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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire MBA Program
      • University of Wisconsin Consortium MBA Program
      • 105 Garfield Avenue
      • 215 Garfiled Ave.
      • Eau Claire, 54701, Wisconsin
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 330
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 90 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 29
      • 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? Early in the program - first semester
      • 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 90 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Full-Time MBA: 5
      • Part-Time MBA: 490

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $20,250.00
      • Non-Resident $20,250.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $56.00
      • Non-Resident $56.00
      • 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 1 %
      • Asia 1 %
      • Europe 1 %
      • North America 97 %

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

      • West 8 %
      • Midwest 79 %
      • Southwest 5 %
      • South 4 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 2 %
      • Northeast 2 %

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

      • African American 3 %
      • Asian American 8 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 2 %
      • Native American 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 75 %
      • Chose not to report 10 %
      • Other 1 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 90
      • Median 75
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 33
      • Median 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 50 %
      • 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? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 570
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 565
      • 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: 61

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 94 %
      • Have tenure: 94 %
      • Are adjuncts: 6 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Textbooks
      • 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: 4
      • Hours per week outside of class: 10
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Cases, projects
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 25
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 25
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 50

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

      • Sustainability and Organization Change
      • Work-Place Stress
      • Marketing Engineering
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2011
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Marketing
        • Accounting
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Health Care Administration
        • General Management
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Human Resource Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 30
      • 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: Lab upgrades, sales lab, wireless updates,b-comm classroom
      • Amount spent: $350,000.00

  • 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? Yes
      • 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.uwec.edu/career/index.htm

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