The core and capstone courses in the curriculum emphasize a general management approach to business leadership. Core courses address a full range of business offerings in the School of Business and Public Management. Electives provide flexibility and opportunities for additional depth or breadth in an area of study. The diversity of elective courses, which constitute one half of the program, helps students position themselves for immediate and long-range opportunities. GW's School of Business and Public Management is known for its impressive array of electives designed to respond to the complete range of ever-changing business issues.
Experience is the greatest teacher, on the job and in the classroom.
Some prospective MBA students already have academic credit for comparable core courses and may be waived from those requirements if the coursework was completed within the last five years. Others have gained proficiency on the job that they may demonstrate by passing an exam in a core area to waive core courses. At The George Washington University we understand the needs and time constraints of professional students. Both of these programs are exactly the same-same curriculum, same esteemed George Washington faculty. All that is different is the format in which the program is delivered.