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

Queens University of Charlotte

McColl School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 85 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

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

      • Resident: $10,800.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,800.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $900.00
      • Non-resident $900.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 265
      • Part-Time MBA: 145
      • Executive MBA: 49
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 265
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Organization Development; Master of Science in Executive Coaching

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 12
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 85 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 6
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 25th Percentile 470
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 75th Percentile 530
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • Average GMAT Score 498

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 75th Percentile 550
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • 25th Percentile 470
      • Average GMAT Score 524
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 43 %
      • International students: 3 %

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

      • African American: 18 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 79 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 74
      • Median: 72
      • From: 36
      • To: 96
      • One year or less: 6 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 28 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Human Resources: 4 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems: 4 %
      • Operations/Production: 21 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Consumer Products: 3 %
      • Financial Services: 18 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 15 %
      • Non-Profit: 6 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 9 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 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: 65 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 30 %
      • Loans (private and government): 68 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic 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: 42

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 19
      • Faculty on company boards: 33

  • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 62 %
      • Distance Learning: 1 %
      • Experiential Learning: 12 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 42
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 9
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 19
      • Average elective class size: 12
      • Electives available: 19

    • Recently added electives:

      • Healthcare Structure & Policy
      • Management of Healthcare Outcomes
      • Healthcare Informatics
      • Last curriculum revision: 2002

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Healthcare Leadership
      • Executive Coaching
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 39

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Wireless has been added throughout the campus and academic buildings. Lecture classrooms have been upgraded including recording and conferencing capabilities. New software has been implemented for prospect and application tracking. Sharepoint sites have are used for each degree program, along with student groups. Upgrades to our student email system allow working professional to access their school email account via mobile device.
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

  • 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

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