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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of South Dakota

Beacom School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Beacom School of Business
      • Master of Business Administration
      • Beacom School of Business
      • 414 East Clark Street
      • Vermillion, 57069, South Dakota
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 1,225
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 88 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 84
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? at any time
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 95 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 253
      • Full-Time MBA: 60
      • Part-Time MBA: 193
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 913
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $12,144.00
      • Non-Resident $12,144.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $35.00
      • Non-Resident $35.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 50
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 90 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 95 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not offered
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 100 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 0 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 5 %
      • Midwest 77 %
      • Southwest 8 %
      • South 3 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 7 %
      • Northeast 0 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 0 %
      • Asian American 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 100 %
      • Chose not to report 0 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 68
      • Median 36
      • One year or less 27 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 0
      • To 168

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 29
      • Median 27

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 75 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 40 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $6,000.00
      • Median $5,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 555
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 545

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 460
      • To 620
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 41

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 13
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 25 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 20 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 90 %
      • Have tenure: 60 %
      • Are adjuncts: 5 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 10 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
        • Videoconferencing
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 2
      • Hours per week outside of class: 12
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Evenings
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: varies by class; procters may be required
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 38
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 25
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 25

    • Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:

      • Lean Management
      • Cyber Law
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2005
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Other
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Economics
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: N/A
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: BADM 761 Leadership Development will be extended online & will end in a 5-day, face-to-face residency experience. The online component of the course will take place first, & the 5-day residency will follow. The 5-day residency will be an executive, conference style component delivered each year at alternating sites between Sioux Falls (even years) & Rapid City, SD (odd years). All online MBA students are required to take BADM 761 in the hybrid format with residency during their course of study.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 51
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: A brand new $20 million state of the art building was finished in August 2009. The entire building is wireless and there are sympodiums in every classroom.
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.usd.edu/cdc

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