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A current or previous management position is not a requirement for the Fully Employed MBA program. You do need to meet the minimum requirement of two years of full-time work experience.

A minimum of two years of professional full-time work experience is required.

Pepperdine does not require prerequisite courses to qualify for the Fully Employed MBA program. However, you do need to meet the admissions requirements to be considered for admission.

You do not need to have an undergraduate degree in business to be considered. 66% of our applicants are non-business majors.

There is no formal interview for the Fully Employed MBA program. Pepperdine does encourage an applicant to schedule an individual consultation with a preadmission advisor to discuss an applicant's qualifications.

Applicants are required to submit the pre-printed recommendation form from an immediate supervisor. An applicant may provide additional recommendations as needed.

Pepperdine recommends that applicants prepare for the GMAT and secure the highest possible GMAT score to be considered for the Fully Employed MBA program. All criteria are considered when evaluating an applicant. If you need further information, schedule an individual consultation with a pre-admission counselor to review your qualifications for admission.

The minimum acceptable score on the computer version of the TOEFL exam is 80, with a minimum of 20 in each category. The minimum acceptable score for the written exam is 550.

A student with a lower cumulative GPA can still be considered for the Fully Employed MBA program. Applicants in this situation should contact a pre-admission advisor for an individual consultation.

The average overall cumulative GPA is 3.0. Pepperdine requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.

The Fully Employed MBA program can be completed in 24 months of continuous study taking a minimum of 8 units of coursework per trimester plus additional workshops over 4 weekends. However, students have the flexibility of completing the program over a longer period (up to a maximum seven years) by taking fewer units per trimester according to their work commitments and personal circumstances.

The Fully Employed MBA program is a total of 52 units — nine core classes and three electives. There is also a 1-unit development workshop in the first trimester of the program, two 1-unit simulations taken after the first six core courses and at the end of the program, and one 1-unit contemporary issues course.

Generally, for every hour in class you should plan on two hours of outside time for homework and team projects. Each of our core classes is four hours, one night per week.

Pepperdine offers optional study abroad trips in Europe, Asia, and South America. Each trip is one week long and can be taken for 2 units of credit.

The average class size has fewer than 30 students.

Male: 62%, Female: 38%; Average age: 29; Currently employed: 98%; Management positions: 51%; Undergraduate degree in business: 34%; Average work experience: 7 years.

Ownership of a laptop computer is not required, but it is highly recommended. However, students are required to have access to a laptop computer that they can bring to class at the request of the professor.

The majority of classes meet once a week from 6 to 10 p.m. for 14 weeks. Some classes are scheduled on Saturdays, and others are held in a weekend mode — from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday evenings and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

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Pepperdine offers the Fully Employed MBA program at four accessible locations — West Los Angeles, Encino, Irvine, and Westlake Village.

All Fully Employed MBA courses are offered at our four graduate campus locations: West Los Angeles, Encino, Irvine, and Westlake Village.

The Graziadio School has over 30,000 alumni and over 3,600 are leading organizations as senior executives. The Graziadio School has the largest MBA alumni network in Southern California and is among the 10 largest AACSB-accredited business school in the nation.

Pepperdine faculty members possess excellent academic credentials, holding doctorate degrees from prestigious universities from around the world. But what differentiates them from professors at other prestigious business schools is their extensive, hands-on business experience. In addition to being world class academics, they have also proven themselves in the business world as executives, entrepreneurs, and consultants.

Pepperdine considers the success of its graduates a top priority and provides students and alumni with an exceptional range of career resources, including one-on-one coaching, workshops, networking events and online tools. In addition, Graziadio Talent Online (GTO) is a superior online tool that allows Graziadio students and alumni to create a profile, search for jobs, post a resume, network with professionals, register for special career events, and more.

Pepperdine offers merit-based scholarships to qualified applicants. Please contact a preadmission advisor for further details.

Financial aid is available to Fully Employed MBA students. The Graziadio School administers the Federal Stafford Loan program. For information about financial aid, please visit the Financial Aid page. To contact the Financial Aid Office, please call (310) 568-5530 or e-mail gsbmfinancialaid@pepperdine.edu.

Pepperdine does not offer online courses in the Fully Employed MBA program. However, students and faculty do utilize the Internet in their courses.