PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
The distance MBA program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
Mailed video tapes
Internet/Web-based delivery
Chat rooms
Online forums
E-mail
Textbooks
When classes meet:
n/a
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support?
Yes
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2000 |
| Accelerated distance MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 27 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 12 |
| Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? | Yes |
Graduation requirements:
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
| Credit hours required to complete distance program | n/a |
| Are distance students invited to campus for graduation? | Yes |
| Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on or off campus? | No |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 20% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 0% |
| Lecture | n/a |
| Simulations | 0% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | n/a |
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Final exams are administered:
Via the Internet
Other
Proctored exams for one class
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Distance MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Homeland Defense
International Business
Management Information Systems
Project Management
Technology
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Project Management
Technology
| Total hours in class per week | 3 |
| 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: | 24 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance MBA students participate in joint-degree programs?
| No |
Joint-degree programs offered to distance students:
No
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Distance Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | n/a |
| Tenured faculty | n/a |
| Distance faculty members who also teach traditional, face-to-face courses | 63% |
| Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students at least one time during each course? | No |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 25 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | n/a |
| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 3% |
| 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
| Distance students have access to the school career office? | Yes |
At what point?
At any time |
| Distance students have access to the school library? | Yes |
| Distance students have access to the school gymnasium / athletic center? | n/a |
| Distance students have access to student rates for tickets? | n/a |
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.
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