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Director of MBA Program: Robert Schultz
410 David Kinley Hall, 1407 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 244-8019
M.B.A. Admissions: 1-(800) M.B.A.-UIUC or (217) 244-7602
E-mail: mba@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The College of Commerce and Business Administration offers a degree
program leading to the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.).
Joint professional degrees are offered with architecture, law, medicine,
electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, general engineering,
civil engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering,
computer science, journalism, and education (human resource development).
Students may earn a B.A. in Liberal Arts or a B.S. in Agriculture
and a M.B.A., as well as design their own custom-designed joint degree
program with other graduate programs.
Admission
Admission to the Illinois M.B.A. is dependent upon an undergraduate
degree with a scholastic average of at least B for the last 60 hours,
acceptable scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT),
three letters of recommendation, and essays. The average GMAT score
for the fall 1999 M.B.A. class was 619; the median grade point average
was 3.35 (A = 4.0).
Applicants whose native language is not English are also required
to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Applicants should achieve a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based
test (213 on the computer-based test).
The M.B.A. program begins in the fall semester only. Admissions decisions
are made on a rolling basis beginning in January. International applications
should be received by February 1; domestic applications should be
received by April 1. To be considered as a “priority applicant,”
applications must be received by December 15.
Master of Business Administration
The Illinois M.B.A. curriculum consists of 72 graduate hours and features
an integrated core of 44 graduate hours (32 graduate hours of foundation/functional
courses and 12 graduate hours of business environment courses). Students
select a professional track as their concentration from the following
options: accountancy, finance, marketing, management of information
systems, or student designed. The Illinois M.B.A. emphasizes co-curricular
activities designed to complement classroom experiences while further
developing leadership skills. Activities include communications, teamwork,
and self-awareness workshops, technical training in current computer
software, and career services with a focus on internships and permanent
placements.
M.B.A. students (aside from those participating in approved joint
degree programs) must enroll on a full-time basis during the fall
and spring semesters of both the first and second years of the M.B.A.
program. During the summer, students are expected to participate in
internships.
A two-year Executive M.B.A. program is offered to experienced managers.
Details may be obtained from the Executive M.B.A. Program, 218 Wohlers
Hall, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
Joint Degree Programs
All joint degree programs require the completion of 15 units of M.B.A.
coursework, as well as the requirements of the other program. (Students
in the M.Arch./M.B.A. program need only complete 44 graduate hours
of M.B.A. coursework.) Students in joint degree programs must be registered
as full-time M.B.A. students for a minimum of three semesters.
Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration
The J.D./M.B.A. program promotes careers in which administration and
law overlap, such as corporate and trust law. For more information
on the J.D. degree, write to the admission officer, 201 Law Building,
504 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820.
Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration
The M.Arch./M.B.A. program is designed to provide training for careers
in which management and architecture overlap. For more information
on this degree, write to the graduate admission officer, 117 Temple
Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 Taft Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.
Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration
The M.D./M.B.A. program is designed for medical doctors who anticipate
having administrative responsibilities. For more information, write
to the coordinator of the Medical Scholars Program, 190 Medical Sciences
Building, 506 South Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801.
Engineering Joint Degree Programs
Several programs have been created in response to a growing demand
for electrical, industrial, mechanical, civil and environmental, and
general engineers who are also professional managers: the Master of
Science in Electrical Engineering/Master of Business Administration
program, the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering/Master of
Business Administration program, the Master of Science in Mechanical
Engineering/Master of Business Administration program, the Master
of Science in General Engineering/Master of Business Administration
program, and the Master of Science in Civil Engineering/Master of
Business Administration program, and Environmental Engineering/Master
of Business Administration program. For more information on the joint
program with electrical engineering, write to the admission officer,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 156 Everitt Laboratory,
1406 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801. For more information on
the joint programs with mechanical or industrial engineering, write
to Graduate Programs Office, 144 Mechanical Engineering Building,
1206 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801. For more information on
the joint program with civil and environmental engineering, write
to Graduate Admissions, 1108 Newmark CE Laboratory, 205 North Mathews,
Urbana, IL 61801. For more information on the joint program with general
engineering, write to Graduate Admissions, 315 Transportation Building,
104 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
Master of Computer Science and Master of Business Administration
This program allows students to earn both degrees in three years instead
of the usual four. The program serves the application-minded computer
scientist who seeks management skills. For more information, write
to Graduate Admissions, 2270 Digital Computer Laboratory, 1304 West
Springfield Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
Master of Education and Master of Business Administration
This program was created in response to the growing demand for specialists
in human resource education who also have an understanding of the
management of projects, people, and resources. For more information,
write Human Resource Education/M.B.A. Program, 345 Education Building,
1310 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
Master in Science in Journalism and Master of Business Administration
The joint Master of Science in Journalism/M.B.A. program permits students
with an interest in business administration and print or broadcast
journalism and management to earn both degrees. For more information,
applicants should write to Department of Journalism, 119 Gregory Hall,
810 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts/Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture/Master of Business Administration
These programs allow students to earn two degrees in five years rather
than the usual six. The programs integrate an undergraduate education
with a professional education without diluting the quality or purpose
of either. Through careful course selection and program planning,
students complete the first year of the M.B.A. program during their
senior year. This coursework counts toward both degrees. Students
complete remaining M.B.A. program requirements during their fifth
year. For more information on the B.A. in Liberal Arts/M.B.A. program,
write to 270 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
For more information on the B.S. in Agriculture/M.B.A. program, write
to 104 Mumford Hall, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801.
Custom-Designed Joint Degree Programs
The custom-designed joint degree program allows students with an interest
in earning a M.B.A. degree together with another graduate degree for
which no formally defined joint degree agreement exists to complete
requirements for both degrees. The authorization for this program
has expired. Although it is expected to be renewed, no students may
enroll at this time. For more information, contact the M.B.A. Program
Office, 410 David Kinley Hall, 1407 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL
61801.
Financial Aid
The Illinois M.B.A. offers Student Management Leadership Grants to
provide financial aid to outstanding M.B.A. students. Student Management
Leadership Grants are awarded during the admissions process and do
not require an application. U.S. citizens and permanent residents
may be eligible for student loans.
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