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Penn State New Kensington offers GMAT preparation course

Penn State New Kensington is offering two preparation courses for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry, Pa. The 20-hour noncredit courses will be offered from 5:30 to 9:35 p.m. on five consecutive Tuesdays, March 13 to April 10 and five Thursdays, April 26 to May 24. The cost is $195.

GMAT is used by business schools as a predictor for academic success at the graduate level. The exam measures verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills, and general reasoning ability. The preparation course provides an understanding of the test questions and strategies and techniques for earning good scores.

The course will be team-taught by Penn State New Kensington adjunct faculty, Marilyn Bartolacci, instructor in communications, and Greg DePalma, instructor in mathematics. They will work with the textbook “Cracking the GMAT.” Written by the Princeton Review, it contains practice questions and tests, as well as sample problems and drills.

The preparation sessions coincide with the upcoming application deadline, June 21, for admission to the new Penn State MBA program that begins in the fall. Applicants need to take the GMAT prior to the deadline.

The course is offered through the campus’ Continuing Education office. For more information or to register, contact Nancy Miller, area representative, 724-334-6014 or nlh3@psu.edu via email.

Penn State New Kensington will partner with Penn State Erie, The Behrend College to offer the Master of Business Administration degree at the Regional Leaning Alliance. The program will be offered in a blended delivery whereby students will meet face-to-face once per month with the remainder of the course online. Each three-credit course will involve four class meetings per semester at the RLA with the remaining instruction delivered online. The proposed class time is 6 until 8:45 p.m.

Depending on prior undergraduate courses, it will take approximately five to eight semesters to complete the program. This format is ideal for working adults.
The Regional Learning Alliance was established in 2004 with the cooperation of educational institutions in the region. It offers a variety of degree programs and workforce training for adult and traditional students. Penn State New Kensington is a charter member of the alliance.

For more about the MBA program, visit http://psbehrend.psu.edu/admissions-financial-aid/graduate-admissions/master-of-business-administration online.
 

 

Last Updated March 1, 2012

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