Policies Governing the Wharton - INSEAD MBA Exchange

Policies for Wharton Students
Other Policies

Elective Course Lists (for informaton on previously offered INSEAD courses, please contact the MBA Program Office)

• Fontainebleau
  • January - February (P3)
  • March - April (P4)
  • May - June (P5)
• Singapore
  • January - February (P3)
  • March - April (P4)
  • May - June (P5)

Structure of the INSEAD MBA Program:

• 10 months; 5 periods (P1 through P5); 22 courses (15 core, 7 elective); 24 hours (16 class sessions) per course.

• Two start dates: January and September; two campuses: Fontainebleau (F) and Singapore (S)

INSEAD Calendar	Jan-Feb	Mar-Apr	May-Jun	Jul-Aug	Sep-Oct	Nov-Dec
Jan start (F & S)	P1	P2	P3	Summer	P4	P5
Sep start (F & S)	P3	P4	P5		P1	P2

Wharton Calendar

Spring

Summer

Fall

Policies for Wharton Students

• Wharton students in good academic standing will be eligible for the exchange after completion of all core courses.

• For Wharton students, the exchange credits will count towards the 19cu MBA course requirement.

• Students will not pay extra tuition for the exchange program as long as they stay within their allotted credit limits.

• Exchange credits may not be used to meet Wharton's core requirement. To count exchange credits towards a major, the student must obtain prior approval from the appropriate faculty advisor at Wharton.

• The credit equivalence between the two programs is:

1 Wharton cu = 1.5 INSEAD courses

• Wharton students must take a minimum of 3 INSEAD courses ( i.e., 2 Wharton cu) and a maximum of 6 INSEAD courses (up to 4 Wharton cu) during the exchange.

• Students may visit either of the two INSEAD campuses for either one or two INSEAD periods. Periods 4 and 5 of the INSEAD calendar offer the best selection of electives.

• Wharton students are eligible to take any INSEAD elective courses.

• The academic calendars of the two schools allow Wharton students to study at INSEAD during either quarter of both the Fall and Spring semesters, plus during Wharton's Summer Session I.

• Selection of Wharton students for the INSEAD exchange will be governed by Wharton's policies for international exchange programs. Preference will be given to students with strong academic records.

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Other Policies:

• Exchange students will have access to Career Management Services at the host school on par with home students during the exchange period only.

• Exchange students will be treated on par with home students (at a comparable stage in the program) with respect to registration priority for courses.

• Students at each school will pay their own travel, housing, and all incidental expenses incurred during the exchange visit.

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