Format

  • We believe in work, life and school balance. You can use the program calendar to plan ahead and allocate the time you need to succeed at work, at school, and in your personal life.
  • The Executive MBA Program is completed in 18 months through a combination of weekend (Friday and Saturday) class meetings in Atlanta, on-campus residencies in Athens, and an international residency that includes an international strategy challenge.
  • The curriculum is delivered using 50% in-person classroom instruction and 50% distance and online learning.
  • In addition to earning an MBA degree, Executive MBA students can pursue certificates* in Workforce Diversity, Leading Change, and/or a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Executive MBA at a Glance

Length: 18 months

Courses: 17

Athens, GA residencies: 2

International residencies: 1

Schedule

  • The program begins in Atlanta with a Welcome and Onboarding Weekend. We start with a Welcome Dinner on Thursday night, and the onboarding is delivered on Friday & Saturday. All incoming students are expected to attend Welcome Weekend.
  • Students will complete their first residency in Athens during a 4-day residency (Monday–Thursday) in September of the first year. The Organizational Behavior & Leadership Course sets the tone of the program and gives students the opportunity to collaborate with their first student team.
  • Beginning with Module 2, students take two courses simultaneously with in-person class weekends held on Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. in Atlanta.
  • Students participate in an international residency at the midpoint of the program, and conclude the program with a final four-day residency in March (Monday–Thursday) of the second year.

Teams

  • Teams are purposefully built to pair you with people who are different from you. You will work in teams in various ways.
  • Teams are assigned during the welcome and onboarding weekend.
  • Before the start of Module 4, the program will reshuffle teams within the cohort. Reshuffling teams allows you to expand your network and challenges you to adapt to new team dynamics.
  • For any elective courses and the Capstone Residency, teams are formed based on the instructor’s preference.

Executive MBA Program Calendar – Entering Fall 2025

ModuleDatesLocationCourseInstructor
2025
Thursday, September 4

Friday & Saturday, September 56


Atlanta

Executive MBA Welcome Dinner (Thursday evening only)

EMBA Welcome and Onboarding Weekend
1Monday September 22
Thursday September 25
Athens
Residency
EMBA 7410 – Organizational Behavior & LeadershipJessica Rodell
Saturday, September 27VirtualExcel Skill Building Workshop
2Friday & Saturday, October 17-18
Friday & Saturday, November 7-8
Friday & Saturday, December 5-6

Atlanta
MGMT 7011 – Leading Evolving Organizations

EMBA 7100 – Analytical Tools for Decision Making
Mike Pfarrer

Tim Quigley
32026
Friday & Saturday, January 9-10
Friday & Saturday, January 30-31
Friday & Saturday, February 27-28

Atlanta

EMBA 7150 – Financial Accounting and Reporting

EMBA 7010 – Economic Analysis for Business Leaders
Jason Matthews

Santanu Chatterjee
4Friday & Saturday, March 20-21
Friday & Saturday, April 10-11
Friday & Saturday, May 1-2

Atlanta
EMBA 7200 – Managerial Finance

EMBA 7710 – Legal & Regulatory Environment of Business
Malcolm Wardlaw

Timothy Samples
5May 11 – 21
(Dates May Vary) 
Destination TBAINTB 7100 – International Residency**
Susan Brown
6Friday & Saturday, June 5-6
Friday & Saturday, June 26-27
Friday & Saturday, July 24-25

Atlanta
EMBA 7400 – Negotiations

Elective TBD
Charles Lyons
7Friday & Saturday, August 7-8
Friday & Saturday, August 28-29
Friday & Saturday, September 25-26

Atlanta
EMBA 7310 – Operations Management

EMBA 7450 – Information Technology & Strategy
Troy Montgomery

Jerry Kane
8Friday & Saturday, October 16-17
Friday & Saturday, November 6-7
Friday & Saturday, December 4-5

Atlanta
EMBA 7800 – Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation 

EMBA 7250 – Marketing Management
Susan Cohen

Rich Gooner
92027
Friday & Saturday, January 8-9
Friday & Saturday, January 29-30
Friday & Saturday, February 26-27

Atlanta
EMBA 7550 – Strategic Management

EMBA 7510 – Human Resource Management
Scott Graffin

Susan Brown
10Monday, March 1-
Thursday, March 4
(Dates may vary and are dependent on UGA Spring Break)***
Athens
Residency
EMBA 7990 – Executive Capstone ResidencyScott Graffin
March – MayOnline*Optional Certificates in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Leading Change

Schedule, courses, and certificate options are subject to change.

*The certificates offered in the Executive MBA Program are optional and subject to change. Certificates will typically be offered in an online format and will only be available to enrolled students.

**The International Residency will last between 7-9 days. Actual travel dates may vary.

*** UGA Spring Break dates are announced each year on the UGA Academic Calendar.

The University of Georgia Executive MBA program observes the UGA Holiday schedule.