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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Georgia College & State University

Bunting College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • J. Whitney Bunting College of Business
      • Georgia WebMBA®
      • 231 W. Hancock Street, Campus Box 019
      • Atkinson Hall, Suite 215
      • Milledgeville, 31061, Georgia
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 61
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 88 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 21
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 21
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 21
      • 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? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? At any time. However, a student cannot change from the on-campus MBA program to the distance MBA program after two courses (six semester hours) have been completed.
      • 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 84 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 196
      • Full-Time MBA: 33
      • Part-Time MBA: 110
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,226
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $20,150.00
      • Non-Resident $20,150.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $35.00
      • Non-Resident $35.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 43
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 44 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 53 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? No

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • North America 100 %

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • Midwest 9 %
      • South 82 %
      • Northeast 9 %

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

      • African American 10 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 10 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 10 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 60 %
      • Chose not to report 10 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

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

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 48
      • To 240

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 36
      • Median 32

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 10 %
      • Consulting 10 %
      • Financial Services 30 %
      • Real Estate 10 %
      • Technology 10 %
      • Other 33 %

  • 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 45 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 45 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 45 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $7,933.00
      • Median $9,340.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $9,340.00
      • To $9,340.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 537
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 485

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 480
      • To 490
      • 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: 50

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 12
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 0 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 0 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 100 %
      • Are adjuncts: 0 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 100 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
      • 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: 3
      • Hours per week outside of class: 10
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: online
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 30
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2010
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 30
      • 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

  • 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? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? Yes
      • 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://www.gcsu.edu/career/

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