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Arizona State University West
School of Management
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: P.O. Box 37100
Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100
E-Mail: MBA_INFO@asuwest-online.west.asu.edu
Website: www.west.asu.edu/som


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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 409 On-campus enrollment 392 Distance-program enrollment 17
Total full-time enrollment 0

Female students enrolled 28% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 36% Out-of-country students enrolled 15%
Females in applicant pool 40% Underrepresented minority* applicants 15% Out-of-country applicants 25%

Students with advanced degrees 11% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
N/A

Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
13% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
85%

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 236 Applications accepted (selectivity) 60% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 90%

*Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, or Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.

Class Traits
Mean GMAT 595 Median GMAT 570 Range [min.] 510  [max.] 720 

Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
488 Median TOEFL 577 Range [min.] 247 [max.] 667

Student age Average 34 Age range from 22 to 62

Work experience (months) Average 86 Range (months) [min.] 6 to [max.] 324

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 2


Career Data

Average salary of students in program N/A Salary range of students in program [min.] N/A to [max.] N/A

Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees N/A Students from nonprofit sector N/A


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Careers
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
1. Honeywell 6. Mayo Clinic
2. Qwest 7. City of Phoenix
3. Intel 8. State of Arizona
4. CIGNA 9. Sun Health
5. American Express 10.Motorola


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1991 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 458

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 131 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 99

Laptop required No Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? No

Average number of years to complete PT program 3 Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program 6

Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time Yes When Anytime

Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000 N/A Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program N/A

Tuition Costs
Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA N/A In-state $12,000 Out-of-state $16,380

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) N/A In-state $663 Out-of-state $1,550

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 June 1, 2000 Fall 2000 June 1, 2000
Winter 2000-01 N/A Winter 2000-01 N/A
Spring 2001 Nov. 1, 2000 Spring 2001 Nov. 1, 2000
Summer 2001 Apr. 1, 2001 Summer 2001 Apr. 1, 2001

Does the school offer rolling admissions? No

Classes Start
N/A



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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
11 / 73% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
4 / 15%

International content 15% Entrepreneurial content 5% E-commerce content 15%

Distance or Web-based learning content 20% Group work done via the Internet 25% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised N/A

Significant changes to PT program since 1998

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
1 or 2 trips are offered each year as electives or in lieu of another course.


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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100% Adjunct faculty N/A Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience
N/A

Teaching methods
Case study 20% Lecture 50% Other 30% intranet and groups
Average number of students in core class 23 Average number of students in elective class 20

Class schedule
Total hours in class 650 Total hours of work outside of class 1,500
When and how often classes meet Flexible evening program; a cohort, lock-step programs that meet one night a week and every other Saturday (all day); a web-based program that meets every 7th week on campus.

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Careers
Program N/A Country N/A Partner N/A


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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office Yes At what point Anytime

Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office N/A Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers N/A


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
450 Alumni clubs 1

Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000
N/A Median gift N/A Average gift N/A


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Administration
Dean Bruce A. Forster E-mail bruce.forster@asu.edu
Director of PT MBA Program David D. Van Fleet E-mail MBA@asuwest-online.west.asu.edu
Director of PT Admissions Jon Delany E-mail delany@asu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Bobbi Magdaleno E-mail Roberta.Magdaleno@asu.edu
Director of Financial Aid Inez Moreno-Weinert E-mail Inez.Moreno-Weinert@asu.edu
Director of Career Services Mary Bennett E-mail Mary.Bennett@asu.edu

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