Professional MBA Downtown

The Chapman Graduate School of Business’  Professional MBA Downtown provides the same outstanding faculty and comprehensive foundation in business processes and strategic management as the other outstanding Chapman MBA programs.

As an MBA student, you’ll be immersed in realistic and stimulating business discussions, projects, and studies that deepen your understanding of the key functional areas of management. Our educational approach addresses the personnel, information technology, ethical, regulatory, and competitive issues most affecting today’s firms. You’ll emerge equipped to contribute to your organization’s growth as a strategic thinker—able to assume significant responsibility and make sound business decisions.

Core courses and seminars

Accounting for Managers
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Legal Environment of Business
Competitive Strategy
Corporate Finance
Global Financial Strategy
Organizational Design and Behavior
Operations Management
Strategic Management
Organizational Information Systems
Marketing Management
Corporate Simulation
Business Analysis and Decision Making
International Business

Professional Development Seminars

Dynamic downtown Miami, Florida, is a great place to live, work and, now—learn.  To save you from the stress of commuting to a suburban campus, the top MBA school in Florida, the Chapman Graduate School of Business, is delivering its highly regarded MBA curriculum in a state-of-the-art downtown facility. Classes in this accelerated, part-time program meet two evenings per week, and you can earn your MBA in just eighteen short months.

You and your fellow students will go through the program together, learning important skills such as teambuilding and problem solving, plus building personal and professional relationships that will endure long after you complete the program.

We understand that work is demanding and you don’t have much free time. That's why this concentrated, part-time, eighteen-month MBA program meets conveniently two evenings a week. We provide VIS (Very Important Student) services that allow you to focus on your schoolwork and, at the end of the work day, you’ll appreciate a warm catered meal.

No other program has this unique combination of benefits. As a student in our program, you will:

• learn in the company of other upwardly mobile professionals
• take classes after work in our fully appointed facility
• enjoy warm catered meals from Brickell's dining room
• have access to our popular Career Services to assist you in securing internships and full-time employment
• acquire critical skills in communication, teambuilding, and professional comportment that will distinguish you as a serious professional
• receive a high level of personal service and support, including our “no-red-tape registration” book delivery, and secured parking.

At the Chapman Graduate School we care very deeply about how well we are accomplishing our mission, how our programs contribute to our overarching goals and how we assure that the institution conforms to specified industry and academic norms. Consequently we are committed to measuring the effectiveness of our programs using a well defined Assurance of Learning process that ensures "accountability and transparency".

Student Learning Outcomes

In recent times there has been a preponderance of student learning-based models which emphasize that Faculty should model the learning process in consultation with all our stakeholders. Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) detail what we aim for our students to know, what they can actually do, and what are their vocational attitudes. These are:

• LO1a: Perform a critical analysis on an industry as a whole, and on a specific company within that industry.
• LO1b: Analyze, determine and manage the business risks that would face a company operating within a particular industry.
• LO1c: Determine "internal and external", "domestic and global" forces which act upon an organization and affect its performance and structure.
• LO1d: Utilize available information to evaluate the financial position of a firm.

• LO2a: Apply integrative and critical thinking skills to formulate effective business strategies.
• LO2b: Develop performance measures that will interpret the specific results a company is achieving in its market.
• LO2c: Solve business related problems using learned analytical constructs.
• LO2d: Formulate business strategies based on economic and behavioral concepts.

• LO3a: Understand and balance the ethical and legal concerns associated with effective of a business, while considering the concerns of shareholders/owners.
• LO3b: Consider the physical and business community in which the business operates and the relationships that will be developed and maintained.
• LO3c: Pinpoint particular ethical dilemmas that would be related to specific business decisions.

• LO4a: Selection and utilization of information technology in the organization design and management.
• LO4b: Management of group and individual dynamics within the organizational structure, to maximize efficiency and create a comfortable work environment.
• LO4c: Consider the impact of decisions being made both internally and externally based on the available business information.
• LO4d: Recognize and navigate opportunities and challenges that arise from operating in a Global business Environment.
• LO4e: Create and maintain particular cross discipline business relationships that would be of benefit to the organization.

