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Georgia State University
Robinson College of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
E-Mail: rcb-oaa@gsu.edu
Website: robinson.gsu.edu


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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 1,179 On-campus enrollment 1,148 Distance-program enrollment 31
Total full-time enrollment 485

Female students enrolled 39% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 16% Out-of-country students enrolled 9%
Females in applicant pool 40% Underrepresented minority* applicants 10% Out-of-country applicants 17%

Students with advanced degrees N/A Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
3%

Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
N/A Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
N/A

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 1,567 Applications accepted (selectivity) 70% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 72%

*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 580 Median GMAT 580 Range [min.] 460  [max.] 760 

Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
N/A Median TOEFL N/A Range [min.] 240 [max.] 670

Student age Average 30 Age range from 20 to 59

Work experience (months) Average 62 Range (months) [min.] 0 to [max.] 360

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 56


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. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1913 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 11,974

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 480 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 283

Laptop required Yes Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? N/A

Average number of years to complete PT program 3 Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program 5

Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time Yes When At any registration.

Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000 $3,122,818 Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program $6,227,381

Tuition Costs
Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA In-state $7,595 Out-of-state $26,625

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) $402 In-state $402 Out-of-state $1,608

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

Does the school offer rolling admissions? Yes

Classes Start
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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
9 / 60% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
5 / 20%

International content 20% Entrepreneurial content 10% E-commerce content 30%

Distance or Web-based learning content 30% Group work done via the Internet 30% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised Aug. 21, 1998

Significant changes to PT program since 1998
Entire MBA program can be completed on-line via distance learning; significant expansion of e-commerce course content throughout curriculum, and new focus on entrepreneurship via field study courses.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
A variety of short study abroad courses are offered as electives from international business and management. International exchange programs in several European countries also are available for academic credit.


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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 95% Adjunct faculty 5% Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience
N/A

Teaching methods
Case study 25% Lecture 25% Other 50% Comp group projects
Average number of students in core class 38 Average number of students in elective class 22

Class schedule
Total hours in class 570 Total hours of work outside of class 1,700
When and how often classes meet Evenings; weekends; via the internet (scheduled & unscheduled)

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Careers
Program Joint MBA Country Egypt Partner Cairo University


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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office Yes At what point At any time.

Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 48% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 54%


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
11,752 Alumni clubs 2

Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000
1,314 Median gift $50 Average gift $232


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Administration
Dean Sidney E. Harris E-mail dbaseh@gsu.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Michael Jay Jedel E-mail mgtmjj@gsu.edu
Director of PT Admissions Elaine Murphy E-mail aabjem@gsu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Steve Strickland E-mail alusws@gsu.edu
Director of Financial Aid Gwyn Francis E-mail fiaglf@gsu.edu
Director of Career Services Barry Shiflett E-mail dbabos@gsu.edu

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