Flexible Options

How to Make FEMBA Work with Your Life

FEMBA offers three flexible schedule options taking two courses per quarter to complete the core portion of the program.

Course 1
9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Course 2
2:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

All Day
Saturdays

Course 1
Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.

Course 2
Thursdays 6:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday
Evenings

4 weekends per quarter
on-campus, the rest online
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Hybrid

Regardless of your core schedule, once you move into the elective portion of the program you can choose any schedule option from weeknights, Saturdays, hybrid and can include daytime electives with full-time MBA students, any graduate level electives across UCLA and global electives. Elective course offerings and schedule options vary quarter to quarter.

33-Months with Built-In Flexibility

	Summer	Fall	Winter	Spring
YEAR	June - September	October - December	January - March	April - June
1st	*Foundations of Inclusive Leadership - Mandatory 1-week on-campus intensive typically held the last week of August	Data & Decisions - Organizational Behavior	Managerial Economics - Financial Accounting	Marketing Management - Foundations Of Finance
2nd	Break	Operations & Technology Management - Business Strategy	Foundations of Ethical Decision Making - Global Economics & Business Cycles - Elective	Elective - Elective - Elective
3rd	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project	Elective - Elective	Elective - Elective

*Denotes 2 unit course. Most courses are 4 units.

The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.

1st YEAR

Summer

June – September

*Foundations of Inclusive Leadership

Mandatory 1-week
on-campus intensive
typically held
the last week of August

Fall

October – December

Data & Decisions
-
Organizational Behavior

Winter

January – March

Managerial Economics
-
Financial Accounting

Spring

April – June

Marketing Management
-
Foundations of Finance

2nd YEAR

Summer

June – September

Break

Fall

October – December

Operations & Technology
Management
-
Business Strategy

Winter

January – March

*Foundations of
Ethical Decision Making
-
*Global Economics &
Business Cycles
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective

3rd YEAR

Summer

June – September

Capstone Project:
Global Access
Program
or
Business
Creation Project

Fall

October – December

Capstone Project:
Global Access
Program
or
Business
Creation Project

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective

*Denotes 2 unit course. Most courses are 4 units.

The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.

Summer

June – August

*Foundations of Inclusive Leadership

Mandatory 1-week
on-campus intensive
typically held
the last week of August

Fall

September – December

Data & Decisions
-
Organizational Behavior

Winter

January – March

Managerial Economics
-
Financial Accounting

Spring

April – June

Marketing Management
-
Foundations of Finance

Summer

June – August

Elective
-
Elective
-
1-Week Elective Block

Fall

September – December

Operations & Technology
Management
-
Business Strategy

Winter

January – March

*Foundations of
Ethical Decision Making
-
*Global Economics &
Business Cycles
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective

Summer

June – August

Capstone Project:
Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Project-
Elective

Fall

September – December

Capstone Project:
Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Project-
Elective

Winter

January – March

Spring

April – June

*Denotes 2 unit course. Most courses are 4 units.

The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.

	Summer	Fall	Winter	Spring
YEAR	June - August	September - December	January - March	April - June
1st	*Foundations of Inclusive Leadership - Mandatory 1-week on-campus intensive typically held the last week of August	Data & Decisions - Organizational Behavior	Managerial Economics - Financial Accounting	Marketing Management - Foundations Of Finance
2nd	Elective - Elective - 1-Week Elective Block	Operations & Technology - Business Strategy	Foundations of Ethical Decision Making - Global Economics & Business Cycles - Elective	Elective - Elective - Elective
3rd	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project - Elective	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project - Elective

*Denotes 2 unit course. Most courses are 4 units.

The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.

	Summer	Fall	Winter	Spring
YEAR	June - August	September - December	January - March	April - June
1st	*Foundations of Inclusive Leadership - Mandatory 1-week on-campus intensive typically held the last week of August	Data & Decisions - Organizational Behavior	Managerial Economics - Financial Accounting	Marketing Management - Foundations Of Finance
2nd		Operations & Technology - Business Strategy	Foundations of Ethical Decision Making - Global Economics & Business Cycles - Elective	Elective - Elective
3rd	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project	Capstone Project: Global Access Program or Business Creation Project	Elective - Elective	Elective - Elective

= one-week Global Immersion or International Exchange electives between quarters in more than 20 different countries.

*Denotes 2 unit course. Most courses are 4 units.

The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.