Graduate Bulletin-Business and Management

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management's (SBM) vision is to be recognized as a leading urban center of value-added business and management education. We are the primary provider of affordable business and management education in the region, and we have a special role in shaping our educational programs to fulfill the vision of Temple's founder, Dr. Russell Conwell.

Our goal is to improve business practice in the region by providing a results-oriented education that links theory with practice. SBM graduates not only will understand the core areas of business, but also will be able to respond to organizational problems and opportunities from a total enterprise perspective. This linkage will occur by actively involving all of our stakeholders in a continual review of the curriculum.

The competencies of the faculty play a critical role in achieving the mission. We, as a faculty, are committed to the advancement of scholarship and excellence in teaching that draws on the unique resources of our stakeholders. The School is actively involved in student professional development and contributes to the growth and development of our local community.

The graduate programs of SBM are fully accredited by the International Association for Management Education (AACSB).

Application Deadlines

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Master of Business Administration	6/1	9/30	3/15
M.B.A./M.S. Healthcare Financial Management	6/1	*
Master of Science Actuarial Science	6/1	9/30	3/15
Master of Science Business Administration	6/1	9/30	3/15
Master of Science Statistics	6/1	9/30
Master of Arts Economics	6/1	9/30
Ph.D. Business Administration	3/1*	**
Ph.D. Economics	6/1	**
Ph.D. Statistics	6/1	**

*Applicants who wish to apply for university level financial aid must apply by January 1 to be considered. Students who attended one or more international post-secondary institutions are strongly encouraged to apply by January 1.

**No entering class

Financial Aid

The SBM offers a number of positions as graduate assistants, with teaching or research responsibilities, to support deserving students in all departments. Doctoral student awards provide for a stipend of at least $10,300, a $500 summer research fellowship, a $600 book allowance for an academic year, and tuition remission. Other fellowships and grants for particular areas of concentration are also available, and applicants may apply for university level scholarships. A very limited amount of financial aid is available to M.B.A. students; the stipend is currently $7,650 with a $600 book allowance and tuition remission.

Healthcare Management: Students majoring in healthcare management are eligible for financial aid from a variety of sources including: Public Health Service Traineeship Block Grant, Foster McGraw Scholarship, and Shirley Rock Scholarship Award.

Non-Matriculated Student Policy

A non-matriculated student who has an undergraduate degree with a GPA 2.8 or better may take three graduate courses at the 400 level before matriculating. A transcript which shows completion of an under-graduate degree and the cumulative GPA must be provided.

Non-matriculated students who want to take courses at the 500 level must meet the following criteria:

1. be eligible to waive the entire core (400-level courses);

2. present a completed application for a master's degree program in business;

3. provide evidence of registration for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT); and

4. provide undergraduate transcripts.

For further information, please call the M.B.A. and M.S. Program office at one of the following numbers:

Main Campus (215) 204-7678

TUCC Campus (215) 204-3722

Ambler Campus (215) 283-1399

Visiting Students

400-Level Courses: Students enrolled in any M.B.A. program may take a maximum of two courses. They must have written permission from their program director.

500-Level Courses: Students currently enrolled in an AACSB-accredited M.B.A. or M.S. program may take up to two courses with written permission of their program director. Students who want to take courses for post-graduate development must provide proof that they have a graduate degree (an M.B.A. or M.S. in business from an AACSB accredited school or a business-related field) at the time of registration. No application is required.

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