MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2013
MBA
EXPLORE

Total Credit Hours: 62
Core: 34.5
Electives: 23
The School of Business is AACSB accredited
Admit Rate: 55% (class entering 2012)
Field Study Consulting Project: 4.5
Length of Program: 4 semesters
Entry to Program: Fall
Format: Full-time / on campus
Internships: Strongly suggested / support given by
our Business Career Management Center

Career Management Assistance: 13-person
Business Career Management Center with
Executive Career Coaches
Scholarships / Merit-Based Aid: 100% of our
MBAs received some form of merit-based aid or
scholarships
Tuition and Fees: $45,000 estimated for class
entering fall 2013 for complete 4 semester program
Internship Statistics: Class of 2012 – 100% of
those seeking accepted a summer internship
Employment Statistics: Class of 2011 – 88% of
those seeking had full-time employment within 4
months of graduation
Admissions Notations: 2 years professional post-
undergraduate work experience strong preferred

CUSTOMIZED Student Experience
If you ask 80 MBA students about their career goals and interests, you’ll likely hear 80 different responses. In our program, we understand the value in letting
students customize their academic experiences both inside and outside the classroom. Our students start taking electives as early as their second semester and are
free to enroll in any business courses that t their goals and interests.
Under the leadership of Director Linda Wells, our students have redened the boundaries of curriculum, creating unique opportunities for course credit including
consulting projects for major companies, starting new campus organizations and even creating their own courses.
Just last year, we had a group of eight students interested in the specialty area of industrial design. They pitched the idea to Linda Wells, who not only approved it,
but helped arrange an independent study course with a renowned instructor from the Rhode Island School of Design.
If students can envision a creative way to enhance their experience, we don’t ask if it is possible. We ask, “How can we help?”
Immerse Yourself in a FULL-TIME Experience and Earn
Much More Than a Degree
There are many types of MBA programs out there tempting you on a daily basis. Programs that
promise easier MBAs… faster MBAs… less expensive MBAs… or worse yet “get an MBA without
breaking a sweat”.
What?
We actually believe that the really amazing results – the condence, networks and the innovative
thinking – only happen when you start to really, really sweat. We embrace the sweat! Sweat is why the
full-time MBA is still the gold standard when it comes landing a spot in the C-suite.
Our commitment is to provide you with a peer group of like-minded, fully committed students that will
form an amazing support system and inspiration network. We carefully select our students based on
their desire to jump in with both feet, and the energy is contagious; pushing you to do more than you
thought was possible.
Leverage the University’s Nationally Ranked ENTREPRENEURIAL Programs
The University of Utah is ranked No. 1 in the country for producing startup companies based on university research.
Take a moment to take that in.
Innovation isn’t just a buzz word at the University of Utah; it’s a way of thinking that forms the backbone of the many exceptional and differentiating opportunities
provided to our MBA students.
MBAs can participate in a variety of unique programs, such as the Lassonde Entrepreneur Center and the Technology Commercialization Ofce, getting real
experience and insight into how ideas go from concepts and prototypes in the lab to commercialization in the market. Work with medical students and engineers
in programs such as Bench to Bedside and Opportunity Quest. Tackle the idea end of the process with the Sorensen Innovation Center. There are over 20 unique

the classroom. Murri, for example, worked with engineering students at the
University of Utah’s Pierre Lassonde New Venture Development Center to
develop a commercialization plan and nancial strategy for a pioneering
medical device.
Murri’s story is only one of the hundreds of game-changing successes playing
out at the School of Business each year. How do we do it? For starters, a
brilliant faculty ranked 20th in the nation for research. A dedicated Business
Career Management Center where professional career coaches help students
to map a career path. An active and engaged alumni network helmed by
people like Spencer P. Eccles, executive director of the Utah Governor’s Ofce
of Economic Development, and Robert A. McDonald, president and CEO of
Proctor & Gamble. A surrounding state ranked #1 in the nation for economic
outlook. And, a targeted two-year curriculum that stresses analytical thinking,
communication skills and professionalism.
EXPLORATION. TRANSFORMATION. CUSTOMIZATION.
THE FULL-TIME MBA.
2 WHY AN ECCLES MBA?
When reviewing MBA applications, we often ask whether the applicant is a good t
for our program? Do the applicant's goals match our program’s value proposition?
Will the applicant add to the experience their fellow students will receive?
This “t factor” — together with academic readiness, demonstrated leadership and
professional experience — provide the basis for many of our admissions decisions.
And t can also provide a good starting point for you to assess whether you’re
a good match for our MBA.
So what exactly does “a good t” for the Full-Time MBA look like?
To help you answer this question, we created the Four Pillars. This set of
expectations and ideals was developed to help communicate our core program
values to prospective and current students as well as staff and faculty at the
David Eccles School of Business.
We also use them as guiding philosophies as we make choices and decisions

