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Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

Strategy

  Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?
Yes

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties


Credits required to graduate:
51

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 25  %
Distance Learning: 5  %
Experiential Learning: 5  %
Lectures: 40  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 20  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
12

Teachers in the part-time program:
101

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
64

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:
100  %

Average core class size:
26

Average elective class size:
19

Electives available:
62

Last curriculum revision:
2008

Recent curriculum changes:
N/A

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STUDENT LIFE
Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Investment Banking

Marketing

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

International Club

Women in MBA

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?
No

  Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?
No

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
110

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 54
Non-Tenured: 55

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Non-Tenured: 20

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 23

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 17
Non-Tenured: 15

International Faculty:
N/A

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 52
Non-Tenured: 28

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FINANCIAL AID
  Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

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Median entering student age:
29

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 5  %
Finance/Accounting: 20  %
General Management: 24  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales: 7  %
Management Information Systems: 2  %
Operations/Production: 11  %
Other: 27  %

Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 20  %
Consumer Products: 11  %
Financial Services: 10  %
Government: 8  %
Manufacturing: 5  %
Media/Entertainment: 2  %
Non-Profit: 2  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 17  %
Real Estate: 2  %
Technology: 5  %
Other: 16  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
38  %

International students:
4  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 9  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 4  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 29  %
Chose not to report: 55  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:
85

      Median:
78

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  29
        To:  144

      One year or less:
2  %

Middle 80% range:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

Mean entering student age:
31

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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test


Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
600

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Very Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Considered

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
  Rolling admissions?
Yes

  GMAT required?
Yes

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?
N/A

Average GMAT:
615

Median GMAT:
600

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From:  530
        To:  690

  Is proficiency in English required?
Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?
Yes

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ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD
Total applications, most recent entering class:
241

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:
53  %

Admitted students enrolled:
64  %

  Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only