Evening MBA

Academic Overview

Our approach to instruction encompasses a mixture of lecture, case study and real-world team projects. Each is used to accomplish the goals of a given class. All are integral in satisfying the objectives of the program, which are:

To provide the basic analytical tools required by managers, including fundamental concepts and principles from the various functional areas
To develop skills in using these tools in an imaginative, problem-solving capacity
To create the ability to lead and manage change
To develop a basis for dealing effectively with others, both in written and oral communication
To instill a thorough understanding of today's economic, political and social environment
To encourage continuous learning from experience

The Evening MBA program is designed for baccalaureate degree holders from accredited institutions, regardless of major. The program's flexible format allows candidates to complete the program in as few as eight semesters or as many as 18. While no prior business course work is required of students in the Evening MBA, it is often advantageous for incoming students to acquaint themselves with several functional areas of business prior to enrollment.

Courses typically meet one night per week, although this may vary depending on the course or the time of the year. For example, one elective in the program, Revenue Management, is a combined Evening program and full-time program offering that meets all-day for three Fridays during the spring term.

The program requires 36 hours of core courses characterized as background, business skills & knowledge, or globalization & strategy. An additional 12 hours of coursework is required in the strategic areas of leadership, enterprise risk management and management models for emerging technologies.

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Evening MBA students with flexible work schedules are eligible to take electives courses within the full-time program in Athens, as long as seating is available in a course and the student has the prerequisite background for a course.

Grades

The quality of work done by students is recorded at the end of the semester in the form of a letter grade. Effective summer 2006, UGA converted to a pilot +/- grading scale that will be reviewed at the end of three years.

Graduate students are still required to maintain a “B” average.

Those unable to do so are subject to probation or dismissal. Course(s) with a grade of “C-“ or lower cannot be included on a program of study for graduation and will require a student retake the course(s).

Grades and numerical equivalents under the new system are as follows:

A (4.0)
A- (3.7)
B+ (3.3)
B (3.0)
B- (2.7)
C+ (2.3)
C (2.0)
C- (1.7)
D (1.0)
F (0.0)

For more information, visit UGA's Plus/Minus Grading FAQ.