If your only network coming out of your MBA is your fellow business students, then we haven’t done
our job. The world is interdisciplinary and we believe this rich diversity best prepares our MBAs to
differentiate themselves and provide immediate value to employers in a broad range of industries.
Our LEADERSHIP TEAM Knows Success
Our MBA Leadership team knows what success looks like and is committed to delivering a world-class business school experience for our students.
MBA Program Director Linda Wells joined the Utah MBA program in 2011 after 10 years as the Director of Stanford’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Linda
leverages her extensive contact list of Bay Area businesspeople to help our students receive incomparable access to the leaders of today’s top companies.
Likewise, Sarah Johnston, the Director of the Business Career Management Center, brings 20-plus years in corporate banking experience to our program, helping
students gain insight and access to create opportunities equal to those in top-ranked MBA programs.
Wells, Johnston, and the rest of our MBA leadership team consistently emphasize an entrepreneurial spirit as a cornerstone of our program. They understand that
students who embrace the desire to think big and to create will leave their MBA experience prepared
to accomplish great things.
ENGAGED PARTNERS in Your Career Management
Our students are never alone in their career search, whether seeking an internship or preparing for life
after graduation. The Business Career Management Center (BCMC) employs several Executive Career
Coaches who are committed to supporting students in nding the career of their dreams. By offering
feedback on resumes, coordinating mock interviews, and assisting with salary negotiations, the BCMC
staff is partners with students from the rst day of school until a job offer is accepted.
The BCMC was restructured in 2011 and our graduates are already reaping the rewards. Early
employment results for our MBA Class of 2012 show more than a $15,000 increase in average starting
salaries and at least a 15% increase in offers from outside of Utah. The class of 2013 also saw great
success in their search for internships, with 96% of students receiving internships offers and double
digit increases in wages.
NETWORK — Leverage OUR Network Then Create YOUR Network
Whether it be Robert McDonald, CEO of Proctor & Gamble; Jeff Atkin, Chairman and CEO of SkyWest Airlines; or myriad other MBA Alumni, being a part of the
full-time program automatically enrolls you in a dynamic network of contacts across the nation.
The David Eccles School of Business has strongholds of alumni in the Bay Area, Southern California, Texas, New York, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Seattle, as
well as in China, London, and The Netherlands. The MBA Leadership Team is dedicated to connecting students with key contacts locally, nationally, and globally to
help them rene and shape their careers.
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This most commonly comes from an innovative
idea, a new business model, or the motivation of
“we can do it better”.
Skills gained by focusing on Entrepreneurship:
Business planning, presentation skills, market
assessment, guerilla-level creativity, resilience,
doing something with nothing, problem solving
Concrete Upside: Starting a business during the
program and/or gaining the ability to start or
create as the need arises.
Opportunities for students wanting to ex the
ENTREPRENUERIAL muscle during their MBA:
• Entrepreneur Club
• Foundry
• Utah Entrepreneur Series
• Lassonde Entrepreneurial Center
The Entrepreneurial MBA Prole
On the Nightstand
“The Lean Start-Up” by Eric Ries and “The Art
of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki.
(Seriously, what aren’t they reading?)
Favorite Podcast — Stanford’s eCorner, www.
ecorner.stanford.edu/
Daily Life — has thought of no fewer than 3
different ideas for new companies in the past
week
Reality Check — Fail fast – fail often
Dog’s Name: “Risky”
Technology Commercialization is the process of
taking university technology and turning it into

commercially viable.
Dog’s Name: “PI” (Principal Investigator)
Innovation is the process of identifying or
looking at a problem with an eye to producing
new and creative solutions, prototypes or
modications.
Skills gained by focusing on Innovation:
Students develop a framework for a creative
thought process, an ability to develop
prototypes and the ability to conduct market
and primary end user research.
Concrete Upside: Creates an environment that
may produce an idea idea worthy of launching
a business.
Creates an environment to establish and grow
industry contacts.
Opportunities for students wanting to ex the
INNOVATION muscle during their MBA:
• Sorenson Center for Innovation and Discovery
• Entrepreneur Club
• Innovation Speaker Series
• Independent study courses
The Innovation MBA Prole
On the Nightstand — “The Medici Effect” by
Frans Johansson and “Design Driven Innovation:
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically
Innovating What Things Mean” by Roberto
Verganti
Favorite Podcast — Tech Stars,
www.techstars.com

