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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Florida International University

Chapman Graduate School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Alvah H Chapman, Jr Graduate School of Business
      • Corporate MBA
      • 11200 SW 8th Street
      • CBC 201
      • Miami, 33199, Florida
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 102
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 75 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 20
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 72
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 20
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 33 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 2,022
      • Full-Time MBA: 85
      • Part-Time MBA: 183
      • Executive MBA: 114
      • PhD Program: 43
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 6,483
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MS in International Real Estate; MS in Taxation

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $37,500.00
      • Non-Resident $37,500.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $30.00
      • Non-Resident $30.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 426
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 76 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 82 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 2 %
      • Asia 3 %
      • Europe 2 %
      • North America 58 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 35 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 19 %
      • Asian American 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 14 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 35 %
      • Native American 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 23 %
      • Chose not to report 3 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 120
      • Median 84
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 48
      • To 213

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 91 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 87 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 96 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 87 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? as part of the admissions application
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $10,000.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Applicants are required to have a minimum of 4 years of professional work experience.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 207

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 57
      • Non-Tenured: 69

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 81

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 52

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 71

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 57
      • Non-Tenured: 57
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 36 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 29 %
      • Have tenure: 57 %
      • Are adjuncts: 0 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • E-mail
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class: 12
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: Via the learning management system/internet
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 45
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 45
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 1
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • MBA/MIM (International Management)
        • MBA/MS (Science)
        • MBA/JD (Law)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Entrepreneurship
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students are required to complete international experience
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 44
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We have upgraded our RB Labs to have all computer stations virtualized. We can now dynamically offer computer station configurations tailored to individual classes and instructors. We have outfitted four case rooms, two seminar rooms and one special events room in the new downtown Brickell CBA facilities with complete audio-visual capabilities, including classroom video capturing.We have outfitted five of our MMC classrooms with video webcast/capturing technology.
      • Amount spent: $1,000,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://careers.fiu.edu

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