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Program Requirements for Management (FEMBA)
Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 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 Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Management, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, and the Master of Financial Engineering (M.F.E.) 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) and the M.B.A. for the Fully Employed (FEMBA).
Fully Employed M.B.A. Program
Admission
Program Name
Management: Fully Employed M.B.A. Program
Address
110 Westwood Plaza, Suite A105
Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
Phone
(310) 825-2632
femba.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu
Leading to the degree of
M.B.A.
Admission Limited to
Fall
Deadline to apply
May 15th
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 300 participants with superior academic records and a minimum of four to six years of work and/or managerial experience.
Applicants are expected to submit complete and truthful responses on admissions documents and to fully disclose all information.
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, management organization, accounting, strategy and policy. Elective courses are offered in three broad tracks: finance, marketing, and general management. For more information students should consult the FEMBA program.
Course Requirements
Students in the FEMBA 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 meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings; Section five classes meet in a hybrid model both on-campus and online. A traditional M.B.A. degree is awarded on completion of 80 units which are typically taken in a three-year period. Section schedules are subject to change.
The three required elements of the FEMBA 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 (34 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 FEMBA program. Teams of FEMBA 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 management electives requirement consists of 9 courses (36 units). The FEMBA 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 FEMBA program generally complete the degree within three years.
Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination
University Policy
A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of 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 termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.