How are the Professional MBA and the Executive MBA Programs different?
Admission requirements are different: Executive MBA (EMBA) applicants must have a minimum of five years of managerial experience. The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is not required for admission to the Executive MBA Program. Professional MBA applicants are required to take the GMAT. While work experience is not required for admission to the Professional MBA Program, most applicants work full-time, but not necessarily in a management position. Class formats are different: Executive MBA students take classes in a lock-step format, with the same classmates in each course for the duration of the program. EMBA students have a choice of campus locations and program formats. EMBA Program students receive honors, pass, or fail grades. Professional MBA students choose the classes they will take each quarter. All classes are held on the Moraga campus in the evenings or Saturdays. Students are graded using the traditional letter grade system. The Program Comparison Chart provides more