has also been named The Happiest State in the Nation (Gallup Poll).
The Best Economic Outlook in the
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Access to an amazing group of alumni is one of the more signicant benets
of our MBA program. Following is a list of our most active and engaged
alumni groups around the nation.
• Bay Area
• Southern California
• Seattle
• Phoenix
• Salt Lake City
• Denver
• Dallas
• Chicago
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• Washington D.C.
• New York City
David Eccles School of Business Alumni Clubs
The state’s oldest and largest institution of higher
education, the University of Utah is the agship
university of the state. The University offers
more than 100 undergraduate and 90 graduate
degree programs to over 31,000 students (23,500
undergraduate and 7,500 graduate). The University
is noted for its high research prole, its diversity of
ideas and people, its stunningly beautiful setting
and the warmth, friendliness, and collegiality of its
faculty, staff, and students.

On the eld, it was the inclusion of the University
of Utah that facilitated the transformation of the
Pac-10 into the new Pac-12 Conference in July
2011. The move both strengthens Utah’s athletic
programs and prole and, at the same time, moves
it to a more academically powerful collection of
institutions.
Covering
1,534 acres on the east
bench of the Salt Lake Valley, the University
has one foot in downtown Salt Lake City, the other
in the towering Wasatch Mountains just to the east
of campus. The mix of the two divergent settings
gives campus a unique perspective. For instance,
the U’s on-campus housing was the former Athletes
Village from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. And
when class is out, U students can be downtown at a
Utah Jazz NBA basketball game or on the slopes of
a world-famous ski resort in just minutes.
5 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
6 INNOVATION VS. ENTREPRENUERSHIP VS. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALZATION
The University of Utah
The U is now the nation’s leader
in launching start-up companies
from research-based inventions
two years running, having
surpassed MIT in 2010.
Innovation
Entrepreneurship Technology Commercialization
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natural formations, colorful history and culture and exciting recreation
opportunities, it is an American state that contains the best elements
of the great Mountain West and the Desert Southwest. From red rock
splendor to mountain peaks with The Greatest Snow on Earth®, Utah is a
four-season world-class destination.
After you leave Utah, you will see the world through a new lens. No doubt
you have experienced something new, stepped slightly outside of your
comfort zone, and challenged yourself enough to feel accomplished.
Whether it was photographing that scenic southern vista, or skiing that
exciting run you have always wanted to try.

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Welcome to UTAH. . .
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of your dreams!
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salaries and industry offers
• Salaryandoffernegotiation
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BUSINESS CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER:
The David Eccles School of Business’s
Business Career Management Center
works to facilitate mutually benecial
connections between students alumni and
corporate recruiters. A team of full-time
professionals and career coaches is dedicated
to helping students maximize their graduate
school investment and succeed in today’s
competitive job market by providing career-
focused resources and training that richly
complement their classroom studies. At the
same time, the BCMC works with corporations
searching for qualied graduates and interns,
and works to attract new companies for
information sessions and interviews at the
David Eccles School of Business.
BCMC Director Sarah Johnston leads the
executive coaching team and BCMC staff, and
comes with extensive corporate experience
as a Senior Vice President at Citibank-Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney and elsewhere in
corporate banking, business development and
relationship management with Fortune 1000
companies. Johnston received her MBA at

• CareerActionGroups
WE GET YOU READY TO
NETWORK AND INTERVIEW
Before you venture into the world to network and
interview with future employers, we provide you an
array of workshops and courses to help ensure you are
ready to showcase your best attributes. From basics such
as delivering a proper handshake or delivering a crisp
elevator pitch to something with countless intricacies such
as the etiquette of conducting an interview over lunch,
we help our students understand the all-too-important
intangibles of the career search.
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Class
• Resumeandcover
letter writing
• Elevatorpitch
• Workshopsand
conference
preparation sessions
• Mockinterviews
• ExecutiveCareer
Coaches
• ConnectU
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WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY& OPEN DOORS

