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

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Silberman College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Silberman College of Business
      • MBA Program
      • 1000 River Road
      • NJ
      • Teaneck, 07666, New Jersey
      • United States
      • E-mail: grad@fdu.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 42
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $13,260.00
      • Non-Resident: $13,260.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,105.00
      • Non-resident $1,105.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 800
      • Full-Time MBA: 200
      • Part-Time MBA: 200
      • Executive MBA: 100
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Taxation

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 413
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 54 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 41 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • 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?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Pearson's PTE Academic English Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 40 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • E-business
      • 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: 12
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 9

    • Recently added electives:

      • Financial Markets: Theory and Practice
      • Managing Sustainability
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Recent curriculum changes: The 51 credit program focuses on an integrated core that builds leadership, data-driven decision making, and problem-solving skills. Co-curricular workshops have been added to develop soft-skills.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Information Systems
      • Pharmaceutical Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • 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: 51

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Data projectors in all classrooms; new computers every 3 years; SANS storage, high speed internet / internet / I2; upgrading of ITV facilities.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://myfdu.net
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://myfdu.net
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • 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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