DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

(NKFUST+UMSL)IMBA student: Chiachen Lin

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DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

2 master degree

s

1 academic year in NKFUST

1 academic year in UMSL

International

internship

• Students will be required to obtain 39 credits from UMSL • 9 credits can be transfer

from NKFUST and undergrad credit*

• 6 credit hours of internship are included in 39 credits

• NKFUST admits ½ credits from UMSL** * Not guaranteed, only business related class may be

waived** Regulation varies in different departments

WHO CAN APPLY?NKFUST studentsTOFEL 550/ iBT 79 / IELTS 6.0GMAT 500GPA 3.0 (Last semester)

TYPICAL IMBA PROGRAM FORMAT: UMSL YEAR*

I) General RequirementsBA 5900 Law, Ethics and BusinessBA 6990 Strategy Formulation and Implementation

6 creditsII) Core Requirements

ACCT 5400 Financial and Managerial AccountingFIN 6500 Financial Management (taught in Nanjing)IS 5800 Management Information SystemsLOM 5320 Production and Operations Management

9 creditsIII) Business Breadth Requirements

Management: Any approved graduate management course beyond MGT 5600

Marketing: Any approved graduate marketing course beyond MKTG 5700

6 creditsIV) Electives

IMBA students complete 6 credits of internship/directed study, and one elective course.

9 credits30 credits

* Substitutions may be required, depending on the student’s academic preparation.

COURSE TAKING You will have many chance to do presentation Group projects are very common Some pop-quiz People like to discuss issues in class with professors You will need to spend 3 times more than American classmates on

previewing, reviewing, and doing homework. In class group discussion was a challenge to me Never miss chances to get extra credit You are welcome to drop by or just shoot professor an email if you have

difficulty in learning, or you can also just to have a cup of coffee!

EAP DIAGNOSTIC TEST Every non-native English speaker student is required to take an EAP diagnostic test during orientation week, which is one week before classes start.

Three sections: Listening and note taking with follow-up questions Writing/grammar test essay Speaking test

Student who didn’t pass the test will be required to take EAP class, 3 credits per course.

INTERNSHIP• 40 hours/week• 20% Tax• $10~15/ hour• At least 8 weeks• Grade is determine

by supervisor’s evaluation and the final report

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS

Located in St. Louis, Missouri5 mins away from Lambert International Airport

WEATHER

Weather changes frequently in spring Hot in summer, some hurricanes (44 degree in 2012) Comfortable in fall Snows in winter (-24 in 2014) Dry weather all the time

“If you don’t like the weather,

just wait a few minutes. ”

ACCOMMODATION

10~15 mins walking distance to campus and metro station $429/ month for 4-bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment Official website

http://www.universitymeadowsumsl.com/index.html

“University Meadows” is the best choice compare to others. (Secure, convenience, and friend circle.)

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION• MetroLink &

Bus• Car• School

grocery shuttle

On campus metro station (free for UMSL students)

Grocery shuttle goes to Wal-Mart & Chinese market every week and every other week

EAT

• Eat out (Asian food are relevant expensive):• $5~7 (McDonald/ Subway/ small restaurant level)• $10~17 ( better food, restaurant/ buffet level)• $18~ ( fancy food, hotel level)

• Cook at home:• $ 300 per month

Cook at home is the best way to save money, and prevent from gaining weight…

CAR (RENT/BUY) Rental rate: about $500/month (this is long term rate for a economic car from Enterprise)

Buy a used-car: $4500(owner) ~ $7000 (dealership) Usually you can sale it by $1000 lower than your purchasing price

Car insurance: $1350/ 6 months (full coverage), $100/ month (half coverage)

Note: Driver who’s less than 25 years old will be charged “young drivers fee”, and the insurance will be higher

BUDGETINGMainly Car purchasing, Rent, Tuition, insurance, and…..shopping & Traveling!• Tuition: $400/credit in UMSL• Insurance: about $1350 / 6 months Shopping & Traveling budgets are not included in this estimation!

FROM AUG. 2012 TO FEB. 2014 (USD)

IncomeScholarship 8,000Car resale 4,000Internship – 10 months 20,800

$ 32,800

Expense

Tuition - NKFUST 9,000

Tuition - UMSL 12,000

Insurance - Car 2,450

Insurance - Life 1,750

Car (Buy from owner) 6,000

Gas 1,260

Accomandation 8,600

Electricity 700

Internet 160

Cell phone 760

Food & Grocery 9,500

$ 52,180

Total spending is about $52,180 $ 52,180 – $ 32,800 = $ 19,380 (about NT$ 581,400)

We transfer 9 credit from NKFUST to UMSL..so we actually save $ 3,600 on tuition!

Also, we can transfer credits from UMSL back to NKFUST, saving unto half of the graduate credits tuition in NKFUST!

GALLERY

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