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Georgetown University
McDonough School of Business
1999 Executive MBA Profile
Address: 3520 Prospect Street, NW
Suite 214
Washington, DC 20057-1221
E-Mail: fannonm@msb.edu
Website: http://www.gsb.georgetown.edu/dept/grad/iemba/


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Statistics

1999 classes begin 9 / 20 / 1999 Final application deadline 6 / 1 / 2000 Current
total enrollment
114

Applications received 120 Applications accepted 50% Accepted applicants enrolled (yield) 40%

Female students 26% Minority students 12% International students 8%

Note:  For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S.  Asian Americans are not included.

Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99 N/A Total tuition cost $62,800



Mean GMAT 631 Median GMAT N/A Range [min.] N/A  [max.] N/A 

Mean GPA 3.20 Median GPA N/A Range [min.] N/A [max.] N/A



Average years of work experience 14 Range of work experience (years) [min.] 8 [max.] 28

Average salary for manager in program N/A Salary range for manager in program [min.] N/A [max.] N/A



Students with advanced degrees 41% Students from nonprofit sector 30%

Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
N/A Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
11%

Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
87% Year program was founded 1994

Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999 56 Executive MBAs graduated in 1994 N/A

Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
184


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Coursework

Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
100 / 100% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
0 / 0%

International content 75% Entrepreneurial content 20% E-commerce content 5%

Significant changes since 1997

No significant new changes. The School did develop partnerships with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) for a week-long business-government residency. This was the first time the School ever partnered with an outside corporation to shape curriculum content.
Additionally, the School also established a partnership with Nacional Financiera for the Latin American Residency. Both corporations provided speakers, helped shape curriculum content, and offered assistance in securing student-based consulting projects.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Mandatory

There are two mandatory overseas residencies which are an integral part of the program. One residency takes place in the fall of the second year and the other takes place at the end of the program. Location sites for the overseas residencies have included Europe, Latin America (Mexico, Argentina) and Asia (Hong Kong, India).

Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium

Distance or Web based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet 99%

The University does not teach any long distance Executive Education classes

Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates

None


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International Programs

Program N/A Country Partner


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Partnerships

Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers Nacional Financiera (Mexican Bank)
Pricewaterhouse Coopers


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Top Corporate Customers

Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years Lockheed Martin
Mobil Oil
Bell Atlantic
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
The World Bank


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Faculty / Teaching Methods

Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100% Adjunct faculty 0% Other 0%
Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 80%

Teaching methods
Case study 50% Lecture 25% Distance learning 0%
Other 25%

Class schedule
Total hours in class 780 Total hours of work outside of class 2000
When and how often classes meet On alternate weekends


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