and may replace equivalent units from an elective course. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Teaching Experience
Not required.
Field Experience
Not required.
Capstone Plan
The capstone plan requirement is fulfilled by successful completion of the Management Practicum Program (MGMTGEX 445A, 445B and 445C), the Business Creation Program (MGMTGEX 428A, 428B and 428C), or an equivalent capstone course in any UCLA Anderson MBA program with a passing grade. Teams of students work with client firms to address global strategic issues or on their own start-up company to create a strategic business or consulting plan Students are individually evaluated by three UCLA faculty members who supervise the project to ensure that students’ work and contributions adhere to the rigorous academic requirements of the program. Students may only participate in one capstone plan.
Thesis Plan
None.
Time-to-Degree
The normative time to completion of the degree is 15 months. All members of the class follow the same schedule for core courses.
| DEGREE | NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) | NORMATIVE TTD |
MAXIMUM TTD |
| MBA | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification
University Policy
A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.