We offer an MBA with the option to concentrate in one of the following areas: Finance, Marketing, Management, Global Business, Health Care, and Entrepreneurship.
Program
All students complete a 36-semester hour program. In addition, there are up to six prerequisites courses (The Foundation Core), any or all of which may be required of students who did not have *****alent courses in their undergraduate program. MBA students choose the pace at which they complete the program; if you just need the 36-hour program and take two classes each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer), you could complete the program in two calendar years. If you need all six prerequisite courses plus the core 36 hours, you could complete the program in three calendar years at a part-time pace. Full-time students can complete the program in 1-2 years. Most classes are offered from 7:10-9:55 pm, one night weekly. We also have a small selection of courses offered from 4:10-6:55 pm.
Admissions
Our admission requirements are listed on the Internet at
http://business.up.edu via the Pamplin School of Business link or the Graduate School link. The basic requirements are 500 GMAT, 570 TOEFL or IELTS (230 CAT TOEFL, 88 iBT, 7.0 IELTS), 3.00 undergraduate GPA on a four-point scale, two recommendation letters, a statement of goals and an application ($50 application fee). In addition, we prefer that applicants have two years of full-time work experience before entering the program. For the 2008-2009 academic year, classes cost $820 per credit hour. All of our classes are three credit hours, and students' programs range in length from 36 to 54 semester hours. The cost of books averages approximately $100 per class (as a rough estimate!).
A few other quick facts
*Our program is AACSB accredited, the highest level of national accreditation available to business schools.
*Our program is flexible for the working professional
*Personal attention with small class sizes
*The Priority deadline for fall 2008 is ASAP
*The Priority deadline for spring 2009 is December 1st
You can also have a very informative discussion about your goals and our program in an on campus or phone interview.
I hope this information is helpful. If you have other questions, please respond.
Sincerely,
Melissa McCarthy
MBA Program Coordinator
Pamplin School of Business
University of Portland
http://business.up.edu
(503) 943-7225