Santa Clara University Executive MBA
The Premier Business Program for Biotech and Silicon Valley
 

Contact Information
  
          Julie Krugman, Executive MBA Program Director
          jkrugman@scu.edu, (408) 554-5291

Application Procedure

The following requirements must be met to complete the application process:

Click here to see the Admissions Criteria.

The next cohort begins, August 2004.

Application deadlines

*  Average GMAT score: 610 - Average GPA: 3.3 - Application Fee: $75 (regular or online)

Cost

The program cost for the next cohort is $68,000.  This will cover tuition, fees, books, parking, food and lodging for the residential weekends.

Admissions Criteria

1. The primary criterion is your record of accomplishment as a manager.  The application form requests a resume, and you should craft that resume so that it details your accomplishments in the various managerial positions you have held. Essay questions also provide an opportunity for you to highlight the challenges you have faced as a manager.  Your letters of recommendation should similarly come from past supervisors or executives in your current firm who are familiar with your achievements and your potential to excel in a general management position.
   1. Typical job titles of successful applicants will include Director, Marketing/Finance/ Manufacturing/R&D Manager, General Manager, Division Manager, Vice-President, CXO, and so forth.
   2. Strictly speaking, job title is irrelevant -- it's your achievements that matter.  The job titles just listed make the point that the Executive MBA program targets students who are responsible for sizable budgets, large numbers of employees, or key strategic functions, and who have a lengthy track record.
   3. In order for our staff to better understand your background, an Admissions Interview is required of every applicant to the program.  To set up your appointment, please call 408-554-5291 to meet with our EMBA Program Director.
       
2. Given sufficient work experience and a record of managerial accomplishment, the next screening criterion is academic aptitude, as reflected in your GMAT score and your prior academic work.  The Executive MBA from Santa Clara should not be thought of as "MBA Lite".  It is a rigorous and intellectually demanding program designed to meet the tough accreditation standards of the AACSB.
   1. No prior education in business is required.  While some applicants may have an undergraduate degree in a business subject, many will not.  In fact, the Executive MBA is particularly appropriate for individuals with a technical education who, through talent, drive, or fate, have landed significant managerial responsibilities and now seek the business knowledge needed to excel in a general management position.
   2. Regardless of the subject matter studied in your prior education, the stronger your performance in prior academic work, the stronger your application.  Thus, an applicant who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in, say, anthropology from a world renowned university, might be rated higher than an applicant with an undergraduate degree in finance but an indifferent record of academic achievement—especially if the GMAT score of the former attests to an aptitude for business.
       
3. The final criterion is an amalgam of fit with the mission of Santa Clara University and the Leavey School, compatibility with the goals that guided the design of the Executive MBA, and contribution to the mix of students accepted into the cohort.
   1. If you are not familiar with the Leavey School or Santa Clara, you may wish to browse business.scu.edu  or www.scu.edu to get a sense of our mission and values.
   2. In the design of this program we chose to focus on the issues and challenges that particularly concern technology firms.  A technology firm is any business that, for example, materially contributes to the overall matrix that makes up Silicon Valley.  The program may not be appropriate for individuals who meet the other criteria but whose current job responsibilities or prior experience have little to do with the kinds of concerns that drive Silicon Valley firms.
   3. Because all students take exactly the same curriculum ('cohort' model) and move through the program together, and because group work and class discussion are crucial components of the program, at the margin preference may be given to candidates whose unique backgrounds promise an extra contribution to the learning of all.

Contact

  Julie Krugman, Executive MBA Program Director
  jkrugman@scu.edu , (408) 554-5291

  The Executive MBA Program
  Santa Clara University
  Leavey School of Business
  500 El Camino Real, Kenna Hall 223
  Santa Clara, CA 95053
  408-554-5291
  executive-mba@scu.edu 

Info Sessions 2004

We invite you to attend an MBA Info Session, opening with a presentation by the Assistant Dean of the Leavey School of Business. Prospective Executive MBA applicants will be invited to gather for the opportunity to learn more about this exciting program and to ask questions individually of admissions staff and EMBA Alumni. Refreshments will be served.

Upcoming Information Sessions:

RSVP either by calling 408-554-4539, or register on-line.