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Next MBA class begins coursework August 30
Application deadline is July 1

(Sarasota, FL, April 16, 2003) -- The next USF Sarasota/Manatee MBA class begins coursework August 30; the application deadline is July 1.  USF's College of Business Administration has established the Sarasota MBA Program to meet the needs of today's employed professionals.  The program consists of 57 credits of coursework and is designed to be completed in approximately 2 1/2 years.  The Sarasota MBA is a lock-step program with a planned maximum number of students per group.  Because of the structured nature of the program, students must take all of the courses as, and when, they are offered.  The College of Business Administration is fully accredited by AACSB International.

Anyone interested in finding out details about this part-time graduate program can contact Marianne Harrison in the Office of Academic Affairs, 941-359-4333, or go to www.sarasota.usf.edu and click on "Next MBA class Aug. 30."

The University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee Campus offers 29 degree programs for students to complete at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Currently serving 2,500 students annually, the campus is located at the Sarasota/Manatee County line on 140 acres at University Parkway and U.S. 41, touching the shoreline of Sarasota Bay and adjacent to the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.  It is part of the University of South Florida, the second largest university in Florida with more than 39,000 students, a Research I institution, and one of the top 20 largest universities in the United States.

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Media contact:  Ellen Wile (941) 359-4749; e-mail ewile@sar.usf.edu