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International Business Administration Day & Evening MBA Program Application Requirements/ Graduation Requirements / Educational Costs / Concentrations / Frequently Asked Questions / Information and Important Links Contact the Assistant Dean, Ward Thrasher Welcome! Welcome to the opportunity to improve your career potential. Ideal Location with Global Reach We are located on 50 peaceful acres in Bridgeport, Connecticut, adjacent to Long Island Sound and 57 miles (91.71 km) from Times Square, New York City. Question: Can there be a better place from which to experience the world and to continue an education? Answer: Not likely. With 5,400 students from more than 80 countries and 36 of our states, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world "experience in globalization." Facts: What an MBA can do for You Surveys show that with an MBA you stand to earn about $400,000 more over your lifetime than does someone who has just a bachelor’s degree. The average income for a recent MBA graduate is $56,000; this is higher than most other professions. Estimates are that you will have 5 occupations — positions in 5 different companies doing different things with your knowledge. An MBA expands your ability to analyze and solve problems in different types of businesses. Your ability to communicate effectively in a business setting -- to write and speak well -- will have a great influence on your different occupations. An MBA helps you to develop better communications skills, and those skills will improve your promotional potential and ability to enjoy your career. Our MBA graduates with no previous experience receive job offers with incomes ranging from $40,000 to $70,000/year. Our experienced students who already hold positions with incomes from $40,000 to $200,000/year usually receive promotions and or salary increases during or shortly after they finish their programs. Welcome to the Opportunity to Improve your Career Potential Welcome to the opportunity to earn an outstanding Internationally recognized MBA in General Administration with the option to earn a concentration by taking a few additional courses. The areas for concentration include Accounting; Bio-Technology Management; Corporate, Government & Information Security & Continuity; e-Commerce; Entrepreneurship; Environmental & Energy Management; Fashion Merchandising; Finance; Foundation of Doing Business in China; Foundation of Doing Business in India; Global Marketing; Global Program & Project Management; Health Care Management & Administration; Human Resources Management; Information Technology Management; Intellectual Property Management; Management and Operations; Manufacturing Management; New Product Development & Management; Service Management & Engineering; Strategic Sourcing / Outsourcing; and Supply Chain Management. We also have a "special student" option for some applicants who did not do well in their undergraduate studies but have since become more serious about education after several years in the workplace. As a special student you will demonstrate your ability to do graduate level work by completing the first 4 core courses in our program with grades of ‘B’ or higher. Once this has been done we will transfer you and your grades to the MBA Program. Program Delivery The MBA is offered for full-time or part-time study with classes scheduled in Bridgeport. Acceptable qualifications and space permitting, On-Campus students may also take some core courses with executives in the Stamford weekend program. Program variations are also allowed for executives admitted to the evening program that would like to take courses from both the Weekend and On-campus Programs. And, excepting F-1 International students, all students may take as few courses as they would like at any given time. Program Particulars The curriculum is designed to recognize substantial diversity in preparation and experience for students entering MBA study, as well as different goals and expectations of students after graduation. Therefore applicants from all undergraduate and graduate majors are accepted with no previous education or experience in business. The MBA requires 30 to 54 semester hours of study depending on the student's academic background and level of academic achievement. Students with a recent four-year bachelor's degree and good academic average from an accredited business college may be able to complete the MBA with 30 semester hours of advanced study — 10 courses. Students with a bachelor's degree in a non-business field may require up to 24 credits of business core courses as foundation for the MBA degree — 8 courses. Waiver of core requirements will be considered upon presentation of transcripts that show successful completion of core-equivalent courses with grades of ‘B’ or better as measured in the U.S. grading system. You will be required to pass a brief basic competency quiz in the subject matter being considered for waiver. Application Requirements (Summarized below) GMAT The GMAT is required when there is no other way for us to evaluate your ability to do graduate level work. The average GMAT score is about 475. Your GMAT score will be reviewed as just one of the criteria for acceptance. The GMAT may be waived in several ways: The GMAT is waived for students who present business school related transcripts that show an overall QPA of 3.3 from a four year program. The GMAT is waived for those with more than 3 years of professional experience which includes some managerial or supervisory responsibility, upon presentation of an acceptable resume, and the GMAT is waived for those who have already earned a US-equivalent master’s degree. A GMAT score is required of applicants with less than three years of full-time professional business experience. Other applicants with business related undergraduate degrees with QPA’s of less than 3.3, three year undergraduate degrees, and those who are graduates of degree programs other than business are required to take the GMAT. GRE scores are not accepted. University of Bridgeport's GMAT program code is JPM - KP - 7I. Minimum Level of English to Begin MBA classes A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 79/213/550 (IBT/CBT/PBT) is required to start MBA classes. Students who come to UB with a lower score will be retested during the first week. If at that time the student scores less than 79/213/550 (IBT/CBT/PBT) the student will be required to take English training. Students who avoid the test during the testing period will be required to take English regardless of their apparent skill level. University of Bridgeport's TOEFL institutional code is 3914. Minimum Level of English to begin the Second Semester of MBA Study A TOEFL score of 100/250/600 (IBT/CBT/PBT) is required to start the second semester of MBA study. Students