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

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • 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: $2,317.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,421.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $457.00
      • Non-resident $1,141.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 261
      • Part-Time MBA: 235
      • Executive MBA: 26
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,200
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 228
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 83 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 54 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 0 (option: 0) 502

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 490
      • 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
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 40 %
      • International students: 4 %

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

      • African American: 8 %
      • 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: 43 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 6 %
      • Assistantships: 1 %
      • Loans (private and government): 38 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,163.00
      • Median financial aid package: $12,163.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $32,204.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 87

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 44

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 9
      • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 60 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 8
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 19
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 26
      • Electives available: 20
      • Last curriculum revision: 2006

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing

    • 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: 2 capstone courses including development of a complete business plan and business simulation
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Established a Bloomberg lab with 12 Bloomberg terminals to aid in certification of finance majors

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,200
      • 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? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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