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

California State University, Long Beach

College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • Accelerated MBA
      • California State University
      • CSULB/CBA
      • 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
      • Long Beach, 90840, California
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cba/mba/amba/
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: marifree@csulb.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 320
      • Full-Time MBA: 23
      • Part-Time MBA: 240
      • Executive MBA: 57

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $36,000.00
      • Nonresident: $36,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 13

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: May 1, 2012
      • 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?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 30 %
      • International: 43 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • financial need
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? Only to domestic students

  • GMAT

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 0 (option: 0) 550

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 540

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students are required to complete international experience
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 100 %

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