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

Georgia College & State University

Bunting College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • J. Whitney Bunting College of Business
      • Applied MBA
      • 231 W. Hancock Street, Campus Box 019
      • Atkinson Hall, Suite 215
      • Milledgeville, 31061, Georgia
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://mba.gcsu.edu
      • E-mail: renee.mosley@gcsu.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 94
      • 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: $2,373.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,705.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $267.00
      • Non-resident 989
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 196
      • Full-Time MBA: 33
      • Part-Time MBA: 110
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,226
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 53
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 30 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 69 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 10th Percentile 370
      • 75th Percentile 530
      • 25th Percentile 440

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 25th Percentile 480
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • Average GMAT Score 541
      • 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?

        • 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
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 50 %
      • International students: 6 %

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

      • African American: 20 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 67 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 35
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 32

  • 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: 36 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 8 %
      • Assistantships: 6 %
      • Loans (private and government): 86 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,030.00
      • Median financial aid package: $9,040.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 50

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 12
      • Faculty on company boards: 0

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 10 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 75 %
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 30
      • Electives available: 0
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: The curriculum for the part-time MBA program was updated in 2011. The program is now 30 semester hours with no electives and the course numbers and titles were updated to reflect the new curriculum.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in their 6000 level graduate courses.
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,892
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $117.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $421,731.00
      • 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.gcsu.edu/alumni/index.htm
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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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