Engaged Partners Throughout Your MBA Experience
Professional Work Experience
Entering the Program
Average Starting Salary
In-State Position
Average Starting Salary
Out- of-State Position
Less than 1 Year $50,833 $59,000
1 to 2 Years $60,500 $86,000
2 to 3 Years $65,500 N/A
More than 3 Years $74,233 $91,300
Professional Work Experience
Entering the Program
Average Starting Salary
In-State Position
+Summer
Internship
+High Level of
Engagement with BCMC
+Out of State
Employment
Less than 1 Year $50,833
= What our most
engaged MBAs
are experiencing
$60,000
1 to 2 Years $60,500 $86,000
2 to 3 Years $65,500 N/A
More than 3 Years $74,233 $146,000
MAXIMIZING

Enterprise Rent a Car
Ernst & Young
Fidelity Investments
Flying J
Ford Motor Company
GE Capital
GE Healthcare
General Mills
GKN Aerospace
Goldman-Sachs
Google
Grant Thornton
Hershey’s
Hunt Oil
InContact
Intermountain Healthcare
Ivory Homes
JC Penney
Jet Blue
JP Morgan & Chase Co
Kimberly Clark
KPMG
L-3 Communications
Leucadia Financial Corporation
L’Oreal
Management & Training Corp
Microsoft
Myriad Genetics
Natl Credit Union Admin
Novell

you in your job search. Our coaches
have real-world experience that
makes them an invaluable resource
you don’t want to miss out on.
Career coaches will help you dene your career
goals by providing a structure to your career
planning process. We will encourage you, inspire
commitment and monitor and validate your
progress—we promote persistence. We are
here to build a partnership with you so you can
take advantage of your internal and external
resources. We are future-focused, impartial,
objective, positive and genuine.
Lisa Buffmire has more than 20 years experience
with Fortune 500 companies as an executive
career and change-management consultant,
coaching hundreds of professionals through
career assessments, resume development,
strategic job searches, interviewing practice and
salary negotiations. Buffmire received her MBA
and BFA from the University of Utah.
Michael de Lisser has spent more than 15
years as a strategic leadership consultant, and
he has coached more than 300 executives and
managers in improving their leadership skills,
developing career plans and preparing for
presentations and interviews. De Lisser received
his MA from the University of Utah, and his BA
from the University of Rhode Island.
Melanie Robinson was worked in operations

Studies. In working with all of these programs,
she will work towards an overarching strategy
and structure for experiential learning and
engagement with industry. She will coordinate
with the Career Management staff to develop
workshops and coaching for students interested
in positions requiring case interviews.
Executive Career Coaches
CAREER STRATEGIES (1.0) MBA 6000 CAREER PERSPECTIVES (2.0) MBA 6001/02
The Career Strategies course is an intensive seven-week course designed to
dene and develop your professional goals, help you build a personal action
plan and rene the skills necessary for successful career management during
and after your MBA.
The following subjects are covered in this Career Strategies class:
• Mastering the art of networking, including conducting informational
interviews, creating an effective LinkedIn prole, elevator pitches, and
how to successfully participate at a career fair.
• Tools and resources for conducting comprehensive research on
companies and individuals, necessary for effective interviewing and
networking. Includes suggestions on what type of information to research
specic to industry, position and, in some cases, company.
• Interview preparation including group, individual, phone, case study and
other common interview formats. Includes mock interview preparation.
• How to write an effective resume and cover letter, including strategies for
adapting content and format for different industries and positions.
• Internships search, strategy and support. Launch of Career Action Groups.
• Success management, including salary and offer negotiations
• Review of the best websites, databases and resources for nding local
and national job postings. Our Business Career Management Center uses
Simplicity to post positions available to our MBA students.

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11 BUSINESS CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER (BCMC)
12 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERIENTIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES / ECCLES SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
Full-Time MBA Employment
Statistics – Class of 2011

Full-Time Employment – 88%
Average out-of-state
starting salary – $81,900 (2012)
High starting salary – $140,000 (2012)
High signing bonus – $30,000
Percent taking employment
out of state – 36%

Data as of 4 months post-graduation –
2011 statistics will be updated fall 2012
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Full-Time MBA Internship
Statistics – Class of 2013

Internships acceptance rate – 100%
Average salary (monthly) – $2,673
High starting salary – $6,700
Percent taking internships
out of state – 25%

