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Southern Methodist University
Cox School of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: 6212 Bishop Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75275
E-Mail: mbainfo@mail.cox.smu.edu
Website: mba.cox.smu.edu

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International Programs  |   Career Services  |   Top Corporate Customers  |  
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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 672 On-campus enrollment 672 Distance-program enrollment 0
Total full-time enrollment 236
Female students enrolled 21% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 20% Out-of-country students enrolled 15%
Females in applicant pool 26% Underrepresented minority* applicants 12% Out-of-country applicants 16%
Students with advanced degrees 6% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school 		0%
Students who receive financial
assistance from the school 		70% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company 		11%
Number of applicants in 1999-2000 619 Applications accepted (selectivity) 58% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 99%
*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 609 Median GMAT 600 Range [min.] 500  [max.] 760 
Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent) 		N/A Median TOEFL N/A Range [min.] N/A [max.] N/A
Student age Average 28 Age range from 24 to 47
Work experience (months) Average 71 Range (months) [min.] 24 to [max.] 268
Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0

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. Texas Instruments 51 6. Ericsson 4
2. GTE/Verizon 19 7. EDS 8
3. Fidelity Investments 17 8. SBC 7
4. Nortel 12 9. IBM 6
5. Raytheon 9 10.Alcatel 5

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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1970 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding N/A
PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 223 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 104
Laptop required No Institution Private Accelerated PT program offered? Yes
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 No When N/A
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 In-state $56,000 Out-of-state $56,000
Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state $2,427 Out-of-state $2,427

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
August (Fall) and January (Spring)


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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework 		9 / 46% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework 		10 / 20%
International content 20% Entrepreneurial content 11% E-commerce content 28%
Distance or Web-based learning content 15% Group work done via the Internet 50% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised Sept. 1, 1999
Significant changes to PT program since 1998
Increased the number of electives; focused and strengthened MBA course content; and established two 1-hour credit courses in professional skills (Business Leadership & Career Management).
Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
With partner universities in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, we offer intensive summer elective courses.

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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 80% Adjunct faculty 5% Other 15%
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience 		41%

Teaching methods
Case study 40% Lecture 40% Other 20% Group Study
Average number of students in core class 45 Average number of students in elective class 30

Class schedule
Total hours in class 284 Total hours of work outside of class 850
When and how often classes meet   Evenings, weekends

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Careers
Program Yes Country Koblenz, Germany and Rouen, France Partner WHU (Germany) and ESC (France)

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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office Yes At what point All part-time MBA students have access to the Career Management Office Library.
Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 50% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 20%

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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000) 		7,859 Alumni clubs 36
Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000 		943 Median gift $75 Average gift $510

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Administration
Dean Albert W. Niemi, Jr. E-mail aniemi@mail.cox.smu.edu
Associate Dean of Masters Programs Marci Armstrong E-mail marmstrong@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of PT Admissions Vivki Cartwright E-mail vcartwri@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Kevin Knox E-mail kknox@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Financial Aid Mike Novak E-mail mnovak@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Career Services Dennis Grindle E-mail dgrindle@mail.cox.smu.edu
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