• LO5: Communicate effectively and professionally in the verbal and written forums ideas, opinions, reports, presentations, criticisms and recognitions.

Program Outcomes

Given our mission, this program has defined the benefits to students as you gain new knowledge, increase your skills, change your values, and modify your behavior through the following program outcomes:

• PO1: Improve Analysis Techniques
• PO2: Develop Critical Thinking
• PO3: Foster Ethical Behavior
• PO4: Enhance Decision Making
• PO5: Better Communication

Tuition for the Professional MBA Downtown program that starts in August 2011 is $45,000 for Florida residents and $49,000 for non-residents.

Students pay for courses at the beginning of each semester. All fees are subject to change. A $500 nonrefundable professional development seminar fee is due upon acceptance into the program. The remaining balance is payable on a semester basis. Payments are due the first class day of each semester. Those who leave the program receive no refunds.

Professional MBA tuition covers:

• tuition
• all books and materials
• university fees
• parking decal
• meals on class days
• professional development seminars
• special events

Because state law prohibits the university from extending credit, fee payment cannot be delayed beyond the start of classes or financed by the Professional MBA program or the university. An exception to the advance payment policy will be made only for those who have been awarded financial aid by the university (scholarship, fellowship, loan) and granted a deferment. To find information on scholarships and aid, please visit our financial aid page.

If you expect to receive aid from other sources, for all or part of the program, but will not receive aid in time to meet the advance payment deadline, you should arrange for financing through a bank or other financial institution to ensure that your program fees are paid on a timely basis.

All fees are subject to change.

Requirements/Required Documents

▪ International applicants are not eligible for this part-time program. 
Please visit our Professional MBA Flex program website to find more information about MBAs for international students.

Complete the online application for admission (http://gradschool.fiu.edu/ ). Scroll down, under "Quick Links" click "Apply online".

• To begin the online application you will need to click on the icon that says "Create Account" in the User Login section.  After you create the PIN, you will use the PIN to enter the system and complete the online application.
• You may complete the online application and submit it, even without having taken the GMAT, GRE or TOEFL.  We prefer that you mail supporting materials (essay, letters of recommendation, etc…) to us rather than uploading them onto the online application. 

▪ Pay a $30 application fee.  Most major credit cards are accepted.  Checks or money orders are also accepted and should be made payable to Florida International University.

▪ Send official transcripts from all previously attended universities, in a sealed envelope

• A four year Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution as well as a minimum upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 are required.
• The original transcripts must be submitted in an envelope sealed by the degree-granting institution.
• Students whose official transcripts are not in English will be required to submit translated transcripts.  If this applies to you please ask your university to provide two original transcripts.  The first set of transcripts must remain in the sealed envelope.  The second set of transcripts should be sent to an official translation company for translation.
• Applicants who already possess a Masters degree from an accredited institution may be eligible for a GMAT waiver provided that the graduate degree GPA is 3.0 or better.

▪ Submit official proof of degree.  A notarized copy of the original diploma is required if the degree is not posted on the official transcripts.

▪  If you earned your Bachelor Degree in a country whose official language is not English, you must demonstrate English proficiency by taking either the TOEFL or IELTS.  Minimum scores for the TOEFL are:  550 paper-based, 213 computer-based and 80 internet-based.  Minimum score for the IELTS is 6.5.  When requesting the official scores, please refer to the Florida International University Institution code 5206.  

▪ Submit a current resume of professional experience.

▪ Submit a statement of purpose:  a one-page essay describing your professional goals and reasons for pursuing the Professional MBA Downtown degree at Florida International University. 

▪ Submit two letters of recommendation.

Mailing Address:

Submit all materials to

FIU – Professional MBA Downtown Program
Florida International University
1101 Brickell Avenue
Suite S-300
Miami, FL 33131

Admissions Deadlines

The program admits students every fall. Applications and supporting documents should be sent as early as possible to allow enough time for processing. We will evaluate Fall applications  on the following schedule:

March 1 – notified by March 31
June 1 – notified by June 30
After June 1 – on a space available basis

To be considered for either round, you must submit an online application, have completed all supporting credentials and appropriate test scores and attended an information session by that date.  After June 1, applications will be considered on a space-available basis.

