The CSULB Online MBA Experience

The CSULB Online MBA Experience

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CSULB Online MBA

The Online MBA (OMBA) is a cohort-based program that leverages the most advanced online learning tools and approaches to prepare you for leadership roles in today's technology-driven business world. If you are searching for a select cohort of students from diverse career paths and expert faculty that teach both online and on-campus, this is the program for you! Our faculty bring extensive industry knowledge to the program. We have what you want from a university you can trust:

Benefits of an Online Program

The flexibility of the program is ideal for students who work full time and are unable to attend in-person courses with regularity, yet still wish to earn an MBA degree in less than two years.

OMBA students will take 2 classes in each 8-week period to earn an MBA in 21 months. The program will be 50% synchronous and 50% asynchronous so that students can get to know their professors and cohort. The program is o ered in the evenings for those who can only dedicate evenings to their continuing education, or whose life and career demands often fluctuate from semester to semester.

The OMBA program provides you the quantitative, analytic, and

strategic skills needed to identify market opportunities. You will also develop the essential skills necessary to communicate your strategic insights. Students will work on exciting business challenges across disciplines that will prepare them to start their own business or succeed in already established organizations.

? Essential or soft skills are integrated across the curriculum; ? 3-day orientation to meet your colleagues and build your network; ? A 1-week international experience focused on global business opportunities; ? Access to an extensive CSULB alumni network ? Career advising and other workshops available online or in person

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Program Characteristics

Recent graduates and individuals looking to advance their careers are eligible for this program. Students in this program have access to all the same resources and services as on-campus students. This includes career services, mentorship, networking events, and much more.

Program Length

The program is 18 months of coursework over 21 months, which includes winter, spring, and summer breaks.

Tuition

Cost for California residents ranges between $30,000 to $35,000 for the program.

Cost for non-California residents ranges between $48,000 to $53,000 for the program.

How do we Compare?

Average GPA Average GMAT Score Tuition MBA Career Services Mentorship Program International Trip Orientation Length of Program Are GMAT Waivers Available?

CSULB 3.2 545

$30-35,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes

21 Months Yes

USC 3.1 624 $106,197 Yes No No Yes

21 Months Yes

Pepperdine 3.2 586

$86,840 No Yes No Yes

24 Months Yes

Arizona State 3.33 591

$59,535 Yes Yes

Optional Elective Yes

24 Months Yes

U of Denver 3

Waived $88,332

No Yes Yes No

21 Months Yes

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CSULB Student Testimonials

Our new Online MBA program is designed to provide the same great education and student satisfaction as our existing programs. The following testimonials attest to our commitment.

"Coming out of a Film Production degree in my bachelor's program, I was certain that I wanted to be involved in the entertainment industry but also knew that I didn't want to be in front or behind the camera. Getting my MBA in the evening allowed me to gain industry experience during the day while immediately applying what I learned in class the previous evening. Now in my current position I get to combine my love of movies with experience and knowledge I gained from the EMBA."

Doug Sack, Evening MBA 2013 Vice President - Data and Analytics, Annapurna Pictures

"I came into the Master of Science in Accountancy program at CSULB with no background in Accounting. I was looking to make a career change, and this program allowed me to do that in exactly one year. The MSA program is holistic in that it o ers a wide variety of Accounting classes as well as professional development opportunities. ... the unwavering support of the faculty, alumni, and fellow students supported me to be successful not only inside of the classroom but also while I was recruiting with Accounting firms. CSULB was the best place to earn my MSA and gave me the foundation I needed to be successful at EY."

Jenessa Santacroce-Witmer, MS Accountancy 2018 Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

"With a non-business background, the MBA helped me speak the corporate business lingo. I went from knowing little about quarterly earnings calls to looking forward to participating in my company's call. Working as a manager at a large corporation is also all about the people. The MBA focuses on those valuable skills required to e ectively manage and lead a high performing team."

Brian Budzinski, Saturday MBA Cohort 5 Structural Engineering Manager, Boeing Global Services

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Course Descriptions

Year One

Fall - Session 1

ACCT 500 - Financial Accounting Objective is to develop skills required to interpret and analyze the information contained in the financial statements, with emphasis on the use of accounting information as an aid to business decisions.

FIN 501 - Financial Management Concepts Integration of computers, management information systems and cases to: (1) time value of money, risk, valuation, cost of capital, capital structure; (2) capital budgeting; (3) long-term financing decisions; (4) working capital policy and management; (5) financial analysis and planning.

Fall - Session 2

MGMT 500 - Business Policies, Operations and Organizations Theory and philosophies of administrative organizations systems, information systems, management functions, decision making, strategy and policy formulation, operations planning, and control systems.

MKTG 500 - Marketing Concepts Overview of the decision process in marketing. Consideration of functional areas and their interaction with the total operations of the

firm. Introduction to the development of marketing strategy and planning.

Spring - Session 1

HRM 652 - Seminar in Human Resources Management Decisions and actions that impact management. Problems of productivity, employee commitment, employee development, employment law, and compensation. Sta ng, training and development, performance appraisal, counseling, leadership and motivation, reward systemarticipation and delegation, and discipline. Discussion, cases, simulations, and presentations.

IS 601 - Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decision Making Statistical analysis includes probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, forecasting and decision process. Management sciences include quantitative modeling, math programming, decision support systems and simulation applicable to various business functions. Use of computer software packages as analytical tools.

Spring - Session 2

ACCT 610 - Managerial Accounting and Control Introduces basic cost concepts of managerial accounting using a quantitative analytical approach. Topics include costing systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, cost control, and compensation with focus on management decision-making.

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