MBA for Executives (EMBA) at California State University Sacramento

The EMBA program is offered through collaboration between the College of Business Administration and the College of Continuing Education. The degree is offered by the College of Business Administration and administered through the College of Continuing Education and the External Graduate Programs Office (EGP) in the College of Business Administration.

Our EMBA program is designed to help just that as well as help the region redefine the business community. The new millennium is about making choices to make our lives easier and more enriched. New technological advances are happening every day that provide us with a better quality of life and the opportunity to have more flexibility than ever before. That is where the Master of Business Administration for Executives (EBMA) Program at Sacramento State comes in. The College of Business Administration recognizes the need among working professionals to advance their careers in a flexible and supportive environment that has not been met in the Sacramento region ever before. We believe that business executives deserve to have an EMBA program tailored to their unique needs.

A key consideration for the EMBA Program is that it is tailored to the needs of full-time working professionals. The program is designed to meet the needs of highly engaged working executives and managers. The entire program can be completed within 15 months. The EMBA courses are only available through the College of Continuing Education.

The EMBA program consists of 41 academic units broken down by the following components: orientation, eight required courses, four elective courses selected for each cohort, and an individual project for culminating experience. A listing of the courses is given below.

Admission Requirements

Selecting candidates for admissions is a very critical decision for the EMBA program. That is why we have adopted a system that takes into account three primary areas of evaluation when making admission decisions:

1. Professional Experience (length, breadth, and depth of professional and managerial experience, and potential for career development);
2. Academic Qualifications (a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association, previous graduate level coursework if available, and performance on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT); and
3. Additional Relevant Criteria (Potential contribution to learning experience of the program, maturity and motivation, ability and willingness to commit the required time and energy to the program, community service and professional activities, and support of an applicant's employing organization).

A candidate with good academic qualifications and a solid, but short, work record will have the same opportunity as someone with a strong, long, work record, but who has been out of school for a while. We believe candidates who have successful professional careers, solid education, and additional relevant qualifications will excel in our EMBA Program.

We do require that our candidates have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. We also recommend applicants have at least 3 to 5 years of professional work experience. Professional work experience will provide the applicants and their peers with a more stimulating learning environment.