The Hofstra Zarb EMBA program is designed for working professionals and managers who seek to earn an EMBA in a 20 month period. With few exceptions, classes meet on Saturdays. The GMAT exam is generally waived for EMBA students. For further information, Please contact: Dr. Barry Berman, EMBA Director barry.berman@hofstra.edu

1. An Overview of the
Zarb EMBA Program
2015

2. EMBA Contact Information:
Barry Berman, Ph.D. Program Director
516 546-7625 home office
516 463-5711 school
516 375-0324 mobile
barry.berman@hofstra.edu

3. Overview
• Zarb School Overall Benefits
• Features of the Zarb EMBA program
• Admission Process
• Tuition

4. Benefits: Zarb’s Graduate Business Programs
Most Recent 2014 Ranking by Business Week
Our Full Time MBA program ranked 79th in U.S.
Only NYU and Columbia ranked higher in NY
metropolitan area. Our program was ranked
28th in U.S. by employers
Part Time MBA program ranked 60th in U.S.

5. Benefits: Zarb’s Graduate Business Programs
• One of the few programs in the metropolitan area with separate accounting
accreditation by AACSB. (Less than 5% of schools in the country have this
distinction).
• Our BBA and MBA programs have been AACSB accredited since 1968. Hofstra was
the first university on Long Island to achieve AACSB accreditation.
• Classes are taught by dedicated, full-time faculty with outstanding teaching skills,
terminal degrees, and appropriate business experience

6. Features of Zarb EMBA Program I:
• Small class size (less than 20) versus over 100 at NYU, Columbia
• A 20-month program with almost all courses taught on Saturdays
• Lock-step scheduling (fosters long-term relationships, better
rationalized curriculum planning)
• An all- inclusive tuition policy (except private room on trip)
• An empowered student body
• Active alumni base for networking

7. Features of the Zarb EMBA Program II:
• A global focus
• Use of student teams for cases and projects
• Study groups on campus, in offices and in homes
• Use of team teaching for all 4 credit courses
• Faculty selected based on teaching, business/consulting
experience and research productivity
• Best of the Best– faculty include winners of best teaching
awards, distinguished professors, departmental chairs, etc.

8. Features of the Zarb EMBA Program III:
• EMBA 415-- Executive Leadership Skills-- will
now feature presentations and question-
answer sessions from high-level executives
(from diverse businesses and functional
specializations)

9. Course Content:
Fall 2015– EMBA 400, ACCT 401, QM 4012 and IT 401 13 credits
Winter 2016-FIN 401 3 credits
Spring 2016-MKT 401, MGT 402, and Fin 402 12 credits
Summer 2016-EMBA 410 (including foreign trip) 6 credits
Fall 2016-EMBA 420, LAW 401, MGT 401 and EMBA 415 8 credits
Winter 2017 EMBA 425 3 credits
Spring 2017 –EMBA 430 3 credits
Total 48 credits

10. Facilities/Support:
– State of the Art Business Development Center classroom
(computers at each desk, networked printer)
– 24/7 at home access to library database
– Blackboard communication
– All statistical software, books, student materials (cases,
financial calculator) and foreign travel costs included
– Access to all of Hofstra’s facilities

11. Selected Prominent Alumni:
• Edward Fred, Consultant, CPIA Aerospace
• Jed Morey, President, Morey Publishing
• Joseph P. Vincent, SVP Operations,
Newscorp
• Xuemao Wang, Dean and University
Librarian, University of Cincinnati
• Christopher J. Kutner, partner, Rivkin
Radler
• Andrew W. Lackmann, co-chairman and
CEO, Lackmann Culinary Services
• Kimberly Bregenzer, Director of Budgeting
and Financial Planning, Fu Foundation,
Columbia University
Selected Prominent Alumni:
• Dominic Brata, Manager Logistics, US
Postal Service
• Ric Martello, Northeast Managing
Consulting , Health Care Consultant
• Michael Amendola, President Amendola
Fence
• Denise Santucci. MD, private practice
Center
• Lorraine Marin, MD, private practice
oncologist
• Thao Quan, VP Marketing Director, HSBC
Bank
• Kathleen Roche, Executive Director,
Rainbow Chimes

12. Admissions Criteria:
• Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of career
advancement
• Large percentage of business executives, non-
profit sector managers, physicians,
entrepreneurs
• Sponsored/self-sponsored

13. Admissions Process:
• Rolling admission
• Package consists of downloaded application
information, official transcripts (except Hofstra
degrees), two-page autobiographical
statement with career plans, resume, two
letters of recommendation
• GMAT is normally waived

14. Tuition Billing (as of Fall 2015 entering class):
SEMESTER NO. CREDITS TOTAL TUITION
Fall 2015 13 $28,439
Winter 2016 3 6,562
Spring 2016 12 26,250
Summer 2016 6 13,125
Fall 2015 8 17,500
Winter 2017 3 6,562
Spring 2017 3 6,562
TOTAL 48 $105,000
Tuition is all-inclusive – books, cases, all student fees. And foreign trip (assuming
double occupancy)

15. 2015 Entering Class Tuition Other Programs:
• NYU $177,800 (not including travel costs)
• Columbia $182,280 (not including travel costs)
• Cornell $163,940 (not including travel costs)
• Fordham $97,500 (not including travel costs)