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James Madison University
College of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: MSC 0208
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
E-Mail: mba@jmu.edu
Website: cob.jmu.edu/mba


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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 123 On-campus enrollment 106 Distance-program enrollment 17
Total full-time enrollment 8

Female students enrolled 56% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 20% Out-of-country students enrolled 25%
Females in applicant pool 45% Underrepresented minority* applicants 15% Out-of-country applicants 35%

Students with advanced degrees 25% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
70%

Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
10% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
85%

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 52 Applications accepted (selectivity) 80% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 65%

*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 585 Median GMAT 540 Range [min.] 490  [max.] 700 

Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
580 Median TOEFL 547 Range [min.] 500 [max.] 600

Student age Average 35 Age range from 28 to 53

Work experience (months) Average 84 Range (months) [min.] 24 to [max.] 120

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0


Career Data

Average salary of students in program $47,000 Salary range of students in program [min.] $28,000 to [max.] $85,000

Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees 60% Students from nonprofit sector 15%


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Careers
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
1. GE Fannic 15 6. Martha Jefferson Hospital 5
2. University of VA 15 7. University of VA medical Center 5
3. Merck 8 8.
4. Rocco Foods 6 9.
5. Comdial 6 10.


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1975 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 850

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 60 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 48

Laptop required Yes Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? No

Average number of years to complete PT program 4 Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program 6

Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time No When N/A

Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000 $45,000 Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program $36,000

Tuition Costs
Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA $7,000 In-state $4,800 Out-of-state $15,000

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) $400 In-state $400 Out-of-state $1,200

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 N/A Fall 2000 N/A
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
10 / 80% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
2 / 25%

International content 25% Entrepreneurial content 10% E-commerce content 40%

Distance or Web-based learning content 15% Group work done via the Internet 20% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised July 1, 1999

Significant changes to PT program since 1998
Moved from 8 required and 3 elective classes to 10 required and 2 elective classes. The first four courses are given in lock-step with an assessment exam which must be passed before continuing the program.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
N/A


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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
100%

Teaching methods
Case study 35% Lecture 45% Other 20% Experiential
Average number of students in core class 27 Average number of students in elective class 15

Class schedule
Total hours in class 540 Total hours of work outside of class 1,600
When and how often classes meet   Evenings

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Careers
Program none Country N/A Partner N/A


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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office No At what point

Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 5% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 30%


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
800 Alumni clubs 0

Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000
5 Median gift $1,000 Average gift $1,000


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Administration
Dean Robert Reid E-mail reidrd@jmu.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Kenneth Bahn E-mail bahnkd@jmu.edu
Director of PT Admissions N/A E-mail N/A
Director of Alumni Relations N/A E-mail N/A
Director of Financial Aid N/A E-mail N/A
Director of Career Services N/A E-mail N/A

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