Master of Business Administration

The Endicott MBA is designed for professionals seeking to energize their careers and to open doors of new opportunity. Whether it be for advancement in one’s current organization, preparation for a new challenge in another organizational setting, or training for an entrepreneurial venture, the Endicott MBA seeks to be relevant and on the leading edge of the integrated, global economy.

Program Goals

To develop managers and business people who are effective practitioners prepared to act in the global and technological business environment in an ethical and socially responsible manner.
To develop managers and business people who have an appreciation for balancing the needs and objectives of a multitude of stakeholders, including employees, customers, the local community, and the natural environment.
To foster managers and business people who are prepared to become leaders in their contexts who are able to define a clear mission and then implement a coherent strategy toward the goals of the business organization and society as a whole.

Program Outcomes

Cognitive: to become literate in the important concepts and key theories in the fields of business and management.
Analytical: to challenge the student to use his or her knowledge, from past experience as well as newly acquired in the MBA program, to enhance his or her insight into company and organizational effectiveness.
Experiential: to learn how to increase the student’s own effectiveness in organizations in which he or she is a member in diagnosing problems and issues and in designing solutions in a collaborative environment.
Ethical: to raise the student’s consciousness of the moral and value dimensions implicit in organizational life and decisions.

Program Tracks

The Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers the MBA degree in three different tracks:

Track I: The MBA for the Experienced Professional. This option is a part-time program for working professionals. The classes are offered once a week from 6–10 pm. The program, comprised of 42 credits, takes approximately 20–22 months to complete.
Track II: The MBA for the Early Career Professional. This option is also a part-time program for those who have recently entered the work force. Classes are offered twice a week from 5–8 pm. The program consists of 45 credits and takes approximately 20–22 months to complete.
Track III: The Full Time MBA. This option is a one-year, full-time course of study designed for those who have just completed a Bachelor degree in Business Administration (non-business majors may be provisionally accepted subject to additional pre-requisite coursework). This is a 60-credit program, though up to 24 credits maybe waived if the student can demonstrate completion of prerequisite courses at the undergraduate level with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

All MBA tracks utilize the cohort learning model whereby a group of students enter the program together, progress through as a cohesive group, and complete the program at the same time. Peer exchange and practical application are central themes of all tracks. Faculty who have extensive experience in business and management infuse the classroom with a dynamic, hands-on approach to real world problem solving. The global environment, the technological environment, and the ethical dimensions of managerial decisions pervade the MBA program.

MBA Admission Requirements

An interview with Program Director and/or Vice President of the Van Loan School;
Completed application with application fee;
A current resume;
Two letters of recommendation – one from applicant’s immediate supervisor;
Official transcript with a preferable GPA of 3.0;
Essay of 250–500 words on motivations for graduate study and career goals;
GMAT Test; preferable score of 50th percentile or higher; and
TOEFL if applicable; score of 600 for graduate study.

Transfer Credits

A maximum of six (6) credits may be transferred into a student’s MBA course of study if the student has successfully completed applicable graduate coursework within the last five (5) years from an accredited institution. An official transcript and course descriptions must be furnished.

Evaluation

All of the courses in the curriculum employ some combination of the following assignments:

Individual oral presentation;
Group oral presentation;
Individual written project; and/or
Group written projects.

The philosophy of the program is that traditional “tests” are less relevant to MBA study. To foster deeper management and business understanding, projects, cases, examples, and illustrations are used as a way to examine and learn. There are no multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank type of examinations.

Distinguished Leaders Symposium

The Distinguished Leaders Symposium is an integrative activity in the curriculum. MBA students and faculty convene in a community event to listen to and interact with a leading local business person who addresses the group. The Distinguished Leaders Symposium links theory and practice, informed and framed by an outside business leader. The Symposium is designed to expose students to a variety of perspectives as well as to stimulate application of the MBA curriculum. It is also a rich networking opportunity.

Corporate Advisory Panel

The Corporate Advisory Panel is a core group of business leaders who convene on campus quarterly in an effort to enhance the programs’ links to the business community, and vice versa. The Panel is a forum for the business leaders’ input on the issues, challenges, and trends managers are experiencing in the business community. This partnership between the private sector business community and advanced management education is a critical underlying philosophy of the Endicott MBA program.