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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Central Arkansas

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • University of Central Arkansas
      • MBA Program
      • 201 Donaghey Ave., COB 102G
      • Conway,, 72035, Arkansas
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www,uca.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@uca.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $351,520.00
      • Non-Resident: $591,720.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $399.00
      • Non-resident $493.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 109
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,498
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 20
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 55 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 100 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • Average GMAT Score 534

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 4) 580
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • None
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 7 %
      • International students: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Finance/Accounting: 2 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

    • Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 67

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 31
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 31
      • Non-Tenured: 13
      • Faculty on company boards: 0

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 11
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 38 %
      • Average core class size: 18
      • Electives available: 0

    • Recently added electives:

      • No electives offered.
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007
      • Recent curriculum changes: None

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • None
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • Marketing
        • Economics
        • Organizational Behavior

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All new computers in labs! Faculty new computers. All new AudioVisual Systems in classrooms. Flat TV screens TV's in all conderence rooms.
      • Amount spent: $500,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www:facebook.com/group.php?gid
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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