Liberty MBA?

Hey guys,

Alright, I'm all set to enrol in Bellevue University's MHA program which begins in September. I've been accepted and am really really looking forward to the program.

I then stumble upon Liberty University's MBA program. I'll be the first to admit, I love the thought of getting an MBA. With no prereq or no GMAT, the cost, the decent reputation and the fact that it can be completed in less than a year...I gotta say, I'm seriously considering it.



Has anyone completed this program?

 

I have completed 7 of 12 courses and have been enjoying the program. The work consists mostly of one or two weekly discussion board postings, two to three exams which are completed online, and a group assignment which is usually a paper. The students seem very motivated and the instructors do a good job of policing the groups to ensure everyone is pulling their load. In one class we were required to anonymously grade the other members of the group and this grade was factored into the final grade.

 

If Liberty has no pre-reqs then some of the courses must be more like undergrade stuuf.

Am I right or am I missing something?

 

Wow! An MBA in less than a year? That's incredible. I thought 15 months was a killer at CSU-DH. I need to check out their EdD. That might only take 2 years.

 

I believe it can be completed in a year.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. (Those below 3.0 GPA may be considered for admission on academic probation.)
3. Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Complete your MBA in as little as one year!
No prerequisites or GMAT required.
Customized projects related to the real world.
Weekly Requirements: No specific time of day to log into the course.


http://www.liberty.edu/academics/graduate/index.cfm?PID=5638


I realize they have a Division 1 basketball program...made the NCAA tourney a few years back....is Liberty a reputable school?

Around 12K

Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks

 

I always thought Liberty to be a reputable school. I really have to think twice about an MBA that can be completed in less than one year, though. It just doesn't seem doable to me. I don't see how you can learn anything except how to shove massive quantities of information down your throat.

I'd like to hear from anyone who has done this and their experiences there.

 

Liberty offers six eight-week sessions per year and so the program could be completed in one year if you take two courses in each of the six semesters. I would not recommend this if you work full time. Two to three years is a more realistic time frame.

 

Liberty is rated as one of the top ten best buy DL MBAs by USNWR.

 

Remember, the MBA as a two year degree only is primarily a U.S. conception. Over in the UK, a one year MBA is the norm, and that's even from some very good schools. You may have even heard of a couple of them: Oxford & Cambridge.

A one-year MBA would be very doable, just intense, and such a program--even online--is not unheard of in the U.S. In fact, the very highly-regarded Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida offers an online one-year MBA for those who have UG business degrees.

http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu/FutureStudents/internetoneyear.asp

 

I'm wondering whether bing's concern was not so much the issue of a 30 sh (45 qh) MBA vs. a 60 sh (90 qh) MBA. Perhaps it was one of doing a part-time MBA on an incredibly compressed schedule that Jane C. Wright, one of my old City University colleagues, used to call "bulimic learning," as opposed to taking 3 credits per full 10-week quarter or 15-week semester and taking up to five years to finish.