A maximum of 45 class members is carefully selected to include a balanced mixture of participants with comparable managerial and professional responsibilities but with different backgrounds and organizational affiliations. No specific undergraduate degree, course prerequisites, or training is required for admission. Company sponsorship is expected. The candidate's employer must strongly recommend the candidate as a likely future or current executive. The balance of the fee is to be paid within 30 days of admission.
Financial plans are available for participants needing deferred payments.
If a participant leaves the program for any reason after he or she has been accepted and enrolled, it is the policy of the College of Business that fees will not be refunded. Although sponsoring companies in many instances pay the costs or reimburse participants in part or in full, the participant is responsible for prompt payment to the university and for maintaining a current student financial account. Students are regular graduate students. Participants in the Executive MBA Program are admitted to the Graduate School and accordingly are considered regular graduate students and subject to the general policies of the Graduate School regarding grading standards and graduation. Admitted students are expected to have unlimited access, either at home or work, to an IBM or IBM-compatible computer and the Internet.