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Professional Master of Business Administration

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What it’s like to be a PMBA distance education student?

• PMBA students have access to support services that will make being a distance education student easier.
  
• For quick access to the current student site, please click here.

Manage the program online

• Access to e-mail and the Internet are essential tools for the PMBA program. Students may register for classes, drop or add classes, and pay tuition and fees by using VIP, the University’s Visual Information Processing site. Instructions for completing VIP registration and course information are provided by the PMBA Office . The VIP site can be found at vip.sc.edu.
   
• The PMBA class is a different experience. For students attending on the Columbia campus, they will be sitting in a television studio classroom with the professor in the front of the room. At the satellite-receiving locations, students will be viewing the professor on a television screen. All rooms have microphones or telephone connections to allow live dialogue between the professor and remote-location students, as well as allowing the students to hear each other.
   
• Questions after class can be directed to the professor by e-mail. Faculty have their course syllabi and other materials available for students online. Students who must miss a weeknight (Saturday classes are not normally televised) class can make use of the video streaming option, which provides a digital archive of the class and also allows review for better understanding.

Support facilities

• PMBA students have full access to the same University and Moore School facilities as all the full-time master’s students. These facilities include the James C. Self Computer Center on the first floor of the business school, the Elliott White Springs Library on the second floor of the business school, and the Thomas Cooper Library on the Columbia campus.
   
• Moore School alumni use the Moore School Alumni Online Community with its news board, alumni database, and graduate list servs to stay in touch with MBA alumni groups after graduation. If you are already a Moore School alum, register by going to the Moore School Alumni portion of this site.
     
• PMBA students have access to the physical education facilities, theatre and music performances, and sporting events at student fee and ticket rates after paying a small University athletic event fee. Fees are listed online at www.sc.edu/bulletin/grad/GFees.html.

What our students and alumni say about us

• "My purpose for returning to school is twofold: personally, I want to set a goal and achieve it, and professionally, I want to be ready for opportunities that present themselves. The PMBA is a very good program, and I’m confident that when I get out, I will have a well-respected degree. I like the flexibility. The online capability has been extremely beneficial. It gives me another option if I can’t get to class and participate. And, the professors have been very accessible. With the program geared toward people working a 40-hour week, all considerations have been made to accommodate busy lives."
  • Korey Banks
    Commercial Account Manager
    SouthTrust
    Charleston
    PMBA Class of 2004
     
• "The PMBA program at USC has a good reputation. It has given me the opportunity to attend a large university and work at the same time, without compromising either role. I’ve been very pleased with the PMBA program. The program’s flexibility makes it attractive to the working professional. When business travel interferes with a class, you have the opportunity to view the class later on the Web. Also, the professors are understanding and will work with you if there are conflicts with work and test dates. The networking opportunity has been wonderful. The people I’ve been in class with here [in Greenville] come from all the major corporations in this area – GE, Fluor Daniel, Michelin, and BMW. You get a perspective on what’s going on in other corporations."
  • Kimberly Goff
    Engineer
    Lockheed Martin
    Greenville
    PMBA Class of 2003