who come to UB with a lower score will be retested during the first semester. If at that time the student scores less than 100/250/600 (IBT/CBT/PBT) the student will be required to take Advance Business English ESL 300 no later than the second semester of study. Students who avoid the test during the testing period will be required to take Advance Business Englsih no later than their second semester regardless of their apparent skill level. An International applicant who has graduated from a U.S. college is waived from the TOEFL requirement. Application information Applications should be submitted to the office of graduate admissions either by mail or on-line. If you will be applying for admission from outside the continental U.S. you should try to apply by June 1 for the Fall, and November 1 for the Spring semester. This is to allow for postal time in both directions and visa approvals. If you will be applying from within the continental U.S., about July 1 would be okay for the Fall, and December 1 for the Spring. A personal statement of the student’s reasons and purposes for pursuing an MBA is required, along with two letters of recommendation. All applicants are expected to be proficient in the use of computers in a business setting, including skills in common computer word-processing and spreadsheet programs, communication by email and the ability to do research using any web browser. If a student does not possess these computer skills, or if an instructor reports a student is having difficulty using technology to achieve classroom goals, CAIS 191, Introduction to Computers, is a prerequisite to the MBA program. Summary of Application Requirements a) Application (with application fee) If you still have questions about application procedures please go to Application Requirements and Procedures in our FAQ’s, or contact Assistant Dean Ward Thrasher. Impressing upon you the point made earlier about advancement and income potential, all applicants are also expected to have an appropriate level of writing and speaking skills in English. F-1 applicants who score less than TOEFL 600, and students with English that needs improvement, will be required to take and pass a prerequisite course in Business English during their first year of study. MBA Curriculum Requirements 24 credits: MBA Core courses Requirements for Graduation for current students. MBA Core Requirements ACCT 400 Financial Accounting Concepts Waivers: Students with recent prior study (within the past five years) of core subjects at an accredited business college may be eligible for waiver from core courses. Waiver of any course based on undergraduate or graduate study requires at least three semester hours of study with a minimum of a ‘B’ grade as measured in the U.S. grading system. For students from countries that use the Mark System this is equivalent to 55/100 Marks*. A student will also be considered for a waiver for successful completion of a Credit-by-examination program (CLEP®) exams. Students will be required to pass a brief basic competency quiz in the subject matter being considered for waiver. Students granted core course waivers may proceed directly to take advanced courses in the discipline in which they received waivers. *Where 55 is about a grade of ‘B’ or 80% in this system for a (usually) combined 2-subject course that represents a teaching time duration of 100 (8-credits) of which about 4-credits can be attributed to the subject matter. India and Pakistan are among the countries that use this system. MBA Advanced Course Requirements Required Courses (12 semester hours) **The Business Games, e-Portfolio Investment Analysis and Internship courses satisfy the Program requirement for a course in Experiential Learning by putting MBA skills to work. These courses are taken near the end of the program. ***The Capstone course is the final course for the MBA program and is studied generally when a student completes elective and major courses. This provides an integrating analysis for overall learning, and includes business strategy and political and international issues for management decision making. Course Selections within Academic Disciplines (18 semester hours) Accounting ACCT 500 Managerial Accounting Finance FIN 500 International Trade and Finance Management and Operations MGMT 511 Human Resources Management Global Marketing MKTG 530 e-Marketing Information Technology Systems ITIS 520 Information Systems Analysis, Design and Deployment Summary of Educational Costs (2007-2008) Education costs for F-1 or J-1 Student for one academic year
Orientation and Graduation fees are $100 each Use this spreadsheet to calculate your own MBA Program Costs Education costs for Domestic Student for one academic year
Orientation and Graduation fees are $100 each For domestic students, student loans are available at low interest rates Careers Thereafter Between UB, in Bridgeport, and the New York City metropolitan area are some of the world’s largest corporations and many others than help our economy prosper. Corporations around the world, large and small, need the knowledge that only an MBA can provide. With or without the ability to speak more than one language, our students have internships in some of the best corporations in a wide variety of businesses and industries in New York and Connecticut. A short list of corporations that have offered internships include USB, Citicorp, Chase Bank, People’s Bank, GE Power Systems, GE Capital, GE Global, many investment boutiques near Wall Street and in Connecticut, and international consulting companies in these areas. Our graduates start their own companies, return home to run the family business, and learn the skills and confidence to run their own professional practice. They also work for national governments and work for some of the world’s best known and respected corporations, including IBM; GE; Spear, Leeds & Kellogg; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Telekurs Financial; Macy’s; Pitney Bowes; KPMG; Bloomberg; Herold (UK), and many others. Invest in your life. Earn an outstanding internationally recognized MBA from the University of Bridgeport. Then network with your peers to form lasting relationships all over the globe. But don’t forget Us! After you graduate you are still part of the UB family. We would like to hear from you occasionally, and perhaps you will come back someday as a guest speaker or even as faculty to teach other students what they should know. We will also try to be a resource for your continued education, as in concentrations, special certificates and a future doctoral program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The inclusion of information on this page that is generally found in other UB documentation is for your convenience. For more detailed policies and procedures please refer to the UB Catalog. |