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Georgia State University
Robinson College of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile (Distance Program)
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 23% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 30% Out-of-country students enrolled 10%
Females in applicant pool 31% Underrepresented minority* applicants 33% Out-of-country applicants 16%

Students with advanced degrees 10% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
3%

Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
35% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
26%

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 55 Applications accepted (selectivity) 67% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 84%

*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 593 Median GMAT 600 Range [min.] 510  [max.] 710 

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

Student age Average 38 Age range from 24 to 58

Work experience (months) Average 14 Range (months) [min.] 2 to [max.] 30

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience N/A


Career Data

Average salary of students in program $103,000 Salary range of students in program [min.] $35,000 to [max.] $250,000

Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees 23% Students from nonprofit sector 3%


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Careers
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
1. Siemens Energy 2 6.
2. AnswerThink 2 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1999 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding N/A

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 N/A PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 N/A

Laptop required No Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? No

Average number of years to complete PT program N/A 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 time, if in good standing.

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 $39,500 In-state $39,500 Out-of-state $53,450

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state N/A Out-of-state N/A

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

Does the school offer rolling admissions? Yes

Classes Start
N/A



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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
20 / 100% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
N/A / 57%

International content 57% Entrepreneurial content 30% E-commerce content 95%

Distance or Web-based learning content 33% Group work done via the Internet 45% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised Jan. 1, 1999

Significant changes to PT program since 1998
N/A

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Athens, Greece. In addition, all international students come to Atlanta, GA mid-way through the program.


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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
10%

Teaching methods
Case study 50% Lecture 17% Other 33% Comp group projects
Average number of students in core class 31 Average number of students in elective class N/A

Class schedule
Total hours in class 480 Total hours of work outside of class 1,200
When and how often classes meet Every weekend; every other Friday afternoon

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Careers
Program Global e-commerce EMBA Country Greece Partner Athens University of Technology & Business


Program Global e-commerce EMBA Country Denmark Partner Copenhagen Business School


Program Global e-commerce EMBA Country The Netherlands Partner Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management


Program Global e-commerce EMBA Country Norway Partner Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration


Program Global e-commerce EMBA Country Germany Partner University of Cologne

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

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)
N/A Alumni clubs N/A

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 Sidney E. Harris E-mail dbaseh@gsu.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Richard Welke E-mail richard.welke@eci.gsu.edu
Director of PT Admissions N/A E-mail N/A
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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