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Internet MBA One-Year


One-Year
The Internet MBA 1-Year Program is designed for students with a business degree and two to seven years of work experience. Like our original Internet (2-Year) MBA Program, it provides working professionals the opportunity to accommodate their busy schedules and still achieve their educational goals. And, since you are busy building your career, you'll appreciate the fact that with the IMBA (1-Year) Program, you can leverage the knowledge and experience you have to complete an accelerated program-one that gets you to your goal sooner.
By choosing the Internet 1-Year Program, you make a decision to double your efforts and double your rewards-by getting your MBA while still on the job, you continue to gain experience in the workplace and, at the same time, move closer to a degree that will be an invaluable tool in your career advancement.
Class Profile
Average Age: 28
Average Experience: 6 years
Average GMAT: 600
Average GPA: 3.3

Learning Environment
The Internet 1-Year Program offers a 16-month curriculum (32 credit hours) in which students meet for one weekend (Saturday-Sunday) at the end of each term.
In addition to campus visits, course work is offered electronically through Internet communications such as e-mail, web browsers, bulletin boards, synchronous group discussion software, asynchronous class presentation software, video and audio streaming and interactive CD-ROM technology.

Technology Environment
Students in the Internet programs are provided with a notebook computer and an iPod. The cost of these items is included in the program tuition and you keep them after graduation. You will receive the notebook computer with pre-loaded software and you will be provided with technology training at orientation. These items are required as having a standard notebook eases the support burden on the technology staff.

Costs

All amounts are based on current estimates of fees, tuition, and expenses. These amounts are expected to increase each year. A non-refundable $2700 deposit is required upon admission.

Total Program Fees: $36,000

Note: Program estimates do not include the cost of travel expenses (e.g., airfare) for campus visits or the cost of the hotel stay while in Gainesville. The Florida MBA Programs will coordinate hotel reservations on behalf of students, however, students must pay the hotel directly. Special rates have been negotiated with area hotels. You will receive more information on the hotels after being admitted.

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Concurrent MBA/OEM Program

Concurrent MBA/OEM
Many students working in technical settings have seen the advantage of getting both an advanced technical degree and an MBA degree. Students who enroll in the Outreach Engineering Management Program (OEM) in the University of Florida's College of Engineering are able to obtain an engineering Master's degree in 20 months while working full-time, and are then eligible to apply for a shortened MBA program. Unless they are OEM students, individuals with a non-business background are ineligible to apply to a one year (16 month) MBA program option; only the two year (27 months) MBA program is available. A recently instituted concurrent degree option reduces even further the amount of time and coursework required for OEM students to obtain an MBA. Through this innovative curriculum, working professionals complete both degrees in only 32 months of study.

The MBA Program
The MBA curriculum provides OEM students with advanced skills in finance, marketing, and strategy, as well as business law, international business, ecommerce, and entrepreneurship. In the MBA program, students will team with business professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including those with experience in accounting, finance, marketing and operations. Students will probe deeper into the core business subjects and will build on the OEM coursework to develop new business expertise. This additional exposure and training provides an excellent foundation for those aspiring to senior management.

Learning Environment
Concurrent degree students take four semesters (16 months) of OEM classes by attending classes one weekend per month. During the next three semesters (12 months), students take MBA courses via the Internet, and make one campus visit per semester to take exams and interact with fellow students and MBA faculty. Concurrent degree students are exempted from attending the one-week Foundations Review course that is normally required of MBA students during Orientation. In the final (eighth) semester (4 months), students complete the remaining MBA courses via the Internet, and also attend two OEM class meetings in order to fulfill the requirements for the OEM Master's project. Both degrees are conferred simultaneously at the end of the eighth semester.

Computer Requirements
Due to the advanced software and features of the Internet MBA, the required notebook computer for the Internet MBA Programs is provided for students by the program and is included in the program tuition. The required notebook computer with pre-loaded software will be provided to all students at orientation.