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Masters of Business Administration

Information Session

College of Business AdministrationCalifornia State University, Long Beach


Accreditation and Recognitions


Your Graduate Business Programs Team

Ingrid M. Martin, Ph.D.Director of Graduate ProgramsMarketing Faculty

Giselle Oberly, Graduate Program StaffAccelerated MBA, MS Accountancy

Rhianna Lemos GirtonGraduate Program StaffEvening MBA, , Saturday MBA, MS Supply Chain


Admission Requirements

• Admission to CSULB (CalStateApply)• Program Application Requirements

• Video Statement of Purpose• Resume• Two Recommendations

• Minimum 2.75 GPA• GMAT or GRE test scores (test waivers)• Saturday MBA-minimum 3 years work experience

Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission!

https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Application Deadlines


• Evening MBA October 1-June 1 Fall AdmissionsAugust 1-November 1 Spring Admissions

• Accelerated MBA October 1-June 1 Fall AdmissionsNo spring admissions

• Saturday MBA October 1-June 1 Fall AdmissionsNo spring admissions

International Students October 1-April 15 Fall AdmissionsAugust 1-October 1 Spring Admissions

Saturday MBA


• 10 week quarters and 48 units• Cohort-based, focus on teams• Three day residential orientation• Saturdays, 23 months• Meals, books, parking, international trip

and more included in tuition

• Focus: Business Sustainability• Advanced core courses• Integrated teaching approach

• 1 week International trip• Client projects• Designed for working professionals• Saturday MBA

http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cba/mba/smba/

Saturday MBA Student Profile


• Average age: 34

• Average GPA: 3.14

• GMAT range: 530-620

• GRE range: 148-156

• Top 3 undergraduate majors• Business• Engineering• Communications

Saturday MBA 3 in Lisbon


Payback on the Saturday MBA


I, like many, went back to get my MBA seeking a promotion within my company. Coming from an engineering background, the MBA was valuable in moving into a management position.

Thanks to the knowledge that I learned throughout the program, I was able to apply it directly in my daily duties and actually received a promotion with six months left in the program.

Brian Budzinski, Structural Engineering Manager, Boeing. Class of 2016

Accelerated MBA


• Full time, daytime, 18 month• 4 hybrid courses• Focus on entrepreneurial innovation• Case Competitions: Boeing, Innovation Challenge

and more• Three day offsite residential orientation

• International trip• Career guidance through workshops• Active participation in the CSULB innovation

challenge and the CBA Incubator• Accelerated MBA Program

http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cba/mba/amba/

Accelerated MBA


• Learn how to start your own business through:

• Hands-on experience working with entrepreneurial ventures• Join our CBA Incubator and work with alumni• Work with “Innovation Challenge “ teams to help create a business

• The final result: you will graduate with the experience and potential needed to start your own business!

Accelerated MBA Student Profile


• Average age: 24




• Women: 68%

• International: 52%

• Top 3 undergraduate majors• Business• Engineering• Chemistry

Accelerated MBA 11 in Cusco, Peru


Payback on the Accelerated MBA

I had a great MBA experience at CSULB. …I am a chemist turned marketing manager….I gravitated towards Marketing, which was outside my comfort zone, but was extremely interesting.

My work in social media as a graduate assistant was a good starting point in the path to my marketing career. I am connected with at start-up company called College Concierge, and I am helping to company grow and help in their marketing efforts.

Fidji Victoriano, Marketing Manager, College Concierge. Class of 2016


SMBA and AMBA International Trips


• Learn how to do business in a global environment

• Countries include: Argentina, Chile, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Peru, Colombia, Denmark.

• Visit companies: Samsung, CBRE, Volkswagen, Moroccan Stock Exchange, Fiat-CNH, Syngenta, Port of Lisbon, wineries, and many small to medium businesses.

• Develop a camaraderie and great memories with your cohort!


Evening MBA

• Part-time, self-paced, 48 units, 7pm-9:45pm Monday-Thursday

• Designed for working professionals

• Two-day orientation

• Case competitions: Boeing, Innovation Challenge and more

• Active participation in the CBA Incubator

• Specializations or general MBA

• Evening MBA

http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cba/mba/emba/


Evening MBA Specializations

• Finance

• Human Resource Management

• Management

• Information Systems

• Marketing

• Hospitality Management

• Recreation and Leisure Management

• Healthcare Management

• Health Sciences


Evening MBA Student Profile

• Average age: 31




• Women: 20 or 35%

• International: 20%

• Top 3 undergraduate majors• Business• Engineering• Sociology

Payback on the Evening MBA


Graduating with my MBA from CSULB was one of the best choices I have made for my professional career…the MBA program gave me a more advanced understanding of the business world…it taught me how to operate like a professional and provide a network of like-minded people to collaborate with.

These connections have both helped me in the short-term to jump-start my career, but are also long-term connections (and friends) that will help me as I continue to progress through my career.

Doug Sack, Class of 2013


Graduate Business Career Services

Zoe Sullivan, Assistant DirectorGraduate Business Career Services

Bert RiveraEmployment & Job Development Specialist

Visit us at Graduate Business Career Services

http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cba/graduate-programs/career-services/


• Individualized career planning• Schedule 1:1 career advising appointments that fit with your schedule• Evening hours available• Phone/Skype career appointments available• Devise a career strategy• Polish your personal brand digitally and in person

Overcome the “resume black hole” with effective networking techniques for the 21st century job search!



Services we provide:• Targeted opportunities emailed to you • Resume book for employers we partner with• Hire SoCal Graduate Business Career Fair

• Previous employers include• Kaiser Permanente• AT&T• Citizens Business Bank• Verizon• American Honda Finance• Purple Squirrel• ASICS• The Wonderful Company• Ultimate Software• And More!

Connect to Internship and Employment Opportunities with high-profile employers!



Representative sample of employers that recruit and hire CSULB graduate business students

• American Honda Finance• Beckman Coulter• Boeing• California State Auditor• Deloitte• EY• Gallup• Guthy Renker• IBM• Ingram Micro• KPMG

• Lakeshore Learning Materials• Northrup Grumman• Molina Healthcare• PwC• Southern California Edison• Toyota• United Health• Union Bank• Wells Fargo


Graduate Business Student AssociationAdded Value to MBA Degree

• Alumni Events• Keys to success• Networking• Social Events• Business and Career Contacts• Your link to the future……



CBA Innovation Incubator – Our Future

CBA Innovation Incubator – Our Future


If you want to learn more about our MBA programs


• Class Visits• If you are interested in sitting in on an actual MBA class

• Program Ambassador• If you would like to meet with a current student or alumnus

Please contact the respective program manager

• Accelerated MBA, MS Accountancy [email protected]• Evening MBA, MS Supply Chain Management [email protected]• Saturday MBA [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



Contact Information

• Accelerated MBA, MS Accountancy [email protected]

• Saturday MBA, Evening MBA, MS Supply Chain Management [email protected]

• Graduate Business Programs Website



http://www.csulb.edu/cba-graduate-programs/mba-programs

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/CSULB-CBA-Graduate-Programs-6941944/about

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Information Session - csulb.edu · • IBM • Ingram Micro ... • Keys to success • Networking • Social Events ... PowerPoint Presentation Author: Marina Freeman-Garvey