Overview
Chartered in 1856, the University now carries out its mission through a graduate school and twelve colleges and schools oriented to particular areas of study. The fall 2004 enrollment on the main campus numbered 23,152, of whom 3,815 were business students. About 30 percent of Auburn students are from out of state.

In fall 2006, 500 M.B.A., 7 M.S.B.A., 16 M.M.I.S., 48 M.Ac., 2 M.S.Ec., and 56 Ph.D. students were enrolled. The average age was 31. Sixty-five percent of the students were men. Approximately 35 percent were married. Fifteen percent were international students or students from minority groups. Approximately 70 percent of the M.B.A. students had undergraduate majors other than business; 60 percent received undergraduate degrees from institutions other than Auburn.

The Location and Community
The city of Auburn has a population of approximately 50,000, including resident students. Located on Interstate 85 in east-central Alabama, the University has a beautiful 1,900-acre campus, and students have easy access to major metropolitan areas. Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama, are within approximately 2 hours’ driving time; Columbus, Georgia, and Montgomery, Alabama, are within a 1-hour drive. The Alabama and Florida Gulf coasts are each about a 4-hour drive from the campus.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The College of Business offers six graduate programs: the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Accountancy, the Master of Management Information Systems, the Master of Science in Business Administration, the Master of Science in Economics, and a Ph.D. program in management. The graduate programs in business are accredited by the AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The objective of the M.B.A. degree is to prepare the talented and strongly motivated student for a leadership role in a highly competitive and volatile business and economic environment. The program generally encompasses 36 semester credit hours of course work in four semesters, including the required summer M.B.A. internship. During the M.B.A. program, students may earn a 12-hour concentration in a wide variety of functional areas, including economics, finance, human resource management, logistics, marketing, operations management, management information systems, management of technology, and supply chain management. The M.B.A. is also available off campus through the video-based Graduate Outreach Program. In addition, the Executive M.B.A. (techno-track and health-care track) and the Physician’s Executive M.B.A. (doctors only) programs, for students with substantial work experience, combine limited campus residencies with distance learning technologies. For more information, students should call 877-282-3622 (toll-free).

The M.Ac. is a 30-hour degree program, with concentrations in taxation, financial/auditing, and accounting systems. This professional, nonthesis degree program is available to students with the equivalent of an undergraduate major in accounting.

The M.M.I.S. program is a 33-hour nonthesis degree program for students who wish to prepare for careers in management information systems.

Students who desire a research orientation may prefer the M.S.B.A., which requires a minimum of 30 hours and a thesis in a selected area of study. M.S.B.A. concentrations are currently offered in human resource management, production/operations management, marketing, and finance.

The M.S. in economics is a 30-hour program, plus thesis. Graduate study in economics is designed to prepare students for careers in business, government, and teaching.

The Ph.D. program in management is designed to prepare graduates to conduct high-quality research in universities, consulting organizations, government, and business. Doctoral students choose one of three areas of concentration: organizational analysis and change, management information systems, or human resource management. The Ph.D. is an interdepartmental program that requires a minimum of 48 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate, plus successful completion of a dissertation. Students admitted to the program prior to receiving a master’s degree may bypass the thesis requirement.

Facilities & Resources
Research facilities for students in the College of Business include the main campus library and computer system. The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and currently holds more than 3 million bound volumes and 2.8 million items on microformat. The library is a depository for U.S. government documents and lists among its subscriptions more than 10,000 serials. Eight public and one private computing sites are equipped with IBM PC-compatible microcomputers and high-speed laser printers. Each site is connected to AUNET, the campuswide network, and has Internet access to the University’s mainframe computer, the Alabama Supercomputer Network, and other networks throughout the United States and around the world.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition is $3,505 per semester for full-time resident students and $7,945 per semester for nonresidents. The cost of books and supplies was estimated at $400 per semester.

Financial Aid:
Financial aid in the form of graduate research assistantships and merit scholarships is awarded on a competitive basis among M.B.A. students. These assistantships and scholarships are dispensed based on academic achievement, work/resume credentials, and GMAT results. Students holding assistantships of one quarter or more may waive University tuition payments. All need-based financial assistance is processed through the Auburn University (AU) Student Financial Aid Office..

Housing/Living Expenses:
There are no on-campus apartments or other forms of housing available for graduate students. A wide variety of off-campus housing is available within walking distance of the University. In addition, a campus-city bus service is available for students.

How to Apply / Application

M.B.A. applications are accepted for fall semester only for on-campus students and for fall and spring semesters for outreach students. Applicants for the business programs must provide competitive scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test. Applicants for the M.S. program in economics must submit satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations. For admission to all programs, international students are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Application forms can be obtained from the Graduate School office in Hargis Hall. The graduate catalog can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.grad.auburn.edu. Application forms for all M.B.A. programs can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.mba.business.auburn.edu.

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