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

George Fox University

School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 94 %
      • Average months to complete program: 26
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

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

      • Resident: $4,050.00
      • Non-Resident: $4,050.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $675.00
      • Non-resident $675.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 263
      • Full-Time MBA: 21
      • Part-Time MBA: 208
      • PhD Program: 34
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 232

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 57
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 80 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 76 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Must pass Harvard Financial e-learning course with minimum score of 75%
      • 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

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 3 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 4 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 80 %
      • Chose not to report: 9 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 154
      • Median: 132
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 37
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 34

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 52 %

    • Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 98 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $15,955.00
      • Median financial aid package: $18,494.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 35

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 13
      • Faculty on company boards: 5

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 24
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 2
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 37 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 22
      • Average elective class size: 22
      • Electives available: 0
      • Last curriculum revision: 2003
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

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

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Capstone Project: Must participate in Leadership Symposium
      • Credits required to graduate: 42

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Presentation equipment for alternative MBA delivery site. iPad and software for full-time MBA students.
      • Amount spent: $20,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,077
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess 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? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.georgefox.edu/alumni/index.html
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.georgefox.edu/alumni/index.html
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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

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