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Online MBA Student Resources

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The Online MBA program is comprised of 52 units consisting of core and elective courses, encompassing a range of topics that represent the academic disciplines of the Graziadio Business School. As part of the program, students will select a concentration area leading to specialization in a business area. To kick-off the program, students will attend one residential "immersion" session, which is associated with the program course, BSCI 650 and serves as an integral element of the learning experience. Please note that failure to follow the course sequence listed on the curriculum worksheet may result in limited availability and/or delayed graduation.

If you started the program prior to Fall 2023, please contact your Academic Advisor for a curriculum worksheet reflecting your program start term.

Concentrations and Specializations

As part of the Online MBA degree requirement, students may select to earn either a concentration or a specialization in the completion of electives. Concentrations and specializations are offered online. The Finance, Leadership, and Marketing concentrations are also offered, in part, in a hybrid format at the West LA Campus. Concentrations require 12 units of elective coursework. Specializations require 6 to 8 units of elective coursework. All remaining elective units can be completed through any other electives offered in the program.

There is also a Global Business Specialization which entails a trimester exchange program of study at a business school abroad. You may contact the Global Programs Office to learn more about this opportunity. 

Students may choose not to declare a concentration or specialization. In this case, we add "General Management" as your concentration in the system. It represents being undeclared. If you do not declare a specific concentration or specialization, you may choose any elective courses offered in the program as long as you have met the prerequisites required for them.

Through the duration of a graduate program, a minimum overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 is required to maintain satisfactory academic standing. Student academic performance is monitored by the Program Office at the end of each term, and students falling below the 3.0 CGPA minimum are subject to Academic Monitoring. Graduate students that fall below a 2.7 CGPA will be placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Warning. Students will be notified in writing of the change in status and potential adjustments to the academic success plan. Students who fail to regain good standing within the time frame specified in the SAP policy will be subject to dismissal from the Business School. Please refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for more details.


The minimum passing grade for individual courses is a "C-." A core course in which a non-passing grade is earned must be repeated. For elective courses in which a non-passing grade is earned, students have the option of repeating the course or taking a different elective of an equivalent unit value.

As a member institution of Beta Gamma Sigma International, Pepperdine selects the top 20% of graduate-level students to join the prestigious honor society. The GPA review takes place during the final trimester of enrollment, encompassing grades that have officially posted on a student's record to date. Courses that are "in progress" at the time of the GPA review will not be considered for the purposes of determining the list of invitees to the Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremony.

Please click here for more information regarding the Beta Gamma Honor Society.

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Completion of all MBA coursework requirements
  • 12 elective units within chosen MBA concentration
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