Contact Information
Full-Time MBA
Traditional full-time MBA program
Designed to be completed in 21 months
For more about the program, please visit the program site
Contact: Recruitment and Admissions Office
Telephone: 949.824.4622
Email: mba@merage.uci.edu

Fully Employed MBA
Part time MBA program for working professionals
Designed to be completed in 27 or 33 months. Taught in the evenings and weekends.
For more information about the program visit the program site
Contact: Melanie Coburn, Assistant Director of Admissions
Telephone: 949.824.7505
Email: mcoburn@merage.uci.edu

Executive MBA
For professionals on an executive career path
Designed to be completed in 21 months
Classes meet on Friday and Saturday, on alternate weekends
For more information about the program visit the program site
Contact: Stephanie Gaumer, Recruitment & Admissions Officer
Telephone: 949.824-8484
E-mail: sgaumer@uci.edu

Health Care MBA
For health care professionals
Designed to be completed in 24 months
Classes are held one weekend per month, from Thursday at 7:00 p.m. to Sunday at noon
For more information about the program visit the program site
Contact: Stephanie Gaumer, Recruitment & Admissions Officer
Telephone: 949.824.8484
E-mail: sgaumer@uci.edu

The Paul Merage School of Business offers the following to U.S. Military and former U.S. military personnel:

• We waive the application fee for all active military and U.S. veterans
• We are committed to making merit scholarship and financial aid available to qualified military personnel
• We provide a two-year deferment if admitted military students’ plans are delayed by their service branch

Yellow Ribbon Program
The Paul Merage School of Business is honored to be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program. For the 2010-2011 academic school year, The Paul Merage School of Business has committed to awarding up to 50 percent of the tuition expenses not covered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill, to 14 eligible MBA students. The VA will match that amount dollar for dollar. For more information on the Yellow Ribbon Program at The Paul Merage School of Business, please contact Mary Morris, Financial Aid Counselor, at mkmorris@uci.edu or 949.824.5728.

Degree Programs:
Full-Time MBA, a traditional full-time MBA program
Fully Employed MBA, a part time MBA program for working professionals
Executive MBA, for professionals on an executive career path
Health Care MBA, for health care professionals
Doctoral Program, PhD

Joint Degrees:
MBA-MD (Medicine)

Accreditation(s):
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Admission Requirements:
A bachelor's degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. undergraduate degree from an accredited institution. One official transcript from the registrar of each college or university attended (undergraduate and postgraduate, if applicable) whether the degree was completed or not.

International students from countries where the primary or dominant language is not English and whose instruction was not taught in English must submit a recent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. (Scores should be from tests taken within the last five years and must be sent directly from Educational Testing Services.

The GMAT is an optional component of the application for the Executive and Health Care Executive MBA programs.

Completed online application:

• resume
• 2 essays (3rd optional)
• 2 letters of recommendation

Admissions Interview

Tuition:
The program costs vary by degree program. Please visit the website of the program you are interested in for specific program information.

Description of Learning Environment for Students:
The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine offers four dynamic MBA programs – plus PhD and undergraduate business degrees – that deliver its thematic approach to business education: sustained growth through strategic innovation. We graduate leaders with the exceptional ability to help grow their organizations through strategic innovation – supported by analytical decision-making, information technology and collaborative execution, and enhanced by a highly-personalized learning environment. In-class and on-site experiences with real-world business issues give our students the edge needed to help companies compete in today’s global economy.

Faculty:
What sets UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business apart from other business schools is the caliber of teaching and research conducted by our renowned faculty. The school is one of only 11 business schools worldwide where 100% of the faculty have doctorates and is second in percentage of female faculty members (32%). Many general networking opportunities exist to interact closely with our distinguished teacher-scholars and to benefit from their ties to the business community.

Additionally, as consultants to organizations around the globe and to leaders in top professional organizations, our faculty stay at the forefront of current management practices. We encourage you to view their credentials, background, publications and awards at their Faculty Profile page where you may also be directed to their personal websites.

Accomplishments/Recognition:
2010 US News & World Report
Full Time MBA – 36th
Fully Employed MBA – 24th
Executive MBA – 23rd

2008 and 2009 Business Week
Full Time MBA Top 45
Fully Employed MBA – 31st (US) and 9th West Region
Executive MBA Tier 2 (World)

2010 Modern Healthcare
Health Care EMBA – 23rd

2009 Financial Times
Executive MBA -16th (US)