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Rutgers GSM Ranking Tier III Business School - Business Week The Only Public Institution in the five MBA Programs in New- Haven to Philadelphia Corridor Thirty-fourth in Research in the Nation - Chronicles of Higher Ed Top 10 PhD in Management Degree Granting Institutions

The Rutgers Choice Member school, American Association of Universities American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business High Admission Standards The State University of New Jersey 16,000 MBA Alumni

The Part-time MBA Program

Profile of the Part-Time Student Liberal Arts Undergraduate Business Undergrad Engineer GMAT Score: Undergraduate GPA Acceptances/Applications - 70% Full Time Employee

Profile of the Full-time Student Liberal Arts Undergraduate Business Undergrad Engineer GMAT Score Undergraduate GPA Acceptances/Applications - 37%

Learning Environment Student takes responsibility for learning In-depth learning encouraged Courses concentrated and intense Courses build sequentially Grades less important than in undergraduate school

The MBA: A New Discipline New vocabulary: capital leases; options; swaps; convertible debentures; net present value. Integrate complementary skills: management; leadership; public speaking; interviewing; communications; team work; mathematical modeling; making decisions; living with ambiguity.

Curriculum Requirements Proficiency Requirements Core Program 31 Information Tech. 3 Team Consulting 5 Elective Courses 21 Total 60

MBA Advanced Standing Rutgers will recognize up to 18 credits from a variety of sources Graduate/undergraduate course work completed with a B or better and/or qualifying examination in business core areas of study. A student may receive two (2) credits for every three (3) credits of undergraduate course Qualifying examinations for core courses

MBA Advanced Standing Two (2) credits for a three (3) credit elective undergraduate comparable to a GSM core course CPA receives three credits for the core course in accounting Ph.D. receives 12 credits of elective course work. Organizations giving equivalent accreditation may be found at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation ( for Higher Education Accreditation

For Students With 18 Credits Advanced Standing MBA in 27 months at 6 credits per semester MBA in 18 months at 9 credits per semester

Proficiency Requirements Communication Skills –A score of 32 or better on the verbal portion of the GMAT examination (mandatory in Fall 2002) Calculus and Statistics –A grade of B or better in an undergraduate course in the subject area

Making up a Deficiency Business Communications –Course must be completed within the first thirty credits of course work (2 credits) Calculus and/or Statistics –Courses must be completed during the first semester(s) (2 credits each)

Core Requirements Basic Tools Functional Analysis The Corporate Environment Integrative Course Requirements

Basic Tools Decision Models Statistical Models Managerial Accounting Managerial Economics Organization Behavior Information Technology George Biddell Airy

Functional Analysis Operations Management Marketing Management Financial Management John Maynard Keynes

The Corporate Environment Aggregate Economic Analysis Legal Environment International Business Environment

Integrative Course Requirements Team Consulting I & II

Interfunctional Team Consulting Requirement after completion of Core -- Requires two consecutive semesters Consult with Major Institution 4-6 Students on Consulting Engagement Faculty Mentoring

Elective Courses Choose any 21 credits of electives Choose 12 credits for a concentration and take the remaining courses as electives Take two concentrations of 12 credits each

GSM Study-Abroad ESC LILLE Two weeks in duration 3 credits Under $3,000

Lille, France Run by the ESC Focuses on changing business conditions within the Eurozone It includes short trips (day trips) to Brugge, Belgium.

The Popular Concentrations Finance Marketing Computers and Information Systems Human Resources Management Management of Innovation and Technology Strategic Management Consulting

New Concentrations Pharmaceutical Management Supply Chain Management E commerce Business and the Arts

More Concentrations International Business Entrepreneurial Management Operations management Management Accounting Economics Applied Statistics

Campus Sites Newark New Brunswick Hopewell - Merrill Lynch Headquarters Morristown - Drew U.

Off-Campus Not all courses are offered in every semester - Plan ahead Off campus faculty have received superior evaluations on their teaching

Principal Contacts Student Services – Dean Pat Rotonda, –Study Abroad Programs Special MBA Programs – Dean Kathleen Connelly, –Advice on curriculum, add and drop courses, registration, exceptions to existing rules

Other Principal Contacts Other Information – Dr. Douglas Jones, MBA Director, –Exceptions to policy on referral from student services Department Chair Persons –Challenge examinations, requirements for concentration

Rutgers GSM List Servers Send mail to With body of message: SUBSCRIBE LIST Where LIST is MBA_NKPT (for Newark students) or MBA_NBPT (for New Brunswick students) or MBA_OFF_CAMPUS (for off campus students)

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