Questions about Hampton

Hampton's MBA program is pretty reputable. The School of Business generally attracts high-level recruiters & internship opportunities, and Dr. Credle has poured a lot of time & effort into developing the MBA curriculum.

You'll have two program tracks offered, a 5-year accelerated B.S & M.B.A, or a traditional 2-year graduate M.B.A. program. The 5-year MBA will definitely keep you busy, it's a pretty aggressive courseload that includes a mandatory internship and leadership program, so you'll be spending a fairly good amount of time on coursework, group projects, and "extracurriculars". The graduate MBA attracts an interesting cross-section of recent graduates and working professionals.

Both programs are excellent in terms of networking opportunities. The School of Business hosts a weekly network session with a recruiter or executive through the Leadership Application Program, and the business organizations on campus such as AMA and NSBE are very active. There are lots of opportunities at HU but you have to be involved to take advantage of them, it pays to participate in campus orgs and get to know your professors well.

The alumni network is pretty strong, also. I've run into many Hampton alumni throughout my career, and most of them are on the move.

One small gripe is scheduling of courses. Certain required courses are only taught by one professor, which can make it difficult if your schedule isn't flexible or if the course fills up quickly. This may have changed since I left HU, though.

If you have specific questions, feel free to shoot me an email at jonathancarter02 ( * at) hot mail.com and I'll be glad to provide any additional info. Good luck!