Course variations

Course summary

The Off-Campus MBA Program is available to students who prefer an accelerated "executive" style of learning at the off-campus location, 180 Rose Orchard Way in San Jos‚, which is off North between Tasman Road and Route 237 [map]. Each three-unit class is eight-weeks long, with four-hour meetings one evening per week and on two Saturdays. Classes are delivered year-round in six 8-week sessions. This format allows students to complete six (or more) courses per year. Department evening Off-Campus MBA program brings together an interesting mix of full-time and part-time students from a variety of academic, career, and cultural backgrounds. As might be expected from SJSU's Silicon Valley location, students come to the classroom with a wealth of real-world experience, whether they are in technical positions (on the engineering or software side, for example) and want to develop business acumen, advance in managerial positions, or deepen their knowledge base. Eighty percent of department graduate students are full-time business professionals in Silicon Valley companies, although work experience is not required for admission. The majority of students attend the programs on a part-time basis. The average age of the SJSU MBA student is 32. Reflecting the area's population, the student body is a multicultural assembly. Instruction in department MBA programs is a combination of case studies, lecture, research, team projects, computer analysis, student presentations, and presentations by members of the business community. The advantage of this accelerated format is that students can complete the degree in less time than the semester format used in department on-campus MBA program. If all prerequisite requirements have been satisfied, students can complete this program in 28 months by taking one courses per session.

Program modules

MBA Program Required Courses: BUSINESS 200W - Managerial Communications, BUSINESS 202 - Global Business Environment, BUSINESS 210 - Developing and Managing People, BUSINESS 220 - Accounting Principles, BUSINESS 230 - Marketing Management, BUSINESS 250 - Law and Ethics, BUSINESS 260 - Managerial Decision Analysis, BUSINESS 270 - Financial Management, BUSINESS 280 - Operations and Supply Chain Management, BUSINESS 290 - Strategic Thinking.

Entry requirement for international students

According to California State University requirements, applicants must have a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university from the U.S. or outside of the U.S. Applicants must take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). (Applicants with a Ph.D. from a U.S institution are not required to take the GMAT). Student must submit official transcripts. Three-year undergraduate degrees or technology degrees cannot be used to substitute for a four-year degree. Priority for admission will be given to applicants who have a GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in their last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of course work (Professional Development and Certificate Program course work cannot be included in this calculation) and a score of at least 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), with scores in the verbal and quantitative sections in the 50th percentile or above. Applicants who have earned a degree from a university in which the language of instruction was not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Student must score at least 550 on the paper-based test (PBT), 213 on the computer-based test (CBT), or 80 internet-based.

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

Department name

College of Business, Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of Business