MBA for non degree holder ??

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Girish, Nov 22, 2004.

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  1. Girish

    Girish New Member

    I'm looking for a college that admits students without a bachelors degree for their MBA program. I have 14 years of work experience and have a good job . I just want to do an MBA to earn some respectibility at the same time I do not want to buy a certificate from a bogus university. Does anyone know of university / college, even unaccredited which genuinely grants MBA degree through DL like California Coast University.
    I tried to apply for CCU but was rejected as I did not have a first degree.
     
  2. Felipe C. Abala

    Felipe C. Abala New Member

    Try EBS MBA Program. Professor Kennedy can help more.
     
  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    In addition to ESB, consider contacting schools even if their printed policies require a degree. But don't apply, engage. You will need to negotiate your way in.

    Of course, it might be more appropriate for you to go earn a bachelor's degree instead.
     
  4. BubbaGump

    BubbaGump New Member

    I know the link to www.chea.org to go look up if a school if legit.

    Heriot-Watt University isn't in their database, what is the link on the www.ed.gov site where you can look up schools? As Heriot-Watt University says they are:

     
  5. Felipe C. Abala

    Felipe C. Abala New Member

    Hi,

    Heriot-Watt is Royal Chartered in UK, which means legit. Regarding US DoE approval, perhaps Prof Kennedy can share something about this.
     
  6. BubbaGump

    BubbaGump New Member

    No, no, I know it is legit.

    It is just they claim recognition by the US DOE, and I've learned to check that kind of stuff. They aren't in the CHEA DB ( as no US Accred), which I know the link to. www.ed.gov gets you the US Dept of Ed, but I don't know where their list of approved schools is...
     
  7. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    The only one besides EBS that I know of is Aspen . They are in the US, accreditied by DETC and legit.
     
  8. rajyc

    rajyc New Member

    USQ

    If you are interested in Australian universities, University of Sothern Queensland (www.USQ.edu.au or www.USQline.com.au) will admit students without a BS degrees and few years of experience.
     
  9. tcmak

    tcmak New Member

    Hi,

    Actually Imperial College London's distance learning MBA programme accepts people without the first degree.

    This is how it is written:
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    Entry Requirements

    We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a combination of the following skills: intellectual capability, commercial and international awareness, a sense of team spirit and the self-motivation necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment. The entry requirements are:

    * a good first degree from a reputable university, plus at least three years' of work experience following graduation and a GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) score of at least 600, or
    * certain professional qualifications such as ACCA or CIMA, plus at least three years' work experience and a GMAT score of at least 600
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    And most important, your application is considered as a whole.

    This is copied from their admission FAQs:

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    I already have a lot of management experience, do you still require GMAT?

    A high GMAT score is a normally a requirement for acceptance onto the programme. However, your application will be considered as a whole. The GMAT requirement is occasionally waived at the discretion of the Course Director, depending on your qualifications and/or experience.
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    http://www.ic.ac.uk/business/

    Imperial College London is one of the constituent college within The University of London. There is no doubt with its legitimacy. In fact, no one ever asked me about its legitmacy.

    Other MBA programmes offered by Imperial received high respect in both the community and international rankings....

    Hope this helps
     
  10. Michael Lloyd

    Michael Lloyd New Member

    EBS is not 'approved', in the sense of the US Department of Education giving an opinion on the legitimacy and quality of the school. I don't think the Department does that for any institution.

    EBS is 'approved' by the US Department of Education for Stafford Loans. This means that an EBS student can get a government loan to pay for schooling. I recall a thread quite some time ago on the Watercooler explaining how EBS did have to meet certain criteria of the Department related to this loan approval.
     
  11. Professor Kennedy

    Professor Kennedy New Member

    Heriot-Watt is certainly approved for US Dept of Education Stafford Loans as these are administered through Edinburgh Business School on behalf of the rest of the University. A colleague spends a great deal of time processing these loan applications and administering them once awarded to US citizens, mainly for our MBA but also for other HWU degree programmes.

    To gain approval we went through a prolonged adminstrative process, complicated by the then concurrent 'scandal' a US Senator was then pursuing about a spoof application she made on behalf of a non-existant UK 'university' and the resultant speedy acceptance she was beating the head of the DofE about. This incident drove the DofE to extreme caution - they required a copy of Heriot Watt's Royal Charter (signed by the Queen), notarised papers galore from all over the education spectrum, thankfully stopping short of our fingerprints and DNA.

    However, once accepted, things move quickly. I believe the Stafford Loan paperwork requires to be renewed next month or so. My EBS colleague is groaning about the admin work and bureaucracy and the risks to HWU which is responsible for the money even if a student deserts his or her course.

    I can assure Bubbagump that Heriot-Watt is approved for Stafford Loans for its MBA because the (massive) paperwork flashes across my desk from time to time (and my colleauge, as we say, 'bends my ears' about it...).
     
  12. edowave

    edowave Active Member

    I know to use a Stafford loan, you must be at least a "part-time." Usually for graduate school this is 6 credits a semester. How many modules are considered "part-time" for loan purposes?
     

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