Program Costs:

The costs for a student over the two-year program will be $28,000 for domestic students and $40,000 for foreign students, which includes all tuition, books, room, breakfast and lunch. The only additional fees are the $20 application fee, evening meals, and a graduation fee of $100 upon completion of the Executive MBA program. The student will be responsible for providing his/her own computer, Internet access and programs that meet the requirements set out below. Travel costs to and from the program will be the individual responsibility of the student.

If you plan to seek financial aide, you should apply well in advance of payment deadlines.

Payments may be accomplished as follows

Domestic Students:

• First payment of $14,000 will be due no later than June 1, 2009 payable to "SHSU/COBA Executive MBA." Failure to make timely payment will result in the student not being allowed to participate in the program.
• Second payment of $14,000 will be due no later than June 1, 2010 payable to "SHSU/COBA Executive MBA." Failure to make timely payment will result in the student not being allowed to participate in the program.
• Checks must be mailed to Smith-Hutson Endowed Chair of Banking, Box 2056, Huntsville, Texas, 77340.
• For Credit Card payments, please contact Pam Thaler at (936) 294-3764 for instructions.

Foreign Students:

• First payment of $20,000 (U.S. Dollars) will be due no later than June 1, 2009 payable to "SHSU/COBA Executive MBA." Failure to make timely payment will result in the student not being allowed to participate in the program.
• Second payment of $20,000 (U.S. Dollars) will be due no later than June 1, 2010 payable to "SHSU/COBA Executive MBA." Failure to make timely payment will result in the student not being allowed to participate in the program.
• Checks must be mailed to Smith-Hutson Endowed Chair of Banking, Box 2056, Huntsville, Texas, 77340.
• For Credit Card payments, please contact Pam Thaler at (936) 294-3764 for instructions.

Computer Software/Hardware Requirements:

This Executive MBA Program will by its design and operation require the students to possess the ability to communicate with faculty via a web-based medium, and therefore there are certain technical requirements for the students set out as follows:

• A computer connected to the Internet with enough RAM to run the browser (should be at least 256 MB)
• Web Browser for PC (Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.0 or better.)
• Web Browser for Macintosh (Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.0 or better.)
• Microsoft Office 97 for PCs or Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh. Newer versions of Office are permissible.
• An e-mail capability that can handle attached files such as Outlook, Eudora, or Entourage.

Academic Issues:

Catalog Issues:

Since this is conducted as a cohort program, the Executive MBA Program is not available to the in residence MBA students. Sam Houston State University and College of Business Administration reserves the right to change or modify the program or any of its requirements at any time.

Course Grades:

Unlike undergraduate programs, there are basically only four letter grades that can be earned in the normal course of study, and they are A, B, C, and F. No pluses or minuses are utilized in the program. As with all graduate programs of the University, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (Grade of B) to be eligible to graduate. The grading system utilized for the Executive MBA Program is as follows:

• A- Excellent
• B- Acceptable Performance
• C- Insufficiency in Performance
• F- Failure
• CR- Credit for Transfer Courses
• WP- Withdrawn Passing
• WF- Withdrawn Failing
• X- Incomplete Course

Academic Probation:

A Student who earns a total of two grades of C in any combination of courses will have his/her graduate status reviewed by a committee of the Graduate Faculty. The committee will determine the advisability of his/her continued enrollment in the Executive MBA Program. A student who earns three grades of C or a grade of F will be terminated from the Executive MBA Program. An appeal on probation or termination issues must be addressed to the Dean of the College of Business Administration.

Academic Integrity:

It should not be necessary to explain to every student the necessity to have integrity and honesty in all of their academic pursuits. The only way that an academic institution can maintain excellence is through a program that insists that faculty, staff, and students conduct themselves on the highest plain.

Any act of cheating, dishonesty, or lack of intellectual integrity will be grounds for dismissal.