Course Schedule - Master of Business Administration
Penn State's online MBA program spans 8 continuous terms, or 2 years, and is composed of 19 online courses, totaling 48 credits.
SPRING 2013 COHORT
If you are one of the students who will be joining us next spring, you will be able to complete the iMBA in 24 months, beginning January 2013 and ending in December 2014. The projected schedule for the program is as follows:
| 2013 | |
| December (2012) | Online Program Orientation (required) |
| January 2 | Start Term 1 |
| March 24 | End Term 1 |
| April 8 | Start Term 2 |
| June 16 | End Term 2 |
| July 1 | Start Term 3 |
| August 18–23 | Residency Week I |
| September 1 | End Term 3 |
| September 16 | Start Term 4 |
| November 25–30 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 8 | End Term 4 |
| 2014 | |
| January 13 | Start Term 5 |
| April 6 | End Term 5 |
| April 21 | Start Term 6 |
| June 30–July 6 | Break |
| July 13 | End Term 6 |
| July 28 | Start Term 7 |
| October 12 | End Term 7 |
| October 27 | Start Term 8 |
| December 14–19 | Residency Week II |
The Pennsylvania State University and the World Campus reserve the right to alter this schedule.
FALL 2013 COHORT
If you are one of the students who will be joining us next spring, you will be able to complete the iMBA in 24 months, beginning August 2013 and ending in August 2015. The projected schedule for the program is as follows:
| 2013 | |
| August | Online Program Orientation (required) |
| September 9 | Start Term 1 |
| November 25–December 1 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 8 | End Term 1 |
| 2014 | |
| January 6 | Start Term 2 |
| March 16 | End Term 2 |
| March 24 | Start Term 3 |
| May 11–16 | Residency I |
| May 25 | End Term 3 |
| June 2 | Start Term 4 |
| June 30–July 6 | Break |
| August 24 | End Term 4 |
| September 8 | Start Term 5 |
| November 24–30 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 7 | End Term 5 |
| 2015 | |
| January 5 | Start Term 6 |
| March 22 | End Term 6 |
| March 30 | Start Term 7 |
| June 14 | End Term 7 |
| June 22 | Start Term 8 |
| August 9–14 | Residency II |
The Pennsylvania State University and the World Campus reserve the right to alter this schedule.
When you complete the iMBA, your diploma will state that The Pennsylvania State University grants you the degree of master of business administration in recognition of the completion of advanced study in business administration. Additionally, your transcript will be a Penn State transcript. Neither the diploma nor the transcript will differentiate the mode (online or otherwise) in which the courses or degree was completed.