Hi RC- So sorry for the delayed response. EMBA students need 19.25 credits to graduate. There are 11.25 credits in core courses. Each class votes on which of the 200+ electives from the course catalog they want to take, narrowing the selection down to 25-30 electives. They then choose from these top electives. This year we are offering a record number of electives: about 36 actually (some are 0.5 credits). If a student waives out of some of the core curriculum classes such as finance or accounting, they are required to fill the number of credit hours with electives or independent study. For more information, see our website at:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mbaexecutive/academics/curriculum-structure.cfm
(Be sure to explore all the tabs on the upper left hand side of the page.)
Feel free to contact me at lwnash(at)wharton(dot)upenn(dot)edu if you have further questions.
Best regards,
Laura W. Nash
Admissions Counselor
Wharton MBA Program for Executives