This document summarizes an information session for the Eberhardt MBA and MAcc programs at University of the Pacific. The session outlines the accredited programs, career services, schedules and costs. Key aspects include the 16-month full-time MBA with an international experience, 9-month MAcc program, and part-time MBA offered in Sacramento. The presentation provides an overview of admission requirements and application deadlines and timelines. Contact information is provided for those seeking more details on the graduate business programs.

1. START HERE. GO
ANYWHERE.
Go.pacific.edu/MBA * Go.pacific.edu/Macc
Go.pacific.edu/SacMBA
Eberhardt MBA and MAcc Programs
Information Session
November 30, 2016
Presenter:
Chris Lozano
Chào mừng!
Welcome!

2. Agenda for the Eberhardt MBA & MAcc
Webinar
 Introductions
 Review of Eberhardt LinkedIn and
Alumni
 MAcc & MBA Program Schedules
 MBA Application and Admission Criteria
 Costs and Financial Assistance
 Questions & Answers

3. Why the Eberhardt Graduate
Programs ?
 AACSB accredited programs – Only 5% worldwide are accredited
 Pacific is #8 in CA in Salaries earned by alumni in College Scorecard
 Top Tier of Business Schools
 Listed in Best 296 Business Schools by Princeton Review
 Ranked as #9 Most Diverse Business School by Businessweek
 Accelerated Programs
 16-month Full-time Early Advantage MBA,
 24-month Part-time Professional MBA in Sacramento
 9-month MAcc
 International study experience in 16-month MBA
 Dedicated Eberhardt Career Management staff
 Small Interactive Classes (Average - about 20)
 Dual & Cooperative Programs: JD/MBA, PharmD/MBA & Peace Corps

4. MAcc Prerequisites
 Accounting Students (Eligible for 9-month program)
 Completion of Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
 Non-Accounting or Non-Business Students (Length
variable)
 Microeconomics*
 Macroeconomics*
 Probability and Statistics*
 Finite Math and Calculus*
 Financial Accounting*
 Managerial Accounting*
 Legal Environments of Business**
 Operations Management**
 Completion of a Bachelor’s degree
*AP units or equivalent course are also acceptable

5. Academic Calendar- 9-month MAcc
Fall Term
15 units
Spring Term
15 units
Advanced Financial
Accounting
Financial Statement
Analysis
Graduate Seminar in
Auditing
Advanced Taxation
Professional Accounting
Research Methods
Managing Quality &
Productivity
Ethics and Corporate
Social Responsibility
Ethics for the
Professional Accountant
Negotiations Strategic Management
Leadership

6. Why MBA?
 Practical leadership and management skills
 “Still in very scarce supply” (Harvard Business
Review, 2014)
 Access to learning community and alumni network
 GMAC 2014 MBA graduate survey:
 92% say MBA prepared them for leadership positions
 88% say MBA prepared them for their career
 82% say MBA prepared them to manage work/life
balance
 71% say MBA allowed them to achieve an otherwise
unattainable career outcome (GMAC, 2014)
 Professionally, financially, and personally rewarding

7. Main MBA Program Focus & Elective
Areas
 Healthcare Management MBA
 General Management MBA
 Finance
 Marketing
 Entrepreneurship
 Sport Management

8. First Term: Applied Business Principles- 16
month MBA
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16
MODULES-17UnitsTotal
MBAOrientation
Mgmt. Info. Systems
MW 4:00-6:30 pm
IntegratedPresentations
Marketing
TR 3:30-6:00 pm
Managerial Economics
MW 4:00-6:30 pm
Accounting for Managers
MW 12:30-3:00 pm
Finance
MW 12:30-3:00 pm
Data and Decisions
TR 12:30-3:30 pm
Mgmt. & Org. Behavior
TR 12:30-3:00 pm
Career Development
T 10:00-11:30 am
Associate Dean’s Seminar
T 6:30-8:30 pm

9. Final Year Academic Calendar- 16-month
MBA
Spring Term
15 units
May-Jun
3 units
Jun-Aug Fall Term
18 units
Corporate Finance Leadership
Global Marketing
Global Business
Competition
Required MBA
Internship
Corporate
Responsibility
Entrepreneurial
Management Negotiation
Quality &
Productivity
Strategic
Management
Area Elective 3 Area Electives

