Courses, Credits, Term Dates 

During your MBA Exchange you will take elective courses with second year MBA students. When you access the course catalog (link below), select: MBA, Electives, Academic year 2026-27 and the term Mod I, II (fall ) or Mod III or IV (spring). New courses may only be available in June/July. In the interim please check the 2025/26 calendar.

• Concentrations/Electives Overview

Please note: The first round of course registration for Fall or Spring will be during two days only. This is typically done one month prior to the start of the program. The second round will be during the first week of classes in each module.

Course Registration for Fall 2026:  

• TBD, most likely late July
• A zoom session will be scheduled prior 

Course Registration for Spring 2027:  

• TBD, most likely early December
• A zoom session will be scheduled prior 

Attendance and credits:

One module exchange:

• You must be enrolled in a minimum of 3 courses and 4.5 credits

Two modules exchange:

• You have to be registered for 6 classes and 9 UNC credits at minimum.

Course load maximum: We can allow 6 courses per module if your home university requires this. Official request must be made. MBA students take 4 to 5 courses per module typically. 

• Most courses count as 1.5 credit hours ~ 20 contact hours.

The main academic calendar for the MBA program is also listed on the external website. Exchange students take elective classes with our second year MBA students and follow their term dates.