Advanced Management Program

The guiding philosophy, approach, and learning objectives of AMP are identical no matter which version you attend. You will be led and instructed by the same faculty and program directors, learn the same content, and be coached by the same team of Wharton-trained executive coaches.

The modular version consists of six sessions (two sessions on campus and four live online sessions) scheduled across multiple months. The modular design adds flexibility to the learning schedule and presents participants with the invaluable opportunity to put the learning into practice and share triumphs and challenges with other participants. To reinforce the learning and to absorb feedback, participants will receive 10 coaching sessions with a Wharton-trained executive coach.

The on-campus experience is five consecutive weeks in Philadelphia. For executives who wish to have a more immersive learning journey that can be completed in a single period of time, this format provides an opportunity to be away from your daily routine, in a supportive environment that reduces distractions. You will find yourself reinvigorated as the program challenges you to raise your leadership performance while surrounded by global peers who are also experiencing their own professional and personal breakthroughs. The on-campus AMP also includes five individual coaching sessions that happen during and after the program.

Wharton’s AMP is grounded in key components of peer mentoring, real-time context, and guided practice and reflection. While case studies come into play, learning is largely experiential and interactive.

• Wharton’s AMP is exclusive and selective, with a small cohort size to maximize learning and camaraderie. The class size is large enough to foster diversity of vertical industries, disciplines, and cultures, but small enough to build strong relationships with all classmates. Other schools often have in excess of 100 participants per program session.
• Wharton’s AMP includes case studies as part of the curriculum, but they're not the main focus. Wharton faculty members bring real-time, up-to-date information and trends into the sessions in order to spark discussions about future goals and the possibilities of tomorrow. Other programs rely primarily on historical case studies to educate and illustrate business practices.

For the modular version of AMP, the price covers four sessions of synchronous online instruction with Wharton faculty, individual and group coaching sessions, plus additional integration and networking sessions managed by lead faculty. Tuition also includes three weeks of on-campus instruction, private accommodations, most meals, and all program materials.

For the fully on-campus session of AMP the price covers five consecutive weeks on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. The fee includes classroom lectures and experiential sessions, individual and group coaching, private accommodations, most meals, and all program materials.

If you are accepted into AMP, a $20,000 deposit is required to reserve your place. Payment in full — by check, wire transfer, or credit card — must be received at least 60 days before the program start date. A full refund will be issued if cancellation in writing is received 60 days prior to the start of the program. Otherwise, the $20,000 cancellation fee will apply.

Admissions are done on a rolling basis, so the earlier you submit your application the better.

It is best to apply at least three to six months in advance of the program date you wish to attend. This should ensure adequate timing for you to delegate your monthly tasks and provide an opportunity to guide and coach your colleagues before your departure. With sufficient time and planning, you will feel confident that everything will be in good hands during your absence.

For the modular session of AMP, the live online sessions will be conducted via Zoom. The on-campus weeks are held at the Steinberg Conference Center on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, PA. Participants live in residence and attend classes in the Steinberg Conference Center. It is surrounded by the culture, history, and vitality of the birthplace of the United States. The City of Philadelphia is renowned for its wealth of restaurants, theatre, sports venues, and entertainment.

Yes, attendance is mandatory for all six modules in the sequence provided in order to complete the program curriculum and to achieve Wharton alumni status.

Upon completion of AMP, you will be granted Wharton alumni status.

You will be joining one of the largest business school alumni organizations in the world. With more than 99,000 members who live and work in more than 130 nations, the Wharton alumni network helps you stay informed through annual forums around the world.

Upon graduation, AMP graduates will receive a lifelong Wharton email address, as well as access to alumni communications.

AMP participants come from different professional and educational backgrounds, so the program starts with a quick immersion into key business components. This helps to build a common language before rapidly advancing to a higher, more sophisticated level.

The program has been carefully crafted to address the overarching knowledge and leadership needs of top executives, not undergraduate business majors or recent MBA graduates. We are preparing these senior leaders for their next challenge within their organizations or beyond, and that means becoming "ambidextrous" in business — seeing all perspectives and being equipped with a new global network and framework to draw upon.

Research and experience indicate that five intense weeks (Monday through Saturday) provide the right level of rigor and immersion for a senior management audience. While this is a significant time commitment, successful leaders are able to convert this time away into an opportunity that extends beyond the AMP experience itself. They delegate their daily and monthly tasks to others in their organization, preparing them for greater responsibility. When participants return to the office, they often choose to maintain the new delegation of duties to gain more time to implement the new practices and ideas gained at AMP.

During the last two days of each program, spouses, partners, or other guests are welcome to take part in the Partners' Program, which features selected AMP sessions and social activities. After extended absence, participants welcome this shared experience and find it greatly enhances and eases their return to their home and work environments.

We are more than happy to reschedule your attendance for the next program date, or we can work with you to identify a more convenient session.

Please note these AMP transfer and cancellation policies:

Cancellation: Cancellations received more than 60 days prior to the program's start date are entitled to a full refund. Cancellations received less than 60 days to the program's start date will incur a charge of $20,000 (USD).

Transfer: Wharton will consider requests to transfer to another program that has a start date within one year of the date of the program. Requests to transfer received 60 days prior to the program's start date will not be charged; transfer requests received less than 60 days will incur a $5,000 (USD) administration fee.

Registrants are permitted a maximum of two transfers before forfeiting the entire tuition.

All AMP candidates must be fluent in English to complete reading assignments and to actively engage in group discussions and activities. AMP is an intense program, and being able to fully communicate in English with your executive peers and Wharton faculty is an integral part of the experience.

If you have taken the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) within the past two years, your score must be 800 or higher.

If you have less than one year's experience working in an English-speaking environment, or if you are unsure about your current level of English, please contact us immediately at execed@wharton.upenn.edu. We can better advise you then.

We have many Executive Education programs that enable business leaders to harness and exploit the speed of change that's happening across their industries, markets, economies, and other related aspects, at home and abroad. All are based on real-time business dynamics, economic challenges and opportunities, global trends, and market shifts.

Additions and refinements to the curriculum are constantly considered. We fully expect half of the programs we will offer in five years to be ones that have yet to be developed.

To see our current list of programs, please visit the Senior Leadership section on our Leadership Programs page.

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