Statistics based on those students
seeking internships
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Pierre Lassonde Center Social Entrepreneurship
Program
The Lassonde Center’s Social Entrepreneurship
Program partners MBA students with social
investment funds to help build and maintain
companies working to spark development in
economically troubled areas ranging from Africa
to Asia to South America. Whether for-prot
or non-prot, the companies gain the business
savvy of graduate students, and the students gain
experiences unparalleled in higher education,
working on the ground on international projects.
Bench to Bedside (B2B) Medical Device
Competition
The Bench to Bedside Medical Device Concept
and Design Competition provides a competitive
opportunity for students of medicine, engineering
and business to develop a medical device or a
novel improvement of an existing device. The
competition creates an environment where young
professionals in those elds can learn to work
together in a team dynamic and learn the skills
required to design, develop and commercialize
new medical technology.
Eccles Outdoor Industry
Association (EOIA)
For those seeking a
career in the outdoor
recreation industry, the
Eccles Outdoor Industry

raise startup money,
what a founding team should look like and what
industries are ripe for new entrepreneurs to enter.
The club is open to MBA and master’s students
from across all disciplines, especially engineering
and computer science, who are interested in
applying their classroom learning to start-up
scenarios and developing the skills to navigate the
startup world.
University Impact Fund (UIF)
The University Impact Fund (UIF) brings university
students, investors and social entrepreneurs
together in a collaborative structure, partnering
the UIF with leading social investment rms,
impact investors, social entrepreneurs, innovative
non-prot organizations and foundations to
identify, assist and fund social enterprises with
signicant potential. UIF is an afliate of the
University Venture Fund (UVF), which is an $18M
independent venture fund that leverages the skills
of undergraduate and graduate students from
universities across the nation.
University Venture Fund (UVF)
Founded in 2001, the University Venture Fund (UVF)
is the largest student-run private equity fund in the
United States. The fund is a collaborative effort
among students, universities and the professional
investment community. The students raise
capital, perform due diligence on venture capital
opportunities and make investments. In addition

Business Student Giving and Alumni Board
Case Competition Club
Connect U
Eccles Outdoor Industry Association (EOIA)*
Entrepreneur Club (E-Club)*
Graduate Finance Club
Future Healthcare Leaders of America (FHLA)
Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA)
Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA)
International Business Association (IBA)
Graduate Investment Club
National Association of Women in Business
Net Impact
Operations Management Club
Out for Business
Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM)
The Student Consulting Initiative
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF)
TEK Information Systems Club
University Impact Fund (UIF)*
University Venture Fund (UVF)*
Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC)
*Eccles Signature Program (see side for details)
David Eccles School of Business SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
13 ECCLES OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
ECCLES OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

For those seeking a career either in utah or nationally, in the multifaceted outdoor industry, the Eccles Outdoor

or not, Utah is home to even more outdoor start-up companies.
Salt Lake City has been home to the Outdoor Industry Association summer and winter retail shows for 20 years. EOIA
members will be eligible to attend private behind-the-scenes tours of the OR retail shows; providing networking
opportunities with representatives of local, national and international companies.

For more information: Governor’s ofce of Economic Development
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RECREATION
INDUSTRY IMPACT
AT A GLANCE

6.1 million direct
American jobs

$646 billion in
direct consumer spending
each year

More than 140
million Americans make
outdoor recreation a priority
in their daily lives

Americans spend nearly as
much on snow sports ($53
billion) as they do
on Internet access
($54 billion).

Americans spend more on

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Financial Aid
Many resources are available to help MBA students nance their
graduate education.
Merit-Based Aid
The David Eccles School of Business provides merit-based nancial aid
opportunities for our exceptional students thanks to the generosity of
individuals, corporate donors and the David Eccles School of Business.
All admitted students are considered for merit-based support; no separate
application process is necessary. Criteria for selection of awards include
demonstrated excellence in academic or professional pursuits. Notication
of merit-based nancial aid is included with the admission decision.
Scholarships can be in the form of a tuition reduction or a combination of
tuition reduction and monthly cash stipend.
The amount of a scholarship award depends on the competitiveness of
the admitted applicant pool but scholarships awarded in 2012 ranged
from $1,500 to $42,000 in total value.
The School of Business is also able to award special scholarships for
domestic applicants who do not qualify for Utah residency.
Eligible students must be full-time, matriculated graduate students in
good standing, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Full-time student
status means registration of at least 9 credit hours per semester.
Student Loans
There are many student loan programs available to help nance graduate
education. Loan programs of particular interest to graduate students are:
•FederalStaffordSubsidizedLoan
•FederalStaffordUnsubsidizedLoan
•GraduatePLUSLoan
•PrivateEducationLoan

