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

California Baptist University

Jabs School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • California Baptist University
      • 8432 Magnolia Ave.
      • Riverside, 92504, California
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.calbaptist.edu/mba
      • Status: Private
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Full-Time MBA: 45

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $21,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 15

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Aug 19, 2011
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 89

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 20
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 15 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 75 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 5 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Median age of entering class: 32

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 25
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 0

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • General Management
        • Accounting
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • General Management
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • Strategy

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 35

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 11

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 650
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

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