School of Business and Management

National University, School of Business and Management History

National University, founded in 1971, is a private, coeducational institution. The campus is located in an urban area, with 28 campuses in 11 major metropolitan areas in California and Nevada. Total undergraduate and graduate enrollment is 26,059.

Courses also are offered at on-line EMBA, EMBA (Spanish version), MBA with specialization in Accountancy. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Electronic Business, Financial Management, Health Care Administration, Human Resources Mangement, International Business, Marketing, Organizational Leadership, and Technology Management. The basic educational approach is a blend of assigned readings in texts and other reading materials, case assignments with discussion in class, individual and group research projects requiring written reports and in some cases oral presentations, and some lecturing especially for technical topics.

National University, School of Business and Management Academics

The SOBM offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA Spanish Version), Master of Health Care Administration (MHCA), Master of Forensic Sciences (MFS), Master of Arts in Management (MAM), Master of Arts in Human Resources Management (MA/HRM), Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Master of Science in electronic business, corporate and international finance, taxation, technology management, and organizational leadership (MS). The most popular courses are in human resource management and marketing.

Fourteen courses are required to complete the MBA, including 4 courses or 18 quarter units. Required courses include:

• Knowledge Management for Business Strategies
• Theories, Practices, and Ethics of Leadership
• Managerial Accounting
• Seminar in Financial Management
• Statistics for Business
• Economics for Managerial Decision Making
• Marketing Management
• Strategic Decision Making
• MBA Project
• Principals of E-business

Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring credits from an accredited institution or by waiving relevant coursework completed at another institution.

Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full or part time is 7 years.

There are 41 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 80% hold a doctorate; there are 525 part-time faculty, of whom 30% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 8; average business class size is 16.

National University, School of Business and Management Unique Programs

Library

The university’s main library houses a collection of more than 186,000 volumes, 25,000 business-related books, 2,687,396 microform items, and 8200 audio/video tapes/CDs, and subscribes to 16,700 periodicals. The business library is particularly strong in business administration, economic history and theory, economics, finance, and management. Of its collection of over 80,00 e-books from netLibrary, Ebook Library, ebrary, Safari, and Gale Virtual Reference Library, at least 10,000 of these e-books specifically relate to business and allied subject areas. Students have access to such databases and networks as ABI/INFORM, Emerald, Business & Company Resource Center, Mergent Online, Business Source Premier, CCH Human Resources and Taxation, Lexis/Nexis Academic, Regional Business News, and General Business File. Other opportunities for research consist of a multimedia lab, a curriculum resource center, an information competency center, and 24-hour-a-day on-line access (on campus and remote).

Computers

Graduate business students need not have their own PCs. All students have access to the Internet from any of the PCs in the University’s networked labs and classrooms or from their home or workplace using third-party network resources. National University’s network combines data, voice, and video, and web-based distance education and video-conferencing software allows students to take designated distance education classes from a univesity learning center, their homes, or their offices. There are 3,109 computers university-wide available to students and 69 videoconference-capable classrooms at 24 National University sites.

Career and Job Placement

Placement services are limited, since most students are already employed full time. Placement services for alumni include resume review and career research. Placement is available through the university placement office and on-line resources.

International Students

International students must take the TOEFL or the college’s own test and ELTS, or have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a U.S. college or completion of the National University English Language Program. International students must score 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT) or 80 on the Internet-Based version (iBT). They also must submit a translation of their transcripts and proof of adequate funds to cover 1 year of study. The application deadline for fall entry is monthly.

Calendar

The school operates on a monthly class format basis. Each course is 4 weeks, 12 courses per year; summer sessions, 4 weeks. Graduate programs are offered during the evening only and on-line.

National University, School of Business and Management Admissions

A bachelor’s degree is required, along with a GPA of 2.0. Most important admissions factors are maturity, a successful interview, and work experience. A strong mathematics background is not required.

The number of applicants for the 2006-2007 class was 3070; 3070 were accepted; 2598 enrolled. The average GPA was 3.26. Transfers are accepted. Minority students are actively recruited by advertising in minority-oriented publications, radio, television, and the National University web page.

Students may begin the MBA program in the fall, winter, spring, and summer. To apply, students must submit an application form, a transcript, a nonrefundable application fee of $60, and an enrollment agreement. The application deadlines are open for fall entry; open, winter; open, spring; open, summer. Students are notified of the admissions decision on a rolling basis. Once accepted, students may defer admission for up to 12 months.

National University, School of Business and Management Financial Aid

About 15% of graduate business school students receive financial aid from scholarships, loans, and graduate assistantships, for a total average of $13,552 annually; maximum $34,277. The FAFSA and the previous year’s tax return are required. The application deadline is June 30 for fall entry.

Tuition for all students is $286 per credit, or $18,018 per year. Books and supplies cost approximately $1314; personal expenses, $3348; and other fees, $60, for an estimated annual total of $22,740. Graduate student housing is not available.

National University, School of Business and Management Students

Thirty-seven percent of the current graduate business school class are enrolled full time; 93% have had full-time work experience prior to entering graduate school, a factor preferred by the school. The greatest percentage of students are from California (84%). Fifty-two percent are women, 60% are minorities, and 8% are foreign nationals. The average age at entrance is 34; ages range from 21 to 70. Students’ undergraduate majors were as follows: 36%, business; 11%, liberal arts; 11%, social sciences; 9%, engineering; and 9%, math and science. In 2006, 548 graduate business degrees were awarded.