PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 27 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 16 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
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 | 39 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 25% |
| Other | 0% |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Cost Management & ERP
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Nonprofit Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 15 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 49 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS Professional Accounting
MS Taxation
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of Marketing
Master of Technology
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 27% |
| Tenured faculty | 44% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 17% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 75 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 60% |
| Tenured professors | 39 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 28% |
| 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? | No |
| Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? | No |
| 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:
n/a
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 | No |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $646,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school upgraded its network, servers, work stations, and classrooms. The school added one technology classroom, as well as a computer console in one non-tech classroom.
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