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

University of Maryland University College

Graduate School of Management & Technology

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 97 %
      • Average months to complete program: 12
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

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

      • Resident: $8,328.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,328.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $694.00
      • Non-resident $694.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Part-Time MBA: 2,589
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 26,650
      • Graduate degree programs: Other, Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs: Doctoral programs;MBA, Global Master of Business Administration; MS in Accounting and Financial Management; MS in Accounting and Information Technology; MS in Computer Systems Management; MS in E-Commerce; MS in Financial Management and Information Systems; MS in Management; MS in Technology Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 1,140
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 51 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? A 3-credit course (AMBA 600) is pre-requisite to the program coursework. The pre-requisite may be waved if applicant has taken the GMAT and scored at least 600 or has already completed a graduate degree.
      • 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

      • TWE, EIKEN, IELTS
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 50 %
      • International students: 1 %

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

      • African American: 46 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 32 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 34
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 32

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 2,193

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 215

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 1,978

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 928

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 261

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 66

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 1,519

  • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Distance Learning: 100 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 239
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Curriculum is updated on an ongoing basis. The last major change was moving from a three term per year structure to a four term per year structure. This enables students to complete the program in two years.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • Operations Management
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
        • Economics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • General Management
        • Other

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Successfully completed 42 credits of MBA programs with minimum GPA 3.00
      • Credits required to graduate: 42

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The university is in the midst of a comprehensive upgrade of all technological systems, including the Learning Management Platform, Customer Relationship Management software, and an ERP software update. We are also looking at technological solutions for course materials to give our primarily online international student body the ability to purchase and download course materials instantly and seamlessly.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,000
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 2 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $115.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • 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.umucalumni.org
      • 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://www.umucalumni.org/chapters_and_Networks/MBA_Chapter/
      • 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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