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

Oakland University

School of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 92 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

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

      • Resident: $6,948.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,976.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $579.00
      • Non-resident $998.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 438
      • Part-Time MBA: 284
      • Executive MBA: 40
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,113
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Executive MBA with concentrations in Health Care Management and Information Systems Leadership

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 142
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 44 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 95 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Cumulative GPA (last 60 credits) and Quantitative GMAT Score

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 0 (option: 0) 530

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 550
      • 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?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • N/A
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 5 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 73 %
      • Chose not to report: 8 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 120
      • Median: 84
      • One year or less: 8 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 20 %
      • General Management: 15 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Operations/Production: 30 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 50 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 3 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 70 %

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

      • Assistantships: 5 %
      • Loans (private and government): 65 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • 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: 87

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 39
      • Non-Tenured: 18

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

        • Other

    • Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

        • Other
      • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 40 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 9
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 44
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Electives available: 39

    • Recently added electives:

      • Intellectual Property and Public Domain
      • Simulation and Modeling
      • Global Product and Brand Management
      • Last curriculum revision: 2000

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
        • Economics

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Management Information Systems
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • 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
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: capstone course
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Oakland University has recently created a campus-wide wireless network and has upgraded university classrooms and computer labs. A new network lab was recently built and opened last year.
      • Amount spent: $600,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,975
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 10 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,100.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $500.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $1,000,000.00
      • 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.oualumni.com/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.oualumni.com/
      • 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? No
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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