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

East Carolina University

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 926
      • Full-Time MBA: 308
      • Part-Time MBA: 607
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,898
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 257
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 83 %

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 90th Percentile 610
      • Average GMAT Score 520
      • Is proficiency in English required? 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: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 41 %
      • International students: 4 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 8 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %
      • Chose not to report: 8 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

        • Other
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 50
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 23

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Dev/Env Planning
      • Healthcare Mgmt
      • School Business Mgmt
      • Mgmt Info Systems
      • Hispitality Mgmt
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Health Care Administration
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 60

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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