PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 21 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 17 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
Graduation requirements:
Students must write a complete business plan
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Participate in a minimum of 3 MBA Leadership Seminars conducted by business and community leaders from across the country.
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 36 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 23% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 17% |
| Lecture | 22% |
| Simulations | 8% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
E-commerce
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 18 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 6 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Strategic Brand Management
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MA Economics
MS Economics
Master of Accounting
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 24% |
| Tenured faculty | 60% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 51% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 52 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | n/a |
| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 23% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 5% |
| 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 | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $475,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Recent improvements included an investment lab with dual monitor workstations, a video conference lab, a statistics lab, 10 additional technology classrooms, full gigabit switching, a SATA Raid system and a ATI backup system. 175 computers were replaced with the latest AMD systems. All servers were upgraded to Pentium 4 technology, all workstations were migrated to Windows XP Professional and all servers to Windows 2003. A new Business Innovation Lab showcases the most current technology.
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