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

University of Tennessee, Martin

College of Business & Global Affairs

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • College of Business and Global Affairs Master of Business Administration
      • 231 Lovelace Avenue
      • TN
      • Martin, 38238, Tennessee
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.utm.edu/mba
      • E-mail: bagrad@utm.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $5,220.00
      • Non-Resident: $13,500.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Non-resident $1,125.00
      • Resident $435.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 64
      • Full-Time MBA: 15
      • Part-Time MBA: 49
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 879

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 21
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 85 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 90 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 460
      • Average GMAT Score 450
      • 90th Percentile 530
      • 50th Percentile (median) 440
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • 25th Percentile 410

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 90th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 460
      • Average GMAT Score 450
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • 25th Percentile 410
      • 50th Percentile (median) 440
      • 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 Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 525

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 11 %
      • International students: 22 %

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

      • African American: 11 %
      • Asian American: 22 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 67 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 26

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 51

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • 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: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 7
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 33 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 5
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Economics

    • 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: 35

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New office computers installed for all full-time faculty/staff. Projection systems in classrooms updated in 3 classrooms. Lecture capture hardware and software installed in 2 classrooms and 6 faculty offices
      • Amount spent: $120,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Business school endowment $4,700,000.00
      • 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://utmforever.com
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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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