Important Dates and Action Items
Mandatory Dates and Year One Schedule
Program Dates for Academic Year 2024-2025
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Mandatory for All Sections Leadership Foundations (LF) LF Registration LF Week |
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Friday Saturday Breakfast Sunday |
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Saturday (Optional Hybrid Electives): Sunday (Optional Hybrid Electives): |
August Block Electives (Optional): International Business Residential (IBR): |
The Full 22-month calendar will be available on August 20, 2024.
Connect With Your Future Classmates
You are invited and encouraged to continue building your UCLA Anderson Bruin network through our upcoming EMBA Class of 2026 Admitted Student Events. All events are optional, but you can join as many as possible.
Standard Program of Study
Total Minimum Academic Units: 68 = 44 Core Courses + 8 Capstone Thesis + 16 Elective Courses*
*Option to take beyond 16 Elective Units
| Year of Study | Summer | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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| YEAR | July–August | September–December | January–March | April–June |
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1st
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Opening Residential Week Leadership Foundations: Foundations of Inclusive Leadership (Part I) |
Leadership Foundations: Foundations of Inclusive Leadership (Part II) - Data and Decisions - Economic Analysis for Managers |
Leadership Foundations: Foundations of Ethical Decision Making (Part I) - Marketing Management - Organizational Behavior - Electives Offered* |
Leadership Foundations: Foundations of Ethical Decision Making (Part II) - Financial Policy for Managers - Financial Accounting - Electives Offered* |
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International Business Residential - Global Economics and Business Cycles - Weekend Hybrid Elective - August Elective One Week Block |
Leadership Foundations: Transformative Leadership (Part I) - Operations and Technology Management - Competitive Strategy & Business Policy - Electives Offered* |
Leadership Foundations: Transformative Leadership (Part II) - Capstone Project (3 options, choose 1): 1. Strategic Management Research (SMR) 2. Business Creation Program (BCP) 3. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) |
Leadership Foundations: Transformative Leadership (Part III) - Capstone Project (3 options, choose 1): 1. Strategic Management Research (SMR) 2. Business Creation Program (BCP) 3. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) - Electives Offered* |
1st YEAR |
FallSeptember – DecemberLeadership Foundations I - Data Analysis & Management Decisions - Economic Analysis for Managers |
WinterJanuary – MarchLeadership Foundation II (Launch) - Marketing Management - Organizational Behavior - Foundations of Ethical Decision Making (Part 1) - Electives Offered* |
SpringApril – JuneLeadership Foundations II (Conclusion) - Financial Policy for Managers - Financial Accounting - Foundations of Ethical Decision Making (Part 2) - Electives Offered* |
SummerJune – SeptemberInternational Business Residential - Hybrid Elective - August Elective Block Courses*td> |
2nd YEAR |
FallSeptember – DecemberLeadership Foundation III (Launch) - Operations & Technology Management - Competitive Strategy & Business Policy - Electives Offered* |
WinterJanuary – MarchLeadership Foundation III (Continues) - Capstone Project: Strategic Management Research (SMR) OR Business Creation Project (BCP) - Global Economics and Business Cycles (remote) - Electives Offered* |
SpringApril – JuneLeadership Foundation III (Conclusion) - Capstone Project: Strategic Management Research (SMR) OR Business Creation Project (BCP) - Electives Offered* |
*Electives typically take place once a month on Sundays of class weekends.
EMBA Class Visit & Campus Experience: In-Person & Virtual Formats
An EMBA Class Visit at UCLA Anderson is an impactful opportunity to meet current students, explore the campus, and experience the UCLA Anderson culture.
Register below to join the current EMBA cohort for an in-person MBA class on the UCLA Anderson campus.
We also offer the EMBA virtual class visit and campus experience to watch previously recorded classes to peak into our academic culture and learn more about UCLA Anderson.
Class Weekend Schedule
| Typical Schedule for Class Weekends (For the weekend with Leadership Foundations once a quarter): | |
| Friday | Saturday |
| Leadership Foundations: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Leadership Foundations: 1:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Class A: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Dinner/Speaker Series: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Class B: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Class B: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Class A: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Career Workshop (optional): 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Typical Schedule for Regular Class Weekends: | |
| Friday | Saturday |
| Career Workshop (optional) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Class A: 4:00 p.m – 5:30 p.m. Dinner/Speaker Series 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Class B: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Class B: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Class A: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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Anderson Account Activation & Laptop Configuration
As part of the on-boarding process, students are asked by UCLA Anderson Student Technology Services to complete an online Technology Orientation, which includes Anderson email and network accounts activation as well as laptop configuration. The same information below can be found on your admit checklist via the EMBA ACTION: SUMMER - Technology Orientation form.
Anderson Account Activation & Laptop Configuration
Please make sure to complete the account activation by August 1, 2022 in preparation for Leadership Foundations. Note: You will NOT be able to activate your account until you have completed your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR), or if you have completed your SIR within the last 3 weeks.
The online tech orientation will walk you through different activating computing accounts at UCLA Anderson and network account, including email, and configuring your laptop for school. Please reference the account activation/laptop instructions below. It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete the Tech Orientation and has no time limit.
- Step 1: Review Laptop Requirements
Visit this page to ensure your laptop meets the hardware and software requirements for coursework: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/information-and-technology/new-mba-student-information/
- Step 2: Complete Online Technology Orientation
Log into the online technology orientation with your UCLA Logon credentials: https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/enroll/8DLP77
- Review the acceptable use policy.
- Retrieve your Anderson Network account and get access to your official Anderson email. Please be advised, you will NOT be able to activate your account until you have completed your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). If you have just accepted our offer of admission within the last week, you may need to wait potentially 2 weeks for your account creation information to be available.
- Configure your laptop so that it is ready for coursework.
Watch this helpful Technology Orientation video created by the Student Technology Services (STS) team: https://ucla-anderson.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/b39f6be9dd92401fac3bc01d85b4e2981d
Questions? Please contact the UCLA Anderson Student Technology Services (STS) if you run into any issues.
Create a Ticket: http://it.anderson.ucla.edu/
Email: sts@anderson.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-206-2045 [voicemail only]
Location: Cornell Hall D-209