Criteria
MBA Program Option (ü)
Full-Time MBA Full-Time MBA Program Detail
Key Messages
Full-time immersion program designed for students who are not consecutively
employed; Exploration, customization, innovation, networking, building community,
intellectual engagement with the world
Exploration, customization, transformation, innovation and entrepreneurial environment form the backbone of our Full-Time MBA. The Full-Time program encourages students to strive for something
great and to engage intellectually with the world to nd their passion. The Full-Time MBA is a two-year license to explore.
Time Commitment
4 semesters / 62 credit hours Full-time immersion program designed for students who are not working.
Network Exposure
School of business network + cross-campus interdisciplinary network, the MBA
network includes peers, staff, faculty and alumni, plus a diverse network from
across campus.
The Full-Time MBA program allows the entire university population to become part of each student’s network.The program not only encourages networking with students in other disciplines, but
has numerous sponsored extracurricular activities which facilitate creating these connections. Full-Time MBA students are provided opportunities to network with students in medicine (Bench to
Bedside), engineering (Lassonde Entrepreneur Center and MBA cohort), computer science, biology, chemistry and various PhD programs, as well as professionals working as venture capitalists, and
entrepreneurs (Sorenson Innovation Center).
Curriculum Focus
Flexible, Core – 60%, Electives – 40%, Field Study – Yes,
Careers Class – Yes, Custom Focus - Yes
One of the hallmarks of the Full-Time MBA is the exibility of the program, which enables students to customize their experience to match their individual career interests.The Field Study Consulting
Team Project provides an opportunity for students to collaborate on a real world projects that align with their individual area of interest. As part of the Full-Time MBA core curriculum, students take a
variety of career-oriented classes that allow them to explore different career options.
Custom Focused
MBA – strong focus on creating a custom experience The Full-Time MBA encourages students to customize their MBA experience by supporting curriculum alternatives, such as independent studies, specic to their areas of interest.
Faculty Quality
School of business highly ranked faculty Different graduate programs at a school of business often share faculty across a variety of programs and normally is not a differentiator
Extra-Curricular Focus

Yes – internships and extracurricular
activity trips
A wide variety of opportunities are available to MBA students wanting to gain international exposure during their graduate program. Last year, we saw our MBA students participate in the following
types of international programs: exchange program with the IPADE MBA program in Mexico; international internships and a variety of international travel opportunities as offered as part of the
University Impact Fund and Lassonde Social Entrepreneurship Program. 2013 plans include the addition of an international study trip to Costa Rica in March. Optional and student-funded.
Focus on Building Community
Strong community focus
The Full-Time MBA offers a strong focus on developing a thriving student community. Student and faculty dinners, student speaking series and MBA1 to MBA2 mentoring programs are just a few of
the ways that we build community in the full-time program.
Required Work Experience for Admission
Preferred 2 years minimum
The amount of professional work experience coming into a full-time program signicantly inuences outcome in both job offers and salary. The average work experience of our 2012 incoming class
was just over 4 years.
There are many types of MBA programs out there tempting you on
a daily basis. Programs that promise easier MBAs… faster MBAs…
less expensive MBAs… or worse yet “get an MBA without breaking
a sweat”.
What?
We actually believe that the really amazing results – the condence,
networks and the innovative thinking – only happen when you start
to really, really sweat. We embrace the sweat! Sweat is why the full-
time MBA is still the gold standard when it comes landing a spot in
the C-suite. Our commitment is to provide you with a peer group
of like-minded, fully committed students that will form an amazing
support system and inspiration network. We carefully select our
students based on their desire to jump in with both feet, and the
energy is contagious; pushing you to do more than you thought was
possible.
That’s the FULL-TIME Experience.
Use the below chart to help you compare your MBA options:

Application instructions are applicable to the
following David Eccles School of Business
Graduate Programs:
Full-Time MBA
MBA / MS Engineering
MBA / JD Law
MBA / Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Healthcare Administration / MPA
Master of Healthcare Administration / MPH
Master of Healthcare Administration / PMBA

1. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ONLINE
APPLICATION
David Eccles School of Business online
application
Find our online application at www.business.
utah.edu/mastersapplication
•Pleaseseeprogramwebsitesfor
additional program requirements.
• Werecommendsubmittingthis
application at least 2 weeks prior to
program deadlines.
•Theonlineapplicationwillaskfor
personal information such as your
address, social security number, date of
birth and questions used to determine
residency status.
•Questionsaboutresidencystatus:If
you would like more information about
determining your residency status,

receive ofcial GMAT scores and 3 weeks to
receive ofcial GRE scores. You are welcome
to submit unofcial scores via e-mail, but
applications will not be formally reviewed
without ofcial scores.

