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Raj Soin expands MBA program
Chelsey Levingston
Issue date: 6/4/08 Section: News
Raj Soin College of Business' Master of Business Administration (MBA) Weekend Program is expanding MBA offerings off-campus in the fall to become more aggressive in recruiting students for graduate programs.
The new Mason MBA Weekend Program will begin a cohort September 12 and 13 through a partnership with Sinclair Community College, who built the campus in Warren County.
These types of programs make obtaining a master's degree more accessible to those working in industry, said Robert Premus, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Coordinator of South Dayton Programs.
Currently, there are two cohorts at the Mound Advanced Technology Center, through a partnership with the City of Miamisburg. A forth cohort is at Lake Campus.
A cohort is a group of about 30 students who begin and end the program at the same time. The students take two classes a quarter, taught by WSU faculty, every other weekend for two years.
"It really creates a strong bond between the students and networking," said Premus.
Premus also said the program accepts any major with a good undergraduate record, about three to five years job experience and a good Graduate Management Admission Test score. There is an information session June 13, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., at Courseview Campus Center, at Sinclair Community College.
Tuition and fees are about $355 per credit hour. The program has 48 credit hours and 12 credit hours of prerequisites, so total costs range from about $16,080 to $21,400.
Applications are due July 1st. If applicants didn't take the four prerequisite classes in statistics, accounting, economics and finance as undergrads, the program offers these at additional times throughout the quarter.
These types of programs are also an example of how Raj Soin is using its resources more efficiently, because they're not hiring additional faculty, said Premus. In addition, Raj Soin is acting competitively by employing what Premus calls an offensive and defensive strategy, while other schools like Cornell and Notre Dame are opening MBA programs in the area.
"I think if we just sit here and then just expect everybody to always come to us, we'll find that fewer and fewer will come 'cause they'll have other opportunities," Premus added.
The MBA Weekend Program falls in line with The University System of Ohio (USO) and with what The Ohio Board of Regents wants to accomplish as far as partnerships, but WSU was forming these partnerships before the USO. Premus said the USO is motivated by economic growth, while Raj Soin was already driven by the marketplace.
WSU is the only university with the weekend program in the South Dayton region. "This is a pretty significant innovation on the part of the campus to step out and do this," said Premus.
Visit www.wright.edu/business for more information.
The new Mason MBA Weekend Program will begin a cohort September 12 and 13 through a partnership with Sinclair Community College, who built the campus in Warren County.
These types of programs make obtaining a master's degree more accessible to those working in industry, said Robert Premus, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Coordinator of South Dayton Programs.
Currently, there are two cohorts at the Mound Advanced Technology Center, through a partnership with the City of Miamisburg. A forth cohort is at Lake Campus.
A cohort is a group of about 30 students who begin and end the program at the same time. The students take two classes a quarter, taught by WSU faculty, every other weekend for two years.
"It really creates a strong bond between the students and networking," said Premus.
Premus also said the program accepts any major with a good undergraduate record, about three to five years job experience and a good Graduate Management Admission Test score. There is an information session June 13, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., at Courseview Campus Center, at Sinclair Community College.
Tuition and fees are about $355 per credit hour. The program has 48 credit hours and 12 credit hours of prerequisites, so total costs range from about $16,080 to $21,400.
Applications are due July 1st. If applicants didn't take the four prerequisite classes in statistics, accounting, economics and finance as undergrads, the program offers these at additional times throughout the quarter.
These types of programs are also an example of how Raj Soin is using its resources more efficiently, because they're not hiring additional faculty, said Premus. In addition, Raj Soin is acting competitively by employing what Premus calls an offensive and defensive strategy, while other schools like Cornell and Notre Dame are opening MBA programs in the area.
"I think if we just sit here and then just expect everybody to always come to us, we'll find that fewer and fewer will come 'cause they'll have other opportunities," Premus added.
The MBA Weekend Program falls in line with The University System of Ohio (USO) and with what The Ohio Board of Regents wants to accomplish as far as partnerships, but WSU was forming these partnerships before the USO. Premus said the USO is motivated by economic growth, while Raj Soin was already driven by the marketplace.
WSU is the only university with the weekend program in the South Dayton region. "This is a pretty significant innovation on the part of the campus to step out and do this," said Premus.
Visit www.wright.edu/business for more information.
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