PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Every weekend
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 60 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 35 |
| 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
Credit range is 48 to 57, starting in Fall 2005
Currently range is 39 to 57
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 57 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 35% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 25% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 0% |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 5% |
| Description: Developmental discussion
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Statistics and Operations Research
| Total hours in class per week | 5 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 10 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 90 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/Master of Healthcare Administration
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Business Taxation
Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Human Resources
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 80% |
| Adjunct faculty | 23% |
| Tenured faculty | 30% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 136 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 120% |
| Tenured professors | 77 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 14% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 3% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | n/a |
| Have owned a business | n/a |
(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? | Yes |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | Yes |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
Women in MBA
Ambassador Program
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Indoor Hockey
Lacrosse
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 | $1,500,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Expanded distance learning capabilities, improved video conferencing & classroom webcasting
Document sharing & virtual meeting capabilities available to students
Web based program applications, scholarship applications, alumni directory, electronic reading packets, & student peer evaluation system
Investments in security to protect the school's data & computers
All computer labs, classroom computers & projectors upgraded
Network storage for students significantly increased w/remote access
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