Fully Employed MBA

Academics FEMBA Schedule

The FEMBA Program consists of 21 courses, including 12 core courses, six electives, and three Residentials or off-site learning and executive leadership retreats. Students may enroll in the Fall or Spring. Most students pursue a 27 or 33 month option, although select individuals may choose to accelerate the program.

FALL ENTRY (33 months)

Fall entrants begin in September and attend classes for three quarters each year, excluding summers, for a total of nine quarters.  Students attend two three-hour classes per week. Scheduling options for the first five quarters (core courses) include Tuesday and Thursday evenings (7-9:50pm) or Wednesday evening (7-9:50pm) and Saturday morning (8:30am-11:20am).  The last four quarters of the program include electives, which are offered Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays.

SPRING ENTRY (27 months)

Spring entrants begin in March and complete the same program as Fall at an accelerated pace. Spring students attend classes for nine consecutive quarters, including summers. During the first five quarters, students attend two three-hour classes per week:  Monday and Wednesday evenings (7-9:50pm).  For the remaining four quarters of the program, students take electives, which are offered Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays.

Faculty

One highly-ranked faculty teaches all Merage MBA Programs

As a FEMBA student, you’ll learn from the same prestigious faculty who teach all Merage MBA Programs. This prestigious, internationally known faculty has consistently received very high rankings year-over-year in top publications.

• 2nd in the world for percentage of women faculty by Financial Times (2011)
• 3rd for Marketing by BusinessWeek (2006)
• 3rd for Information Technology by Wall Street Journal (2008)
• 9th in the US for percentage of faculty with a doctorate degree by Financial Times (2011)
• 23rd in the US for Health Care Executive program by Modern Health Care (2011)

Many of our faculty members are true pioneers of original knowledge in their fields who have tackled problems “outside the box.” They have published influential books, conducted cutting-edge research, and consulted with Fortune 500 companies.

Our faculty also brings you a firsthand look at international business - many members have lived, worked and consulted overseas. In fact, our faculty is ranked eleventh among U. business schools for international diversity, according to the Financial Times 2006 MBA Rankings.

FEMBA Admissions

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At any point during the application process, you may send us your supplemental documents, including GMAT or GRE score, official transcripts, etc. We will keep these records on file until your application is completed.  

We accept applications throughout the admissions cycle and review applications once they are complete. Early application submission is recommended. Candidates are typically notified of their admissions decisions within 3-4 weeks.

Important Dates FALL 2013 ENTRY (33 months, excluding summers)JULY 1, 2013Application DeadlineAUGUST 24, 2013OrientationSEPTEMBER 13-16, 2013Opening Residential (Section A)SEPTEMBER 20-23, 2013Opening Residential (Section B)WEEK of SEPTEMBER 30, 2013Classes BeginJUNE 2016Graduation

* Fall 2013 entrants may choose from 1 of 2 cohorts: Section A (core classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00pm-9:50pm) or Section B (core classes on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:50pm and Saturday mornings from 8:30am-11:20am).  Cohorts are assigned on a first come, first served basis, with most students receiving their first choice.

Careers

 

A Rich Array of Resources for FEMBA Students
The Paul Merage School of Business offers six Centers of Excellence that provide numerous opportunities for you to collaborate, work, and learn from business leaders and entrepreneurs.

The Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship fosters a connection among researchers, visionaries, business leaders, and venture capitalists. You can become involved in one of the many exciting programs offered through the Center, and enhance your own entrepreneurial tendencies. Programs offered include a business plan competition, a venture capital investment competition, an entrepreneurial skills workshop series, a breakfast speaker series, and one-on-one consulting.

The Center for Global Leadership enables you to enhance your business and leadership skills. Through a variety of programs, the Center allows you to develop personal and managerial skills, to work directly with an executive mentor, and to learn valuable lessons in leadership and ethics. One of the most notable programs offered by the Center is the Distinguished Speaker Series, which brings prominent C-level speakers to campus. Recent speakers have included the president of the Disneyland Resort and the CEOs of Mattel, Allergan, Ingram Micro, and Volvo Cars of North America.

The Center for Real Estate serves as a forum to discuss and solve current and future real estate industry issues. It is the only one of its kind in southern California that is fully incorporated within the business school. Programs offered through the Center include a breakfast speaker series and an annual lifetime achievement award. Courses are offered through the business school in real estate finance, capital markets, and development. Additional courses are offered through affiliated faculty members in areas such as urban planning, environment, legal issues, and public policy.

The Center for Investment and Wealth Management embraces the complexities of creation, management, and intergenerational transfer of wealth. We draw on expertise from business leaders and university scholars as we mentor, teach, and advise students in the community. The Center provides the impetus for discussion and study of critical industry issues. You can also specialize your MBA through our elective course offerings in Financial Planning, Investments, and Wealth Management.

The Center for Health Care Management and Policy communicates important health care issues from financial, marketing, organizational, technological, legal, and economic perspectives. If your career has a health care focus, you will benefit from our lengthy record of innovation and discovery in the health care industry. Programs offered through the Center include an annual Health Care Forecast Conference and a health care industry speaker series.

The Center for Digital Transformation (formerly CRITO) brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to study social and managerial issues related to technology. Researchers are currently studying how web services impact business, how companies can embrace technology, and how IT transforms the way we live, work, and play. The Center is supported by such organizations as IBM, Microsoft, Conexant, Canon, Intel, and the Department of Defense.  

Outside of the Centers of Excellence, the MBA Career Center is a valuable resource for FEMBA students, as well as corporate recruiters. The Career Center supports your career development and job search with resources, training and guidance. They can help you develop a long-term career plan and build career management skills.

  Academic Approach  
The Merage MBA core curriculum focuses on four key drivers of business growth that distinguish our graduates from other MBAs:  strategic innovation, information technology, analytic decision making and collaborative execution. Each of these themes is integrated into the core to help you build a solid foundation on which to effectively compete in today's global economy.

Another hallmark of the FEMBA program is teamwork. Students attend all of the core classes and the three off-site residentials with the students in their individual cohort. This model provides students with a collaborative and intense teamwork-driven environment.