Tuition for the Professional MBA Downtown program that starts in August 2011 is $45,000 for Florida residents and $49,000 for non-residents.

Students pay for courses at the beginning of each semester. All fees are subject to change. A $500 nonrefundable professional development seminar fee is due upon acceptance into the program. The remaining balance is payable on a semester basis. Payments are due the first class day of each semester. Those who leave the program receive no refunds.

Professional MBA tuition covers:

• tuition
• all books and materials
• university fees
• parking decal
• meals on class days
• professional development seminars
• special events

Because state law prohibits the university from extending credit, fee payment cannot be delayed beyond the start of classes or financed by the Professional MBA program or the university. An exception to the advance payment policy will be made only for those who have been awarded financial aid by the university (scholarship, fellowship, loan) and granted a deferment. To find information on scholarships and aid, please visit our financial aid page.

If you expect to receive aid from other sources, for all or part of the program, but will not receive aid in time to meet the advance payment deadline, you should arrange for financing through a bank or other financial institution to ensure that your program fees are paid on a timely basis.

All fees are subject to change.

To receive financial assistance you must be fully admitted to an FIU degree program or be enrolled in a qualified certificate program.

To receive need-based assistance you must complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Completing the FAFSA correctly and submitting any requested document(s) by the annual priority deadline date, March 1st, increases your potential to receive the maximum financial aid for which you are eligible.

FIU'S INSTITUTION CODE: 009635

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LOAN ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility/Requirements 

Recipients of federal loans must meet the following criteria:

• Completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application for each academic year
• Demonstrate financial need;
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
• Be registered with Selective Service, if required;
• Admitted to a degree seeking program or an eligible certificate program;
• Be enrolled at least half time (6 credits/undergraduates-5 credits/graduates) when loan proceeds are received;
• Not be in default on a previous student loan or owe a repayment on a previous federal financial aid award received at any institution;
• Applicant can not have an adverse credit history (for Graduate Plus loans only).

Additional requirements may apply depending on the aid programs awarded to you.

LOAN OPTIONS

Loan Types:

Subsidized – is awarded to student’s demonstrating a financial need as determined by the federal processor as a result of your FAFSA application.  Your loan eligibility is also based on your academic level (see chart below).  Interest payments on this loan is subsidized (you are not charged interest) by the federal government while you are in school or during authorized periods of deferments.  You begin repayment six months after you graduate or stop attending at least half-time.

Unsubsidized – a student does not have to demonstrate financial need to receive this loan.  You may borrow the cost of attendance minus all financial aid awarded and based on your academic level (see chart below).  Interest payments on this loan are not subsidized by the government. You can choose to pay the interest while you are enrolled fulltime or it can be accrued and added to the part of the principal of the loan that you owe.  You begin repayment six months after you graduate or stop attending at least half-time.

Graduate Plus - Graduate students are now eligible to borrow under the PLUS loan program up to their cost of attendance minus other estimated financial assistance.  Students need to first apply with the Department of Education to initiate the loan application process; the terms and conditions applicable to Parent Plus Loans also apply to Graduate Plus Loans.  All Graduate Plus Loans are awarded to all graduate students who meet the eligibility requirement upon receipt of your financial aid award letter for each academic year.  This loan is a credit-worthiness loan which will require a credit history approval.  Interest Payments on this loan are not subsidized by the government.

Graduate Need Grant - awards based on financial need which do not have to be repaid.

• To be eligible applicant must have an EFC between 0 – 7500
• Must complete FAFSA by March 1st priority deadline
• Must be enrolled for at least 9 credits per semester for disbursement (Fall & Spring)
• NOTE: PMBA students that apply by the priority deadline (March 1st) are only eligible for disbursement in the first Fall semesters during the program due to number of enrollment credits per semester in the schedule.