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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Bowling Green State University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • Bowling Green State University
      • 1001 E. Wooster Street
      • OH
      • Bowling Green, 43403, Ohio
      • United States of America
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 18
    • Classes meet:

        • One weekend per month
    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $38,500.00
      • Non Resident: $38,500.00
    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 331
      • Full-Time MBA: 43
      • Part-Time MBA: 116
      • Executive MBA: 49
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,500
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
  • ADMISSIONS

      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $35.00
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended
  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 30 %
    • Entering U.S. citizens are from the following regions:

      • Midwest: 100 %
    • U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %
      • Average months of work experience: 155
      • Average age: 38
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 65 %
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No
  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 114
  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 70
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 80 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 24
      • Elective courses: 0
    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2010
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Accounting, Finance, Leadership, Strategy, Operations Management
    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2010
    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Student information kiosks have been added to two floors of the Business Administration Building; a financial trading room has also been added.
  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,270
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess 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 have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumniconnections.com
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes