Executive Masters of Business Administration, EMBA

Executive MBA (EMBA) Weekend Program

At The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, we bring together a group of highly successful managers, professionals, and executives across a broad spectrum of industries and job positions for our Executive MBA Program.  Our alumni call their experience in the EMBA Program life-changing, challenging, valuable and transformative. The UA EMBA goal is to provide the tools and opportunities to drive more success for our students, alumni, and their companies. We emphasize leadership and improving business skills to further professional and personal aspirations.

The Executive MBA program provides working professionals with the tools, skills, and knowledge essential for expanding and/or pursuing new career options in business. Weekend class sessions allow students to pursue the MBA degree without sacrificing current employment. This program requires 48 semester hours of coursework in a lock-step, cohort-based experience. The 17-month program is delivered through a hybrid-instruction model. Students meet in person one weekend each month, on Friday and Saturday, during the program. In between the monthly in-person sessions, technology is used to enhance classroom learning and to facilitate student and faculty interaction when students are away from campus. The program is offered in two locations:  the Huntsville-based EMBA program generally enrolls in the fall semester each year and the Tuscaloosa-based EMBA program enrolls generally in the spring semester each year. Both program locations include an optional international trip/experience where students visit with the senior management of global companies of a particular country. 

See additional information on the EMBA Program.

To be considered for regular admission to the Graduate School, you must have at least one of the following GPAs (on a 4.0 scale):

• An overall 3.0 GPA.
• An overall 3.0 GPA in your last 60 semester hours.
• A 3.0 GPA in your graduate program.

Non-native speakers are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or PTE scores unless they meet at least one of the following criteria: 1) at the time of initial enrollment, they will hold a degree from a U.S. institution or an institution in one of the English speaking countries or regions listed below; 2) at the time of initial enrollment, they will have been enrolled in coursework for at least two years at a U.S. institution or an institution in one of the English speaking countries or regions listed below; 3) they are a citizen or legal resident of one of the English speaking countries or regions listed below. Information on registering for the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE is available online or at U.S. embassies, consulates, Institute of International Education offices, AMIDEAST offices, and other organizations concerned with international education. Note that during the application process we only need unofficial language score reports. Official reports must be sent on admission. 

• Copy of your passport
• Relevant visa and immigration documents (This includes PR card, current visa, or F-1/ J-1 visa request and supporting documents)
• Unofficial transcript copies from every secondary school you have attended. This includes academic transcripts, mark sheets, grade reports, diplomas or certificates, national standardized examination results, or other academic course work.
  • Include an English translation for all documents not written in English. If you need assistance translating your documents into English, we recommend using the American Translators Association to find a certified translator.
  • Students graduating high school in Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, The Gambia or Sierra Leone must submit a copy of their WASSCE results and scratch card information (serial number and PIN) in order to complete their application.
• Students that graduated 6 or more months ago should also provide a brief statement listing any academic activities since graduation (including any post-secondary coursework at institutions inside or outside of the US, English language programs, study abroad programs, etc.) List name(s) of the institutions and dates of attendance. If you have no additional academic activities, please write a short statement that speaks to your activities during the gap period. In the statement, please include the following and send to International Admissions at [email protected]:
  • Full Name
  • Address
  • High School/Secondary School
  • Graduation Date