10. International Experience for Early
Advantage
Each year, the Global Business Competition course
travels abroad for a two-week period of intensive
instruction.
2009 - Panama and Costa Rica
2010 - London, England
2011 - Istanbul, Turkey
2012 - Shanghai and Beijing
2013 - Shanghai and Hong Kong
2014 - Istanbul & Izmir, Turkey
2015 - Toulouse, France
2016 - ?
1998 - Chile
1999 - Spain
2000 - Ireland
2001 - U.K. and France
2002 - Estonia and Finland
2003 to 2005 - E.M. Lyon
2006 & 2007 - Taipei, Taiwan
2008 – Taiwan and Hong Kong

11. Career Management Services for Full-time
Programs
 MBA Career Development Module
 Individual Career Management Planning with
dedicated career professionals
 Required MBA Internship for 16-month MBA
program
 Meet the Firms Event for all MBA and MAcc
Students

12. Sacramento Part-time MBA
 2 years
 Traditional semester format
 2 classes at a time
 2 nights per week
 Typically Tuesdays and Thursdays
 6:00pm – 9:00pm
 Cohort model
 36 total units

13. Sacramento Part-time MBA
Curriculum
General Management Track
 Leading and Managing
Organizations
 Accounting for Managers
 Innovation and
Entrepreneurial Management
 Decision Making and
Analytics
 Financial Management
 Marketing
 Power, Conflict, and
Negotiations
 Service Design and
Operations
Healthcare Management
Track
 Leading and Managing
Organizations
 Accounting for Managers
 Health Services
Management
 Decision Making and
Analytics
 Health Insurance and
Finance
 Marketing
 Power, Conflict, and
Negotiations

14. LinkedIn: Great Resource for Pacific Eberhardt
Network
Other interesting profiles:
 Christine Ahn ’11 PharmD/MBA- Lean Specialist, Collin Cooney ’05 BA, ’08 MBA –
Brand Manager- The Wine Group and Jonathan “JK” Fujimoto ‘09 PharmD/MBA –
Pharmacy Supervisor- 17 CVS stores

15. How and When to Apply
 Online Application usually available in late
September for the next year.
 Key Application Dates
Fall 2017 Round 1 - January 15 (FT Priority Review)
Round 2 - March 1 (FT On time & PT – Priority)
Round 3 - June 1 (FT late & PT – On time)

16. 2016 New FT MBA Student
Profile
 GPA Average: 3.44 (Range 3.10 - 3.72)
 GMAT Average: 541 (Range 440 - 670)
 Average Age: 23.4 (Range 21 to 26)
 Average Experience: Not calculated yet
 International: 13% (Down from 18% in ‘15)
 Female: 50% (Same in ‘15)

17. APPLICATION ELEMENTS
Part 1: Complete App and Submit
 Online MBA Application, 2 Personal Statements and
Resume
 Letters of Recommendation (recommended)
 Application Fee - $50
 Tip: Be sure to return to app for verification steps after app fee is paid.
Part 2: Supplemental Documents
 Official Transcripts from all institutions (incl. transfer)
 Official GMAT (or GRE) Scores
 Interview (by invitation only)
Be sure to display your TPP:
Talent, Passion, Purpose!

18. Costs for Graduate Programs (AY 2016 -17)
Please see the
MBA & MAcc Cost & Financial Aid
Page for the latest Information

19. Scholarships and Assistantships – FT
Programs Only
 Eberhardt Merit Scholarships (FTMBA & MAcc)
 Joseph Kaeslin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
 Edward M. Nagel Scholarships
 Robert and Frances Ferguson MBA Endowed Scholarship
 Credit Bureau of San Joaquin Endowed Scholarship
 Marian & George Malloy Endowed MBA Scholarship
 Fletcher Jones Foundation Scholarship (New- Entrepreneurship)
 MBA Merit-Based Graduate Assistantships
 1/3 Tuition Assistantship
 1/2 Tuition Eberhardt Scholars Assistantship

20. Time for some Q & A

21. For more information
Call: 209.946.2629 (Stockton)
or
916.739.7281 (Sacramento)
E-mail: mba@pacific.edu
Web: go.pacific.edu/MBA
go.pacific.edu/Macc
go.pacific.edu/SacMBA

22. START HERE. GO
ANYWHERE.
go.pacific.edu/business
Thank You for attending
today’s
Information session!