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The Program

The Sarasota Professional MBA is a 39-credit hour program intended for but not limited to working professionals. Classes are held on Saturdays and the program can be completed either on a full or part-time basis. The program offers working or non-working students in the Sarasota and Manatee County area geographical convenience, flexibility, quality and affordability. A variety of instructional methods are used to engage students, depending upon the nature of the course material. These include case studies, experiential learning, group projects, presentations, and educational technology, along with the more traditional lecture discussion approach. The focus of our approach to education is to develop in students the insights and skills necessary to reach integrative and innovative solutions to today’s complex business challenges.

What is new and different about the Sarasota Manatee Professional MBA Program?

• Students can enter the program either in the Fall or Spring semesters.
• Students will have the option of completing either a General MBA or choosing a concentration. There is a wide range of options available for a concentration. Students can either choose a business-related concentration such as Accounting*, Finance, Management or Marketing or a non-business concentration such as environment/sustainability, health care, hospitality management etc.
• Students can elect to complete their MBA either on a full-time basis, which takes two years, or on a part-time basis.
• The program allows flexibility for waiving some of the core tool courses for those students with a business degree obtained within the past five years. Up to 12 hours can be waived. Decisions on the waivers will be made by the College on a case-by-case basis.
• At least two years of work experience is preferred but no longer required to enter the program.
• There will be a mandatory orientation class each Fall and Spring for new students. This class will be conducted by the College of Business Graduate program faculty. The purpose of this class is to set expectations about workload, professionalism, and give students a sense of what it means to be a graduate student.

*   The accounting concentration can only be taken by students who have a bachelors degree in accounting from an AACSB accredited program.

Instructional Methods and Curriculum

A variety of instructional methods are employed in the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Professional MBA program, depending upon the nature of the course material. Case studies, experiential learning, group projects, and presentations are utilized, along with the more traditional lecture-discussion approach. The focus of our approach to education is to develop in students the insights and skills necessary to reach integrative solutions to today’s complex business challenges.

The curriculum includes managerial tool courses (24 credits), applications courses (9 credits) and integrated business application courses (6 credits). Course descriptions can be found at Masters of Business Course Descriptions > http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/academics/cob/mba/mba_course_descriptions.php

1.	The managerial tools courses (24 credits) are the basic skills of the MBA program. The techniques
	and procedures learned in these courses provide the foundation for the specific applications to follow:
	Financial Accounting for Managers Managerial Accounting Global Economic Environment for Business Managerial Economics Financial Management Social, Ethical & Legal Systems	Management Information Systems Human Behavior in Organizations Leadership Concepts Marketing Management Managerial Decision Analysis Operations Management & Quality Enhancement
2.	The application area courses (9) credits.
3.	The integrated business applications courses (6 credits) tie together the various individual techniques
	and methods taught in the tools and application areas. It is a project-based curriculum which involves
	both individual and group effort. These courses are taken during the final two semesters.
	Integrated Business Applications I	Integrated Business Applications II

Class Meeting Days and Times

All classes meet on Saturdays from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Admission Requirements

• An upper division grade-point average of 3.0 or higher in undergraduate studies
• One of the following:
     o  A score of 500 or higher on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or
     o  A minimum verbal score of 153 and a minimum quantitative score of 146 (or a minimum score of 1050 combined verbal/quantitative score if GRE was taken prior to Aug. 2011) on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Years of business work experience is also taken into account.
• One (1) official transcript from all institutions of higher learning where the applicant has earned a degree is required with the application. Note: Applicants may provide unofficial copies of transcripts to expedite the processing of their applications, but official transcripts are required before a final decision can be made. All transcripts must be in English; it is the applicant’s responsibility to have transcripts translated/evaluated before submitting them with the application.
• Basic computer knowledge and a working knowledge of college algebra are required.
• Professional resume.
• Statement of Purpose.
• Two Letters of Recommendation. Please use the forms at:
  http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/Academics/COB/mba/PDF/MBA_Letter_of_Recommendation_Form.pdf
  

Graduate Application Instructions

Graduate Applications are available online at https://secure.vzcollegeapp.com/usf/
Click “Apply online!” and follow steps to apply.

All application materials (hard copy) should be mailed to:
USF Sarasota-Manatee Graduate Admissions
8350 N. Tamiami Trail, SMC-C107
Sarasota, FL 34243

Application Deadline: July 13, 2012
Note: Applications may be submitted without GMAT scores

Applications area considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Since class size is limited, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible and to have their applications complete at the time they are submitted.

MBA Advising and Appointments

One-on-one appointments are available with the MBA Program Specialist through Admissions and Academic Advising Appointment Scheduling or:
http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/students/academicadvising/appointments.php

Aaron Reecher
Graduate Admissions Advisor
USF Sarasota-Manatee
8350 N. Tamiami Trail, SMC C107
Sarasota, FL 34243
Telephone: 941-359-4333
Email: areecher@sar.usf.edu

The Faculty

Anurag Agarwal, Information Systems & Decision Sciences
Richard Borghesi, Finance
Kiyoung Chang, Finance
James Curran, Marketing
Jean Kabongo, Management
Delaney Kirk, Management
Nicholas Mastracchio, Accounting
Ron Lennon, Marketing
Noel Noel, Marketing
Thomas Pencek, Finance

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