PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
n/a
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 50 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | n/a |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | Yes |
Graduation requirements:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 48 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 15% |
| Team projects | 25% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
n/a
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Statistics and Operations Research
| Total hours in class per week | 5 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 20 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | n/a |
New electives added in the past academic year:
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts In Real Estate; Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
Master of Decision and Information Sciences
Master of Finance
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Management
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 7% |
| Tenured faculty | 69% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 5% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 94 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 5% |
| Tenured professors | 70 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 7% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 14% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 25% |
| Have owned a business | 10% |
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
STUDENT LIFE
| Part-time students have their own area/center on campus? | Yes |
| Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? | No |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | No |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Business Ethics
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Investment Banking
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA
Business with a Heart
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
n/a
Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $248,750 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Implemented wireless networking in MBA classrooms. Refurbished two key MBA
classrooms with state-of-the-art technology. Upgraded 15 network servers,
increasing storage capacity six-fold and increasing performance. Increased
technical support staff for faculty, staff and students by over 100%.
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