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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Northern British Columbia

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • University of Northern British Columbia
      • 3333 University Way
      • Prince George, BC
      • Canada
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • One weekend per month

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $32,473.00
      • Non Resident: $32,473.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Other
      • British Columbia

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 70
      • Executive MBA: 50
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 600
      • Other graduate degree programs: Other

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? GPA is based on last 60 credits.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $103.00
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 10 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 50 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • International: 13 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 6 %
      • Europe: 3 %
      • Average age: 31

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 34

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 1

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? No
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 45

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 70 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 70 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 23

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 28
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Finance, International Business, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Complete all course requirements including an MBA Project.

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Additional videoconferencing facilities.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 130
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $0.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes

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