marketing, economics, operations management, MIS, statistics and law. Second-year courses cover specialization topics and are taught in a semester-long format. A seminar series required in the first year includes career-enhancing workshops, industry speakers, alumni discussion panels and an etiquette seminar.

Clemson’s Career Accelerator MBA is typically taken in Greenville, SC as a part-time program, although approximately 12 percent of the students take the program full-time on the Clemson campus. The courses offered in Greenville are designed for the convenience of working professionals and are taught in a live classroom setting in the evening. The learning environment is open and interactive, drawing on the work experiences and varied backgrounds of both students and professors. This program includes a range of relevant courses intended to give you a firm grasp on broad-based business fundamentals. Five foundation courses provide basic business knowledge and may be waived through prior, acceptable academic work. The 11 advanced classes include three electives and eight required courses in accounting, economics, finance, marketing, operations organizational behavior, statistics and strategic management. It typically takes two to three years to complete the program part-time. If you are interested in the health industry, a health services emphasis is available.

Dual Degree Program

Dual graduate degree MBA/MS or MBA/PhD opportunities are available to interested and qualified students. Both the MBA and a second graduate degree may be earned in approximately two and one-half years, if the second graduate degree is approximately 30 hours and classes are taken full time. Students have combined their MBA with a variety of other graduate degrees available at Clemson, such as computer science, tourism, bioengineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, construction science management, professional communication and marketing. Many other combinations are also possible.

Centers, Institutes and Facilities

MBA students engage in applied research projects through the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, which promotes entrepreneurial activity and economic development; the Clemson University Center for International Trade, which enhances the ability of organizations and policy makers to respond effectively to a changing international economy; and the Center for the Advancement of Marketing and Social Sciences, which connects students, faculty members and organizations in solving customer-defined, market-related problems.

Financial Aid

Approximately 60 percent of the full-time students have graduate assistantships, which are available on a competitive basis. In addition to substantially reduced tuition rates, graduate assistants receive an annual stipend of approximately $6,000. As either a full-time or part-time student,

you may apply for Stafford loans. There are also part-time work opportunities both on and off campus.

Student Group

The program has approximately 180 students, 115 attending part-time in Greenville, SC and 65 attending full-time on campus. Thirty percent of the full-time students are international, and one-third of all the students are women.

Student Outcomes

MBA students are hired by a wide variety of businesses and organizations located primarily in the southeastern part of the US. Recent employers have included Lockheed-Martin, Resurgent, General Electric, Blackbaud, Jacobs Consulting and HS Pharma. Five percent of the full-time graduates continue their education by entering PhD or JD programs.

Applying

Application deadlines (in certain circumstances, applications may be considered after these dates):

Full-time MBA Program (fall admission only)

- June 15 (domestic)

- April 15 (international)

Part-time, evening MBA Program

- March 15 (summer admission)

- June 15 (fall admission)

- November 1 (spring admission)

Before applying, you should visit http://business.clemson.edu/mba for more details on application procedures and requirements. The ideal candidate has an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0, an acceptable GMAT score and work experience. The GRE is accepted in some cases. No specific undergraduate major is required. Two years of work experience are required for business majors and the Career Accelerator MBA. No experience is required for non-business graduates for the full-time Career Launch MBA.

Faculty Listing

• John C. Alexander Jr., Breazeale Professor of Financial Planning, Professor of Finance. PhD, Florida State.

• Nagraj Balakrishnan, Program Coordinator, Department of Management, Professor of Management. PhD, Purdue.

• Daniel J. Bradley, Assistant Professor of Finance. PhD, Kentucky.

• E. Earl Burch Jr., Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Mathematical Sciences. PhD, Clemson.

• R. Stephen Cantrell, Professor of Management and Economics. PhD, North Carolina State.

• Thomas L. Dickens, Professor of Accounting. PhD, Texas A&M; CPA, CMA.

• Michael J. Dorsch, Associate Professor of Marketing. PhD, Arkansas.

• Frances L. Edwards, Associate Professor of Legal Studies. JD, Kansas.

• Lawrence D. Fredendall, Associate Professor of Management. PhD, 1991, Michigan State.

• William B. Gartner, Arthur M Spiro Professor of Entrepreneurship. PhD, Washington.

• David W. Grigsby, Interim Dean for the College of Business and Behavioral Science, Professor of Management. PhD, North Carolina.

• Stephen J. Grove, Professor of Marketing. PhD, Oklahoma State.

• John M. Harris Jr., Associate Professor of Finance. PhD, South Carolina.

• Christopher D. Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Marketing.PhD, Mississippi State.

• William E. Kilbourne, Professor of Marketing. PhD, Houston.

• R. Lawrence LaForge, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Management. PhD, Georgia.

• Terry L. Leap, Chair, Department of Management, Professor of Management. PhD, Iowa.

• Robert E. McCormick, Professor of Economics. PhD, Texas A&M.

• Mark A. McKnew, Professor of Management. PhD, MIT.

• Jeffrey J. McMillan, Professor of Accounting. PhD, South Carolina.

• Janis L. Miller, Associate Professor of Management. PhD, Missouri-Columbia.

• John D. Mittelstaedt, Associate Professor of Marketing. PhD, Iowa.

• James W. Patterson, Professor of Management. PhD, Arkansas.

• Gregory M. Pickett, Chair, Department of Marketing, Professor of Marketing. PhD, 1985, Oklahoma State.

• Dennis L. Placone, Director, The Center for Economic Education, Professor of Economics. PhD, 1982, Pittsburgh.

• Russell L. Purvis, Associate Professor of Management. PhD, Florida State.

• Tina L. Robbins, Associate Professor of Management. PhD, South Carolina.

• Curtis J. Simon, Associate Professor of Economics. PhD, SUNY-Binghamton.

• Michael F. Spivey, Professor of Finance. PhD, Tennessee.

• V. Sridharan, Program Coordinator, Department of Management, Professor of Management. PhD, Iowa.

• Caron H. St. John, Director, MBA Program and Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Professor of Management. PhD, Georgia State.

• Wayne H. Stewart Jr., Associate Professor of Management. PhD, North Texas.

• Fred S. Switzer, Professor of Psychology. PhD, Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.

• Neil G. Waller, Professor of Finance. PhD, Texas.