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

University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • University of South Florida St. Petersburg
      • Part-Time MBA Program
      • 140 USFSP Harborwalk Avenue South
      • BAY 111
      • St. Petersburg, 33701, Florida
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.usfsp.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@usfsp.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $16,000.00
      • Non-Resident: $32,000.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $392.00
      • Non-resident $813.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 177
      • Full-Time MBA: 27
      • Part-Time MBA: 150

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 70
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 50 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 46 %
      • 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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • Average GMAT Score 580
      • 10th Percentile 0
      • 25th Percentile 0
      • 50th Percentile (median) 75
      • 75th Percentile 15
      • 90th Percentile 10

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 10th Percentile 0
      • 25th Percentile 0
      • 50th Percentile (median) 75
      • 75th Percentile 20
      • 90th Percentile 5
      • 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: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 50 %
      • International students: 1 %

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

      • African American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 5 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 10 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 3
      • Median: 3
      • One year or less: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 30 %
      • Human Resources: 10 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems: 20 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • 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: 90 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 5 %
      • Assistantships: 5 %
      • Loans (private and government): 90 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 58

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 23
      • Faculty on company boards: 50

  • 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: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 30 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 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: 35
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Electives available: 35
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: The part-time MBA program is now offered completely online as well as on campus. Students can choose to do one or the other or a combination of both.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 700
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Business school endowment $500,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.usfsp.edu/portals/alumniparents.htm
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • 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

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