Our promise.......Graduate Education, One Student at a Time!

1. California State University, Long Beach Our promise.......Graduate Education, One Student at a Time!

2. California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach • CSU System • 23 campuses, almost 450,000 students, and 47,000 faculty and staff • Largest, most diverse, and one of the most affordable largest public higher education • system in the country. • For the third year in a row, CSULB has been named by • US News & World Report as the 4th best public masters university in the west.

3. California State University, Long Beach College of Business Administration In 2010, CSULB’s MBA program ranks as one of Princeton Review’s 301 best business schools in the United States. CBA is among 593 business schools (out of ca. 12,000 worldwide) that are accredited by AACSB. CBA is one of 12 California member schools. There are 183 members world-wide.

4. California State University, Long Beach Your MBA Team David A. Horne, Ph.D., MBA Director, Marketing Faculty • Marina Freeman MBA Program Staff • Accelerated MBA Paula Gloeckner MBA Program Staff Evening MBA Kathy Rice – MBA Program Staff Saturday MBA

5. California State University, Long Beach Which one is right for you?

6. California State University, Long Beach • Program is self-paced • Weeknights (Mo-Th at 4pm or at 7pm) • Program is designed for working adults who can only attend • classes at night and need a slower pace • Cost: 0-6 units $1,802, 7 units or more $2, 897 • $660 Professional Fee per class in addition to above costs

7. California State University, Long Beach • Average work experience - 4.5 years • Average GPA - 3.21 • Average GMAT score – 570 • International students - 27% • Average Age - 29 years Students are admitted for Fall and Spring semester.

8. California State University, Long Beach • Full time, day-time program (Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-3:15pm) • Program takes 13 months to complete • Most students are recent graduates and international • students • Work experience is preferred, but not required • $750 per unit (includes class registration, lunches, books, parking, • international experience) Students are admitted once a year—program starts last Monday in July.

9. California State University, Long Beach • Average cohort size– 25 • Average GPA - 3.18 • Average GMAT score – 579 • International students - 68% • Domestic students - 32% • Average Age - 27 years The Accelerated MBA is administered in conjunction with CCPE (College of Continuing and Professional Education.) Services such as class registration are carried out by CCPE. Student advising and all academic functions are carried out by CBA.

10. California State University, Long Beach Curriculum for Evening MBA and Accelerated MBA • Components: • First Year Core for non-business undergraduates • Second Year Core Curriculum • Four Electives • Capstone Course First Year Core for non-business undergraduates Accounting 500: Management & Financial Accounting Finance 501: Financial Management Management 500: Business Policies, Operations and Organizations Marketing 500: Marketing Concepts • These classes may be waived if: • Class is 4 years old; Grade was A; • Class is 3 years-old; Grade was B or better; • school is AACSB-accredited.

11. California State University, Long Beach Curriculum for Evening MBA and Accelerated MBA • Components: • First Year Core for non-business undergraduates • Second Year Core Curriculum • Four Electives • Capstone Course Second Year Core Curriculum Accounting 610 – Advanced Cost Accounting, Budgeting & Control Finance 600 – Seminar in Business Finance Information Systems 601 – Applied Statistic & Decision Analysis Human Resources Management 652 – Seminar in Human Resources Man. Information Systems 602 – Management of Information Systems Management 647 – Seminar in Management Planning & Control Systems Marketing 661 – Seminar in Marketing Policies

12. California State University, Long Beach Curriculum for Evening MBA and Accelerated MBA • Components: • First Year Core for non-business undergraduates • Second Year Core Curriculum • Four Electives • Capstone Course MBA with Concentration Three of four electives must be taken from the same discipline: Finance, Management, HRM, Marketing, Information Systems, Healthcare. The fourth elective can be from any discipline. General MBA Electives must be taken from different disciplines within the College of Business Administration.

13. California State University, Long Beach Curriculum for Evening MBA and Accelerated MBA • Components: • First Year Core for non-business undergraduates • Second Year Core Curriculum • Four Electives • Capstone Course Capstone Course • Integrates knowledge from all disciplines • Taken after Second Year Core is completed • Team projects • Business Plan for real or simulated • company; Acquisition Report. • Must get B or better

14. California State University, Long Beach • Integrated, advanced courses focus on solving cross-functional issues • 21-months, accelerated MBA • 14-week semester-based courses meet once a week on Saturdays • Five-day, three-unit residential orientation • Meals, textbooks, materials and international experience included Students are admitted once a year—program starts last Monday in August.

15. California State University, Long Beach • 50 unit program—no classes can be waived • First year classes address key concepts across the disciplines • Second year courses include Managing the Global Enterprise, • Building a Sustainable Organization, Value Chain Profitability, etc. • Networking with other working professionals • Designed for professionals who see the need to solve • organization-wide problems

16. California State University, Long Beach • Current cohort size- 27 • Average work experience – 7.5 years • Student backgrounds include government, law, entertainment, education, • utilities, transportation, health care, aerospace. • Average GPA - 3.23 • Average GMAT score - 80% GMAT range (560 to 690) • Average Age - 31 years The Saturday MBA is administered in conjunction with CCPE (College of Continuing and Professional Education.) Services such as class registration are carried out by CCPE. Student advising and all academic functions are carried out by CBA.

17. California State University, Long Beach Application and Admissions for all Programs CSULB Materials MBA Materials • Apply online at www.csumentor.edu • Minimum 2.5 GPA for admission • $55 non-refundable fee • One set of original transcripts • International Students apply to International Admissions • MBA Information Sheet • GMAT Score • Resume • Statement of Purpose • Two Letters of Recommendation Evening MBA November 1 – March 30 for Fall August 1-October 30 for Spring Accelerated MBA November 1 – June 1 Saturday MBA November 1 – June 1 Application Deadlines

18. California State University, Long Beach Minimum Admission Requirements • 2.75 GPA • GMAT score in low 500’s • At least 20 in Verbal and Quantitative portions • At least 4.0 in the Analytical Writing Portion • Work experience is preferred, but not required • Saturday MBA requires at least 3 years work experience • Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission!

19. California State University, Long Beach Required GMAT Exam • Three sections • Analytical Writing • Quantitative Reasoning • Verbal Reasoning • CSULB code 364-M9-69 MBA. You must send your score to MBA Office • Test can be taken up to five times per year • CSULB MBA program accepts the highest score

20. California State University, Long Beach Program Services….and more! • Intensive program orientations • CSULB Career Services Staff dedicated to MBA students only • International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition • MBAA Association • Writing Resource Center • Lectures and Workshops • Free coffee, tea, newspapers, and magazines for students Our promise.......Graduate Education, One Student at a Time!

21. Marina Freeman-- Accelerated MBA 562/985-8627 marifree@csulb.edu Paula Gloeckner - Evening MBA 562/985-7988 paula@csulb.edu Kathy Rice – Saturday MBA 562/985-4811 krice@csulb.edu California State University, Long Beach Contact Information MBA Office--Social Media

22. MBA Materials: MBA Program - College of Business Administration California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 California State University, Long Beach Mailing Addresses Transcripts: California State University, Long Beach Office of Enrollment Service – Brotman Hall 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840