GMAT / GRE Minimums
There are no GMAT or GRE minimum scores
for application to our graduate programs.
Applicants are encouraged to meet overall
graduate program GMAT averages (590 - 630)
but all application materials are evaluated to
determine the strength of the application. Key
evaluation points include GPA, GMAT / GRE,
rigor of undergraduate upper division course
work, demonstrated leadership potential,
articulated desire to pursue the program
(essay) and quality of recommendations.
4. TRANSCRIPTS / GPA
(submitted within the online application)
Transcripts
The online application will require you to:
1. List all colleges and universities you
have attended including the University
of Utah, regardless of length of
attendance.
2. Upload a copy of your unofcial
transcripts from each institution,
including the University of Utah.
Unofcial transcripts must be submitted

accepted. Applicants are strongly advised to
provide professional recommendations.

6. ESSAYS
(submitted within the online application)
All programs require essays as part of the
online application. Please be sure to address
essay questions in a business context and
framework. See program websites for specic
essay questions. PDF or word documents up
to 600kb are acceptable formats.
7. RESUME
(submitted within the online application)
As part of the online application, you are
required to upload a current professional
resume. PDF or word documents up to
600kb are acceptable formats.
8. TOEFL / IELTS
(International Applicants Only)
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR
CONSIDERED WITHOUT A MINIMUM TOEFL
of 100 IBT or 600 PBT or IELTS of 7.0.
Non–citizens of the United States must
provide proof of English prociency. The
University of Utah will accept the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the
International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) for applicants whose rst language is
not English. No application will be considered
without these test results.

3. GMAT or GRE test score
4. Transcripts / 3.0 GPA
5. Two letters of recommendation
6. Essays
7. Resume
8. TOEFL/IELTS test score
(International applicants only)
9. Interview (by invitation only)
Applying for the Program
If you need additional
information on the
application process,
please contact us:
Graduate Admissions
801-581-7785

Who says you have to limit your career ambitions to a
single focus? Certainly not the David Eccles School of
Business. We understand that your professional goals
may bridge academic disciplines and require expertise
in multiple areas. That’s why the School of Business
offers dual-degree options for our Full-Time MBA
students. Whether you’re interested in pursuing an
MBA with engineering, law or healthcare administration,
combining studies strengthens your academic
experience and boosts your professional expertise. Our
MBA students nd unique and challenging opportunities
with the Technology Commercialization Ofce and the
New Venture Development teams with the Lassonde
Entrepreneur Center.

Linda at her home in
Park City with Crystal
and Bugsy
Quote from Google recruiter Michael Junge about what makes a good
candidate: “What traits do all good candidates possess? Can they be learned?”
MJ: Almost everyone I’ve ever interacted with as a recruiter has had some
combination of relevant skills and experiences. Being qualied is more or less an
expectation. Otherwise, there’d be no reason to connect. Great candidates are
passionate, eager to learn, responsive, and courteous. They’re excited to talk
about what they do because they genuinely enjoy it and nd it interesting. They
go out of their way to develop and expand their skills, always looking to improve
and get better. They respond in a reasonable time frame, and they treat others
with respect. Really smart candidates ask good questions, listen, and use that
information to respond in a contextually relevant way. These are traits that can
absolutely be developed and cultivated over time.
The 4 pillars in the real world.
Couldn’t have said it better…
MBA Director Linda Wells on what
the four pillars mean to her and
why she chose them as values for
our MBA program.
MBA Admissions, , 801-581-7785
www.business.utah.edu/full-time-mba | www.ecclesmbaadmissions.com
build community
Success in business is built on
personal relationships
Building meaningful personal and
professional relationships MATTERS!
Participate in your MBA community –
this network your future

BE CURIOUS!
Yes!
think
big
Strive to make an impact
Look beyond the limits of the world that’s
previously been dened for you
More is learned from failure than success
Be willing to put yourself out there –
all of yourself!
INCREASE YOUR
TOLERANCE
FOR FAILURE
BIGGER
Yes!