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2005 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE
Rushmore University MBA/PHD/DBA Program
— Rushmore University MBA/Ph.D./DBA Program
Address: 700 Harbour Drive
Georgetown
KY
E-Mail: graduatestudies2@rushmore.edu
Web links: http://www.rushmore.edu/

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

The distance MBA program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
E-mail


When classes meet:
n/a


Does the program offer 24-hour technical support?
No


Core MBA curriculum last revised

Before 2000
Accelerated distance MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class n/a
Average number of students in an elective class n/a
Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? No

Graduation requirements:
n/a

Credit hours required to complete distance program 30
Are distance students invited to campus for graduation? n/a
Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on or off campus? No

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study n/a
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture n/a
Simulations n/a
Team projects n/a
Other n/a
Description: Students write papers concerning how they applied ideas from their reading on the job. Some students write books or publish articles.

Final exams are administered:
n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Distance MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:


Accounting
Arts Administration
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
Insurance
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Public Administration
Public Policy
Real Estate
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology
Transportation

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:



Consulting
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Leadership

Total hours in class per week n/a
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: 200

New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Can distance MBA students participate in joint-degree programs?

Yes
Joint-degree programs offered to distance students:
Yes

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:



Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Marketing

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Distance Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Adjunct faculty 95%
Tenured faculty 0%
Distance faculty members who also teach traditional, face-to-face courses 0%
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 2
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors n/a
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities1: n/a
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? No
At what point?
n/a
Distance students have access to the school library? n/a
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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