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Recently added electives:
Fundamentals of Information Assurance
Fundamentals of Cyber Forensics
Legal and Tax Strategies for Healthcare Organizations
Seminar in Medicare Regulation
Accounting for Healthcare Organizations
Technological Drivers of Globalization

Last curriculum revision:
2009

Recent curriculum changes:
new course required - Ethics and Globalization in Business. Students should take the course in their first semester.

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting

Economics

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Other

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 18  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 0  %
Lectures: 60  %
Simulations: 0  %
Team Projects: 10  %
Other: 12  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
20

Teachers in the part-time program:
75

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
42

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
28  %

Average core class size:
18

Average elective class size:
12

Electives available:
80

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

Finance

Human Resources

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Volunteer

Other

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?
Yes

  Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?
Yes

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
173

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 75
Non-Tenured: 46

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 79

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 20
Non-Tenured: 30

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 36
Non-Tenured: 31

International Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 12

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 75
Non-Tenured: 55

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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:

Assistantships: 90  %

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?
A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:
5

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Unique scholarship application

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?
No

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Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 6  %
Consumer Products: 4  %
Financial Services: 38  %
Government: 4  %
Manufacturing: 4  %
Media/Entertainment: 4  %
Non-Profit: 4  %
Petroleum/Energy: 4  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 14  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 0  %
Other: 14  %

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Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
      Mean:
$  48,222

      Median:
$  45,000

      Middle 80% range:


        From: $ 39,000
        To: $ 57,000

Mean base salary, 2008 grads, six months after graduation:
$  61,364

Mean entering student age:
28

Median entering student age:
27

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 4  %
Finance/Accounting: 36  %
General Management: 18  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales: 18  %
Management Information Systems: 0  %
Operations/Production: 4  %
Other: 20  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
38  %

International students:
8  %

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

African American: 2  %
Asian American: 4  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 25  %
Native American: 2  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 52  %
Chose not to report: 6  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:
54

      Median:
39

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  15
        To:  86

      One year or less:
17  %

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Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
500

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Very Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Considered

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Not Considered

  Recommendations:
Considered

  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:
602

Median GMAT:
595

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From:  550
        To:  650

  Is proficiency in English required?
Yes

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

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test