COHORT STRUCTURE

The students in the MBA fast track program are enrolled in a small group which remains together as a cohort for fifteen months, during which time they complete all the course work required for the MBA degree.

ACCELERATED PACE

The students are enrolled in only one course at a time and attend class only one night a week. A three-semester credit course is completed in five weeks. Each weekly class session is four hours long. Three factors make it possible for the program to function effectively at an accelerated pace:(a) the common goal orientation of the students; (b) the cohesiveness and continuity of the cohort structure; and (c) the participative teaching methodology which assumes the students are self-directed, goal oriented, and interested in applied learning.

APPLIED LEARNING

Throughout the modular coursework, students are required to integrate theory and academic content with knowledge from their work experiences. Evaluation of students' progress is based not only on evidence of their grasp of content, but upon their reflections about the application of the content in their workplace. Additionally, each student must complete a work-related integrated project.

PARTICIPATIVE METHODOLOGY

The primary role of the instructor in the nontraditional Master's program is that of facilitator. The lecture approach is used only in a limited way. Students are expected each week to acquire information from textbooks and complete the requested work-related assignments. Class time is largely dedicated to the processing of information.

CAU offers a small class environment, and convenient class schedules suited for the working individual.

Our faculty is comprised predominantly of senior corporate executives, who use a seminar approach with active student participation.

Our Fast Track MBA allows students to earn their Master's in 15 months.