Are you ready to change your future and pursue an MBA degree, but nervous about taking the GMAT test?

You are not alone.

Not to worry, USF Sarasota-Manatee's test prep partner, Kaplan, offers a FREE practice GMAT test on their website!

Click here for FREE practice GMAT test

Take a FREE practice GMAT test and see where your score measures against our Professional MBA program requirements.

Contact MBA Program Specialist Aaron Reecher with any questions:
941.359.4333
areecher@sar.usf.edu

Applications for MBA Cohort VIII are coming in every week.

Don't hesitate, apply now!!

The links below will direct you to helpful information about our Professional MBA program.

USF Sarasota-Manatee Professional MBA program Factsheet.

MBA Factsheet


USF Sarasota-Manatee Professional MBA program application checklist.
Application Checklist

The results of the FREE practice GMAT test are in!!
I will contact each participant today to discuss your results and what possible next steps to take in the MBA application process.

If you missed our last FREE practice GMAT and GRE tests, the next date to attend a FREE practice test will be during our Gear-Up for Grad School event Saturday June 13th, 2009.

RSVP web site is coming soon!

Meet Our MBA Faculty

James Curran, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing

Jim Curran has over 30 years of experience working and researching in the field of marketing. Prior to turning to teaching full time, his experience includes sales and marketing positions with four large international precious metals firms and time managing his own manufacturers representative business. Dr. Curran has taught more than twenty different marketing courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His research interests include services marketing, customer loyalty, the use of technologies in marketing, and customer relationship management. The results of his research have been presented nationally and internationally and his work has been published in the Journal of Service Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice, Journal of Marketing Education, Journal of Business to Business Marketing, and Journal of Marketing for Higher Education. Dr. Curran holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration/Marketing and an M.B.A from the University of Rhode Island and a B.A. in Mathematics from Fordham University.
Dr. James Curran Bio

• Questions about our Professional MBA program?
• Having trouble with your application?
• Need assistance with gathering application documents?
• Need clarification on application requirements?
  
  Don't stress...
  Contact our USF Sarasota-Manatee MBA Program Specialist, Aaron Reecher.
  By phone or email:
  941.359.4333
  areecher@sar.usf.edu
  
  And attend an MBA Information Session on our beautiful Sarasota-Manatee campus.
  RSVP now!

Meet Our MBA Faculty

Richard Borghesi, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance

Professor Borghesi teaches primarily corporate principles and case classes at undergraduate and graduate levels. His research interests include corporate finance, corruption, market efficiency, and prediction markets, and his work has been published in Financial Management, the Southern Economic Journal, Finance Research Letters, the Journal of Economics and Business, Applied Financial Economics, Applied Economics, and the Journal of Prediction Markets.
Dr. Richard Borghesi Bio

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee College of Business takes great pride in the highest quality of its faculty.

Throughout the next several weeks I will introduce the faculty of our Professional MBA program in a series called:

Meet our MBA Faculty

Congratulations to those who took advantage of the FREE practice GMAT & GRE tests offered on our Sarasota-Manatee campus this weekend.

The results should be available within the next week or two and a USF Sarasota-Manatee representative will contact you to discuss the results.

Kaplan Test Prep courses will begin Saturday April 4th for both GMAT and GRE tests. If you would like to attend one of Kaplan's VERY extensive test preparation courses simply call 1-800-KAP-TEST or click http://www.kaptest.com/

**Remember to give the following discount code to receive $100 off the price of the course: USFS100**

Last chance to RSVP for a FREE practice GMAT or GRE test on our USF Sarasota-Manatee campus Saturday March 14th, from 10am - 1pm.

The practice tests will be administered by a representative from Kaplan Test Prep Center and test scores should be available in approximately one week.

Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for graduate school testing.

RSVP today!
http://www.sar.usf.edu/prospectivestudents/GRE-GMAT.html

Our MBA information sessions are designed to inform potential MBA students of all aspects of our Professional MBA program and assit in the MBA application process for current applicants.

RSVP for an MBA information session and meet with faculty, staff and MBA alumni.

RSVP here!

Take the next step in fulfilling your dream of earning an MBA!

MBA Cohort VIII will begin classes in January 2010. We are currently accepting application, but apply early, the application deadline is October 14th, 2009.

Application assistance can be provided by visiting our USF Sarasota-Manatee MBA website.
or by contact the MBA Program Specialist by phone or email at:
(941) 359-4333 or areecher@sar.usf.edu

Welcome to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus MBA Program blog. Information about our professional MBA program will be displayed here. Enjoy!