EMBA Program Degree Requirements

The program adheres to all requirements for the M.B.A. as designed and administered by Yale SOM (see M.B.A. Degree Requirements in the chapter Full-Time M.B.A. Degree Program). Any exception to the requirements must be approved by the faculty. The following requirements are specific to the EMBA program.

Enrollment Requirement

A student must complete all program requirements in twenty-two consecutive months unless the student receives advance permission for a leave of absence (see Leaves of Absence in the chapter General Information).

Distribution of Courses

To graduate, a student must:

  1. Achieve credit in each of the following year-one courses:
    • Basics of Accounting (2 units)
    • Basics of Economics and Game Theory (3 units)
    • Competitor (2 units)
    • Customer (2 units)
    • The Global Macroeconomy (2 units)
    • Global Virtual Teams (2 units)
    • Innovator (2 units)
    • Introduction to Negotiation (1 unit)
    • Investor (2 units)
    • Management Colloquium (2 units)
    • Managing Groups and Teams (2 units)
    • Modeling Managerial Decisions (2 units)
    • Operations Engine (2 units)
    • Power and Politics (2 units)
    • Probability Modeling (1.5 units)
    • Sourcing and Managing Funds (2 units)
    • State and Society (2 units)
    • Statistics (1.5 units)
    • The Workforce (2 units)
  2. Complete the EMBA Global Network Week requirement (2 units)
  3. Achieve credit in each of the following year-two courses:
    • Advanced Negotiations (1 unit)
    • Business Ethics (2 units)
    • Corporate Finance (2 units)
    • Competitive Strategy (2 units)
    • The Executive (2 units)
    • Leadership Development Practicum (2 units)
    • Management Colloquium (2 units)
    • Managerial Controls (2 units)
  4. Achieve credit in 18 units of EMBA electives necessary to meet the 72-unit course requirement. 

AreA of Focus Designation

Students who would like to receive a focus area designation on their transcripts in asset management, healthcare, or sustainability must meet two criteria:

1. Attend all colloquia sessions led by the faculty director in that area of focus and any other attendance requirements; and

2. Take the number of courses to satisfy the designation requirements. For the Class of 2026, this requirement is at least four courses (8 units of credit) in that same area, including the two required courses. 

Quality Standard

Failure to meet the Quality Standard for the EMBA program results in dismissal from the program. A student falls short of the Quality Standard if the student:

  1. Accumulates Pass or Fail grades in more than 15 units of year-one courses; or
  2. Accumulates a grade of Fail in more than 4 units of core courses; or
  3. Accumulates Pass or Fail grades in 24 or more units of core and/or elective courses.

Further information on academic grounds for dismissal, the Academic Standards Committee, and appeals of academic dismissal can be found in the chapter Rights and Responsibilities of Students.

Remediation of Failing Grades in Courses

A student who fails a core course must remediate the failing grade either by retaking the course and achieving a passing grade; by passing a proficiency examination, if offered; or through alternate activity as specified by the instructor. In no case will a grade higher than Pass be recorded when a failed core course is remediated. A student who has not remediated a failing grade in a core course is unable to graduate. A student who fails an advanced management or focus area course must remediate the failing grade through a process proposed by the instructor.