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Recently added electives:
Business Literature
Applied Customer Relationship Management
Applied Marketing Strategies
Applied Investment Analysis
Applied Business Taxation
Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

Last curriculum revision: 2,010
Recent curriculum changes: Restructured core & added managerial accounting strategy and business context courses; Added one unit applied courses to increase applied learning, also business literature courses to allow for more specialized study.
Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

General Management
Finance
Marketing
Strategy
Other
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:
Case Study: 30 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lectures: 30 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Projects: 15 %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom: 18
Teachers in the part-time program: 62
Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 18
Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100
Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
Average core class size: 39
Average elective class size: 30
Electives available: 42

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

Biotech/Health care
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Women in MBA
Partners/Family

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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FINANCIAL AID

Faculty employed by the B-school: 62
Full-time faculty:
Tenured: 18
Non-Tenured: 13
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 31
Women on Faculty:
Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 9
Minority Faculty:
Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 11
International Faculty:
Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 9
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured: 18
Non-Tenured: 26

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FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10: 65 %
Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:
Institutional Scholarships: 5 %
Assistantships: 0 %
Loans (private and government): 99 %

Mean financial aid package: $23,400.00
Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10: 0
How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $48,300.00

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Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
Mean: $83,234.00
Median: $70,000.00
Middle 80% range: bsurvey,2009DD
From: $40,000.00
To: $111,134.00
Entering students work in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 1 %
Finance/Accounting: 16 %
General Management: 8 %
Human Resources: 4 %
Marketing/Sales: 8 %
Management Information Systems: 27 %
Operations/Production: 13 %
Other: 23 %
Entering students work in the following industries:
Consumer Products: 1 %
Government: 5 %
Manufacturing: 3 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 4 %
Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 14 %
Real Estate: 1 %
Technology: 21 %
Other: 32 %

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CLASS PROFILE

Female students: 32 %
International students: 21 %
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American: 1 %
Asian American: 31 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 49 %
Chose not to report: 1 %
Other: 0 %
Postgraduate work experience (months):
Mean: 75
Median: 60
Middle 80% range: bsurvey,2009DD
From: 24
To: 132
One year or less: 5 %

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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
GMAT Score: Very Important
Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
Application Essays: Very Important
Interviews Very Important
Recommendations: Very Important
Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Rolling admissions? No
GMAT required? Yes
Average GMAT: 601
Median GMAT: 600
Middle 80% GMAT:
From: 530
To: 680

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

Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

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ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

Total applications, most recent entering class: 215
Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 78 %
Admitted students enrolled: 70 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 11
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 8
Applicant interviews are: By invitation only