updated 11/09

UCLA Anderson School of Management

MBA International Exchange Program
Magdalena Barragán
Contact people
Associate Director, International MBA Programs
Telephone/Fax Tel (310) 206-8705 Fax (310) 794-4097
Email magdalena.barragan@anderson.ucla.edu
UCLA Anderson School of Management
110 Westwood Plaza
School address
Cornell Hall, Suite D-202
Los Angeles, CA 90095
General information site: www.anderson.ucla.edu
WWW-address Exchange Program website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x7181.xml

Deadlines Nominations should be received no later than April.

All document requirements will be sent directly to students via
email. Documents can then be uploaded electronically to our
registration system when prompted.
1. Copy of passport and that of any accompanying
dependant.
Required Documents 2. Bank statement to confirm means of support, $6,575
minimum required. $4,300 for spouse, $2100 per child, if
accompanying.
3. MBA IEP registration form (online)
4. UCLA Health Insurance (purchased online) about $225.
5. Passport Photo: jpeg format, plain background
MBA Program academic areas include accounting, business
economics, decision sciences, finance, human resources and
organizational behavior, information systems, marketing, operations
Study program
and technology management, and strategy and organization.
Interdisciplinary areas include international business, entertainment
management, and entrepreneurial studies.
Course listings can be found at http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule;
select term and select “Management.” Only second year (elective)
Courses
Management courses are open to Exchange Students. Course
enrollment occurs in June/July.
Language of
All MBA courses are taught in English.
Instruction
Full English fluency is required. We do not have a TOEFL
requirement for exchange students. We do however expect the same
level of fluency as our full time students. For reference the average
Language requirement TOEFL scores are:
260+ for the computer based portion
650+ for the paper based portion
87+ for the internet based TOEFL
Language courses Not available.
Second Year MBA Candidates Only. First year MBA core classes are
not available to exchange students. Non-US citizens/residents
preferred to maintain spirit of true exchange. Work experience
Academic/Experience
preferred. Our students average four to five years of work experience
Requirements
post baccalaureate. No test scores, transcripts, or student applications
are required.
 4 classes (16 units) per quarter are the standard full load. 1 class
Full-time Workload
= 30 “class contact” hours. 2 classes (8 units) required for a
graduate student to maintain visa status.
Class attendance is mandatory. Group and individual presentations
and projects are standard. Active class participation is a percentage of
Learning Expectations
the student's final grade. 60-70 students are hosted annually. Late
arrivals are not allowed due to brevity of term.
Letter grading or PASS/No Pass. “B” grade is passing. Transcripts are
considered confidential. Students must directly request and pay for
Grading
transcripts from the UCLA Registrar’s Office. Coordinator cannot
provide or disclose grade information.
Format varies as per description in class syllabus. Presentations and
Exams
group projects are also common.

Term Dates 2010-2011:

Calendar Quarter system – 10 weeks/per quarter. http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/
Academic term: September 20 - December 10, 2010
Orientation: TBD. Usually the week before start of instruction.
Fall 2010
Instruction begins September 23, 2010
Final examinations: 12/6 – 12/10
Holidays: Veteran's Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, November 25-26

No on-campus housing available. $900 to $1800 per month for local shared
Living
housing or single studio respectively. Please note most apartments are
Expenses
unfurnished.
Estimate of academic expenses approx. $700 for books and additional $500 per
Academic
course notebooks (collected copyrighted materials). No registration costs. $6 per
Expenses
transcript mailing address location.
Local transportation variable. 25 - 75 cents per bus ride, Santa Monica to UCLA.
Other
Parking permit ($165 per term) awarded on lottery/need basis
Expenses
http://www.transportation.ucla.edu/tshome.htm
Health
UCLA health insurance coverage is REQUIRED to obtain visa.
insurance
Visa J-1 visas are issued for the term of exchange. No other visa types.
A UCLA Bruin Card (student ID card) allows students to access all UCLA
Facilities libraries, Anderson computer lab, recreation services at the John Wooden Center,
and all other student services.
All UCLA Anderson student clubs are open to exchange students. Academic
Student
counselling available upon request. All IEP students receive a lifetime UCLA
Services
Anderson email account and access to UCLA Anderson’s Alumni services.
Orientation Attendance Required Generally held the week before instruction begins.
Internships may be available but not recommended as no degree credit is
Internships
applicable. No list of offerings. Opportunities based upon student initiative.
Most services of the Career Management Center are available for use by MBA
Career
IEP students, except interview process, which is reserved for full time Anderson
services
students.
Community Housing Office: www.cho.ucla.edu
Other
Office of International Scholars and Students provides additional support for
Services
international students at UCLA: http://www.intl.ucla.edu/