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The School of Business at South Carolina鈥檚 Francis Marion University offers 鈥渆xcellent preparation for real-world business decision-making鈥 in a 鈥渃onvenient鈥 MBA program 鈥渟cheduled in the evening to accommodate working students.鈥 Since FMU is a state school, it does so at a price that doesn鈥檛 break the bank.

This small school鈥攐ne of the smallest state universities to earn AACSB accreditation, according to the university鈥檚 public relations materials鈥攐ffers a 鈥渃hallenging learning environment鈥 in which 鈥減rofessors are easy to approach鈥 and, consequently, the almost exclusively part-time student body 鈥済ets to know professors one on one.鈥 FMU offers a general MBA that is designed to serve the general business population of the Pee Dee region and beyond.

All FMU MBAs must complete courses in accounting for management control, managerial economics, financial theory and applications, strategic management, management science and statistics, and marketing theory and application. Students in the general MBA program must also complete classes in financial accounting, information systems, international business, management theory and applications, production management, and entrepreneurship.

MBAs praise the program鈥檚 faculty, noting that 鈥減rofessors with real-world experience are integrated into active businesses and graduate programs.鈥 Primarily, they appreciate the convenience afforded by the school鈥檚 location and scheduling, as well as the low cost of attending to Palmetto State natives.

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Kay Lawrimore Belanger
Director

Address
Box 100547
Florence, SC 29502
United States

Phone
843-661-1420

Fax
843-661-1432

Email
klawrimore@fmarion.edu

Admissions

Applicants: 15
Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average Undergrad GPA 3.00
Years Work Experience: 0
Average Age: 12




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