The Applied Corporate Management (ACM) Program of DLSU began as a partnership with the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. Member companies of the ECCP sought assistance in finding a training/education model that would help them in recruiting junior staff with management potential. 
The program, patterned after the dual-tech program in Germany, features three alternate terms of actual experiential learning in the real world of work and was meant to enable students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values of world-class management. The students’ exposure in the company is now known as the Management Internship. 

The 12-term program aims to train students in all aspects of business management with a corporate orientation. It also intends to enhance the hands-on experience of the students as well as minimize the huge cost of training future employees from DLSU on the part of the participating companies. It is two terms longer than a typical business degree because of the three-term management internship experience. 

The ACM program is a recognized brand name among its partner companies. As more companies learn about the unique program, they become very interested to partner with the MOD. Historical records show that ACM students graduate with honors, are active student leaders, and are involved with serving the community. They also receive job offers from their internship companies, start their career sooner than other graduates at higher position levels, and receive higher compensation.