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

Rockhurst University

Helzberg School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • 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: $6,900.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,900.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $550.00
      • Non-resident $550.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 208
      • Part-Time MBA: 177
      • Executive MBA: 31
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 215

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 118
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 51 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 35 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 0 (option: 0) 520

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 520
      • 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
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 24 %

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

      • African American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 81 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 26
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 24

  • 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: 47 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 71 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $8,222.00
      • Median financial aid package: $8,500.00
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $7,580.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 32

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 5
      • Faculty on company boards: 20

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 5 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 50 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Electives available: 25

    • Recently added electives:

      • Contemporary Issues In Finance & Accounting
      • Forecasting/Data Analysis & Decision Making
      • Business Intelligence
      • Project Management
      • Supply Chain & Logistics
      • International Economics & Trade
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Recent curriculum changes: Addition of coaching, mentoring and professional development. Over 20 new electives options for students created based on feedback from students and employers.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Leadership
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Care Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • Other

    • 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: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Updated 47 existing multimedia classrooms and an additional 14 non-multimedia classrooms with state of the art, education-focused equipment and technology. Fully-functional campus portal to all University students, faculty and staff. Students also get to keep that e-mail address for life. With the implementation of the hosted e-mail students also receive 25GB of free storage space using SkyDrive form Microsoft.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,548
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 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://community.rockhurst.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • 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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