PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Every weekend
Core MBA curriculum last revised
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| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 45 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 19 |
| 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 | 33 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 20% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 35% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 25% |
| Other | 5% |
| Description: Use of financial press
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Tax
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
| Total hours in class per week | n/a |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | n/a |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 36 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
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 Finance
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science Accounting/Taxation; Master of Science Information Technology/Infrastructure Assurance
Master of Science Management of Tecnology
Master of Science Statistics
Master of Technology
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 40% |
| Tenured faculty | 44% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 140 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 56% |
| Tenured professors | 62 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 26% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 32% |
| 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? | No |
| 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:
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Volunteer
MBA Association
Toastmasters
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
table tennis
badminton
foosball
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 | $193,540 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added 15 new LCD Projectors; five document cameras, 60 computers, new software/databases, two new servers, and an array of SAN/storage.
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