Welcome to the EMBA in Aviation

Your Student Portal will allow you access to your transcripts, financial aid information, and other CU Denver resources. 

• Have your university ID number available to complete this step (your university ID is in your offer letter; please contact the program staff if you need this information resent to you.)
• You may bookmark the student portal: UCDAccess

To access your account you need to first create a password. 

• ALL correspondence from the EMBA in Aviation program staff and faculty will come through this university email account. 
• Please disregard automated emails from the CU Denver system. You will be contacted by EMBA in Aviation program staff directly for program information pertinent to the EMBA in Aviation. 
• You may set up email forwarding to a personal account to help you stay on top of messages, announcements, and other important CU Denver communications, but please make sure that your ucdenver.edu address is activated.

Please sign into Canvas, the university LMS system: https://ucdenver.instructure.com/

• Log in with the same university ID and password that you use for your student portal and/or university email.
• Select the EMBA in Aviation Cohort tile and follow the modules for your pre-orientation to-do list.
  • We will post all EMBA in Aviation administrative materials in this Canvas tile.
• Here’s a quick overview of Canvas from the University’s IT department. You can add a Canvas app to your cell phone, too.

If you would like extra preparation for the quantitative courses in the program, we offer self-guided online learning in finance, statistics, economics, and Excel through MBAmath.com. Please contact bethany.cape@ucdenver.edu to receive an MBA Math account access code.

• This is not mandatory but will help establish a baseline among the cohort.

Register here 

• For greatest convenience, we suggest downloading the Duo Security app at the link above.

Orientation, preliminary agenda (at the CU Denver Business School): 
Thurs, January 15, 12:00 - 5:00 PM + reception 5:00-7:00 PM MST - introductions and program information
Fri, January 16, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM MST - offsite retreat for team building
Sat, January 17, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM MST - visit to GA airport and introduction to case studies
Sun, January 18, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST - student presentations and program highlights

More details to come. For questions, reach out to bethany.cape@ucdenver.edu.

Please click this link for the academic schedule.

The program is eight, seven-week terms, spanning 18 months. The 52-credit hour program consists of core courses and four airport residencies at airports around the nation and globe. The EMBA in Aviation is designed as a lockstep curriculum, where all courses will be taken with your cohort. This unique structure supports building lasting relationships with a network of your peers and creates an enriching learning environment, with no career disruption. 

Term one: Leading with Purpose + History of Aviation

• Term begins Mon, Jan 26, 2026
• Online classes, Sat, Jan 31, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MST
• In-person classes, four days: (at DEN):
  • ​Thu, Feb 12 | 12:00 – 4:30 PM MST
  • Fri, Feb 13 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MST
  • Sat, Feb 14 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MST
  • Sun, Feb 15 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST
• Online classes, Sat, Feb 28, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MST
• Online classes, Sat, Mar 14, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM MST

Estimated time commitment: 

You should expect approximately four days per term for in-person classes, eight hours for each synchronous online class day (three per term), and another 10-15 hours a week for homework, studying, and group projects outside of class. Additionally, students will spend 5-7 days traveling during the airport residencies throughout the program.