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How to Make FEMBA Work with Your Life

 
 

FEMBA offers three flexible schedule options to
complete the core portion of the program.

 


9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

All Day
Saturdays



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.

 

Curriculum Map Options

 
 SummerFallWinterSpring
YEAR June - August September - December January - March April - June
1st
26 Units		 Leadership Foundations
-
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
24 Units		 Operations & Technology
-
Business Strategy		 Elective
-
Elective		 Elective
-
Elective
3rd
30 Units		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option
-
Elective		 Elective
-
Elective		 Elective
-
Elective

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

1st YEAR

26 – 30 Units

Summer

June – August

Leadership Foundations

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

2nd YEAR

24 – 44 Units

Summer

June – August

Fall

September – December

Operations & Technology
Management
-
Business Strategy

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective

3rd YEAR

26 – 42 Units

Summer

June – August

Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Option

Fall

September – December

Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Option

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective
The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.
 SummerFallWinterSpring
YEAR June - August September - December January - March April - June
1st
26 Units		 Leadership Foundations
-
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
32 Units		 Operations & Technology
-
Business Strategy		 Elective
-
Elective		 Elective
-
Elective
3rd
22 Units		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option		 Elective
-
Elective		 Elective
= optional one-week Global Immersion or International Exchange electives between quarters in more than 20 different countries.

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

1st YEAR

26 Units

Summer

June – August

Leadership Foundations

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

2nd YEAR

32 Units

Summer

June – August

Fall

September – December

Operations & Technology
Management
-
Business Strategy

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective

3rd YEAR

22 Units

Summer

June – August

Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Option

Fall

September – December

Global Access
Program or Business
Creation Option

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
Optional one-week Global Immersion or International Exchange electives are available between quarters in more than 20 different countries.
The UCLA Registrar’s Calendar provides academic and holiday schedules for upcoming years, which can help you with your long-term planning.

 SummerFallWinterSpring
YEAR June - September October - December January - March April - June
1st
26 Units		 Leadership Foundations
-
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
36 Units		 Elective Operations & Technology Management
-
Business Strategy		 Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective		 Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective
3rd
18 Units		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option

Elective		 Global Access Program
or
Business Creation Option

Elective		 Fast-Track completion

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

1st YEAR

26 Units

Summer

June – September

Leadership Foundations

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

36 Units

Summer

June – September

Elective

Fall

October – December

Operations & Technology
Management
-
Business Strategy

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

Elective
-
Elective
-
Elective

3rd YEAR

18 Units

Summer

June – September

Global Access
Program
or
Business
Creation Option
-
Elective

Fall

October – December

Global Access
Program
or
Business
Creation Option
-
Elective

Winter

January – March

Elective
-
Elective

Spring

April – June

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

Fast-Track

 

Some students opt to fast-track during the elective portion of the program, allowing them to finish up to six months early in as few as two years and a quarter. This is accomplished by taking three or more elective courses per quarter.

Alternatively, students with considerable career and/or family obligations may stretch their studies to a maximum of five years.

What is FAST-TRACKING

Fast-tracking allows FEMBA students to take additional courses beyond the standard two-course per quarter load to finish the program in as little as two years and a quarter.

How can I FAST-TRACK

There are multiple opportunities to fast-track, including:

  • Global Electives: Global Immersions & Exchanges
  • Electives: Enrolling in more than 8 units per quarter

When may I begin FAST-TRACKING?

  • Global Electives: summer after your first year.
  • Electives: spring of your first year pending on GPA qualification.

Will I pay more to FAST-TRACK?

No, based on the per-unit-fee model you pay for courses in which you are enrolled in. Financial aid may be applied to fast-tracking.

When is the earliest I can graduate?

After two years and a quarter in December of the third year of the program.

Can I graduate earlier than fall quarter of my third year?

No. All UCLA graduate students must complete a capstone project (GAP or BCO), which concludes in fall of the student’s third year. December of the third year is the earliest FEMBA students can graduate.

What if, after FAST-TRACKING, I decide I want to take more classes and graduate at the standard time in June?

No problem. Upon reaching the program unit requirement, you decide whether to graduate early or continue on to the next quarter. The decision is completely up to you. Additional administrative fees apply.