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

Texas A&M International University

Sanchez School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 80 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $3,183.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,939.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $72.00
      • Non-resident $385.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 293
      • Full-Time MBA: 39
      • Part-Time MBA: 164
      • PhD Program: 22
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 849
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 43
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 88 %
      • 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)

      • 0 (option: 0) 518

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 547
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • No other English Language Tests are accepted
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 46 %
      • International students: 51 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 90 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 5 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 52
      • Median: 39
      • From: 6
      • To: 134
      • One year or less: 28 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 28 %
      • General Management: 20 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 12 %
      • Management Information Systems: 24 %
      • Operations/Production: 2 %
      • Other: 2 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 20 %
      • Government: 8 %
      • Manufacturing: 28 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 8 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 4 %
      • Technology: 8 %
      • Other: 24 %

    • Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

      • Universidad Regiomontana 60
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • 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: 48 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 24 %
      • Assistantships: 13 %
      • Loans (private and government): 70 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $9,248.00
      • Median financial aid package: 10,458
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and 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: 40

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 18

  • 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: 55 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 34
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 46 %
      • Average core class size: 27
      • Average elective class size: 14
      • Electives available: 31
      • Last curriculum revision: 2003
      • Recent curriculum changes: No major changes in the past three years.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Information Systems
      • International Banking and Finance
      • Logistics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Management Information Systems
        • 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: 30

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,104
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 1 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $27.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $10.00
      • 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.tamiu.edu/alumni/welcome.shtml
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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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