| An MBA is becoming a more and more important | | | | year, will provide the essential student/professor |
| for the top job nowadays. The job market is | | | | interaction |
| very competitive and every little helps. If you are | | | | 7) Try to locate an institution with some business |
| considering progressing to MBA study but you're | | | | accreditation if possible |
| tied up with a full time job and/or a family to | | | | You wouldn't be excused for thinking what is left |
| support, then you don't necessarily need to make | | | | to actually do in such a course description! But |
| the burden heavier. It is possible to study an MBA | | | | don't forget, we're trying to fit this into a busy |
| with no entrance exam or thesis required. | | | | lifestyle and keep things lean. And we're still |
| Many MBA courses are extremely demanding and | | | | looking for quality. |
| require dedication, focus and time to successfully | | | | It's certainly possible to get all of this for within |
| complete. Without the hassle of taking the GMAT | | | | 10-15k per year, which for an MBA is very |
| entrance examination it will lower your stress | | | | reasonable. So, what choices do you have? Let's |
| levels if anything else! | | | | consider 5 to begin with: |
| However, studying with a good quality institution | | | | 1) To begin with, Charleston Southern offers a |
| can work wonders for faster career progression. | | | | 30-credit/hour program which is very easy to |
| So, to enroll into an MBA or Executive MBA | | | | work with, and the price fits the budget. |
| program what criterion should I be using when | | | | 2) Second up, the University of North Alabama. If |
| choosing where to study? | | | | you enroll with the right GPA they will waive the |
| Here are a few starters: | | | | entrance exams, Cheerfully though, if you don't |
| 1) Choose a bricks & mortar institution | | | | have the GPA they're looking for they will let you |
| 2) Make sure it has at least some name | | | | in conditionally until you pass 2 or 3 courses with a |
| recognition in the field of study or area of | | | | B. Sound good? |
| business you excel in | | | | 3) wbu.edu. Check it out |
| 3) No entrance exam would be good | | | | 4) apu.edu. This is another attractive option which |
| 4) No Thesis would of course also be good if you | | | | fits the bill. |
| already have a busy life to lead | | | | 5) Regis University in Denver, CO meets the |
| 5) Are you studying from home, i.e. distance | | | | criteria. There's no entrance exam, it's bricks and |
| learning (or from the office?!) If so then the | | | | mortar and has a solid reputation. Courses are |
| program must be online except for separate | | | | roughly $500 each which fits within budget. |
| textbooks | | | | Almost no exams at all, and no thesis to speak |
| 6) However, some residency i.e. 2-4 weeks a | | | | of. |