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Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: 1015 Floyd Avenue, Room 4144
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
E-Mail: gsib@vcu.edu
Website: www.vcu.edu/busweb/gsib


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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 197 On-campus enrollment 179 Distance-program enrollment 0
Total full-time enrollment 53

Female students enrolled 37% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 11% Out-of-country students enrolled 1%
Females in applicant pool 44% Underrepresented minority* applicants 21% Out-of-country applicants 8%

Students with advanced degrees 3% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
4%

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

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 155 Applications accepted (selectivity) 79% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 96%

*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 565 Median GMAT 535 Range [min.] 370  [max.] 730 

Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
567 Median TOEFL 563 Range [min.] 520 [max.] 620

Student age Average 31 Age range from 20 to 57

Work experience (months) Average 72 Range (months) [min.] 0 to [max.] 376

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 12


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. Capital One 6. White Oak Semiconductor
2. Circuit City 7.
3. Virginia Power 8.
4. Verizon (Bell Atlantic) 9.
5. Philip Morris 10.


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1962 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 1,400

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 67 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 N/A

Laptop required No 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 point in time if the student is taking three or more classes in one semester

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 $11,000 In-state $11,000 Out-of-state N/A

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state $820 Out-of-state $2,140

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 N/A Fall 2000 Apr. 15, 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
8 / 66% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
4 / N/A

International content N/A Entrepreneurial content N/A E-commerce content N/A

Distance or Web-based learning content 15% Group work done via the Internet 15% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised N/A

Significant changes to PT program since 1998
N/A

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
Students may participate in a one-semester exchange program or choose to participate in shorter study abroad options.


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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 98% Adjunct faculty 2% Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience
3%

Teaching methods
Case study 50% Lecture 50% Other N/A N/A
Average number of students in core class 28 Average number of students in elective class 19

Class schedule
Total hours in class 39 Total hours of work outside of class 160
When and how often classes meet   Evenings, late afternoons, early mornings

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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 Students may use career services at any point during their program and after they graduate as well.

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


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
N/A Alumni clubs 0

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 Michael Sesnowitz E-mail msesnowi@vcu.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Tracy S. Green E-mail tsgreen@vcu.edu
Director of PT Admissions Tracy S. Green E-mail tsgreen@vcu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations William P. Iles E-mail wpiles@vcu.edu
Director of Financial Aid Janel Schaefer E-mail jcassara@vcu.edu
Director of Career Services Dr. Napoleon Peoples E-mail nlpeople@vcu.edu

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