MBA Academics
On this page, you will find many academic resources that you will use during your MBA Journey:
MBA Program Office Advisors
All resources related to MBA program academics are available on the MBA Program Office Canvas page.
On this page, you will find many resources, including information about Registration, Academic Calendar, Exams, Policies & Requirements & more.
Policies & Requirements
MBA Student Handbook – a comprehensive guide to policies and procedures
Syllabus Policies - instructional continuity, recording class, religious holiday observances, grading scales, and more
Community Standards and Career Code of Conduct – guidelines for academic and professional conduct
Accommodations policy guidelines for ARC academic accommodations
CPT and OPT / Guides; CPT/OPT request form
FAQ for Current FX25/FX24/FX23 Students about the Flex Online Program
Global Business Experience planning resources
Summer Internship Requirement for FTs
Diversify Your Curriculum
Customize your MBA degree with a certificate or STEM Management Science Major. Want to take a class outside the MBA program? Cross register into a class in a different program at Georgetown, or take advantage of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and register for a course. Flex MBA students are not eligible for MBA certificates unless they can take classes in person.
Georgetown Academic Platforms & Resources:
Canvas is a web-based learning management system, which students use to access and manage online course learning materials. On this platform, You will access all your classes & materials via Canvas, and the professor for each course manages their Canvas course pages.
University Registrar
The Office of the University Registrar serves as a resource for all members of the University community. You can request official academic records, such as transcripts, and generate letters certifying enrollment, registration, and graduation.
Georgetown Academic Resource Center
Each student, faculty, and staff member brings with them diverse identities and unique experiences that enhance our community in incredible ways. To truly speak of the Jesuit value of cura personalis or “care of the whole person,” we must acknowledge and celebrate one another’s diversity as well as the importance of building a community committed to diversity, inclusion, and social and racial justice for all. With cura personalis at its core, the Academic Resource Center supports Georgetown students in three distinct ways while honoring each student’s individuality, diversity, and lived experiences:
MBA Program Academic Calendar 2022-2025
Global Business Experience (GBE)
Questions about GBE? Please reach out to the team at msbgbo@georgetown.edu
As a leader in global business education, Georgetown McDonough seeks to provide all students the opportunity to travel abroad to consult either within an industry or with specific Fortune 500 companies. The GBE program is required of all MBA students. Working in small teams, students partner with executives from multinational organizations to address complex business challenges.
The objectives of the Global Business Experience (GBE) are to:
Increase your understanding of business in a foreign setting;
Increase your ability to conduct international business with comfort and confidence in a foreign culture, thereby improving your managerial mobility – your ability and willingness to do a job wherever it needs to be done;
Improve your problem-solving ability, analytical skills, skills of synthesis, and communication skills;
Deepen your understanding of international business, macroeconomic, and business-government relations issues applied to specific country situations; and
Provide an opportunity for you to integrate knowledge obtained from prior coursework and apply it to the solution of a real-world business problem.
EXPEDIA PARTNERSHIP (Georgetown University Expedia webpage)
In case you want to take advantage of travel after your GBE, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with Expedia to offer exclusive discounts on select hotel properties, activities, and packages. This partnership builds on the university’s existing list of community incentives to provide greater access to personal travel benefits and bookings across the Expedia site, including 10% on certain hotels, 8% on activities, and 4% on packages. Expedia One Key members also can enjoy savings of up to 20%, along with an additional 10% discount on select properties. We are pleased to be one of the first university partners of Expedia to offer these travel incentives to our community, and because it’s new, we are asking for your feedback on the platform as you leverage these discounts for your upcoming trips.
To access the discounts, please use the Georgetown University Expedia webpage and log in with your Georgetown email address. Additional information about the coupon codes can be found at the bottom of the webpage.
GBE FT MBA 2023
GBE FT MBA 2024
Contact MSB Faculty (Faculty Directory)
If you want to learn more about MSB Faculty, please check MSB Faculty List (Directory)
Interested in inviting faculty to your event or asking something? Email listserv: MSB-FullTimeFaculty@georgetown.edu
Ask for anything open to faculty and staff to run in the Hariri Hub (MSB Newsletter) contact Rachel Ellis
International Exchange Programs
When health and safety conditions permit, you have the opportunity to study abroad as a full-time student at a recognized MBA international exchange program during the Fall semester of your second year. Note: for military-connected students using the GI Bill or other programs to finance their MBA, please connect with the Military Education Benefits Office to confirm your eligibility.
Current partner schools:
Copenhagen Business School (CBS) - Denmark - Exchange Fact Sheet Links to an external site.
ESADE Business School- Barcelona, Spain - Exchange Fact Sheet
HEC Paris - Paris, France- Exchange Fact Sheet
IAE Business School, Austral University (IAE) - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Exchange Fact Sheet
London Business School (LBS) - London, England- Exchange Fact Sheet
Bocconi University - Milan, Italy - Exchange Fact Sheet
Executive Challenge
The Executive Challenge is a day-long, team role-play “case competition” that serves as the course’s final exam. The challenge simulates a day in the life of a senior leader. It tests students on what they have learned —particularly in the areas of leadership communication, influence, motivation, and relationship-building skills.
Executive Challenge Pictures:
