MBA - Purdue University Global ExcelTrack

[billalsobrook]

I almost joined Purdue Global MBA program since WGU is done with Canadians for now, however, the fact that you have 2 courses that aren't self-paced (first and last take a semester each) made me reconsider. It's 3k (almost 4k with the fees) for only those 2 courses then it's a race every 6 weeks.

You're definitely right about those two courses.  The first course is more of a business foundations type of course with some group-based assignments.  There's also a group-based marketplace simulation where the team functions as a business and competes against other teams in the class to see who can be the most profitable and gain the most market share.  It's actually kind of a cool simulation.

But once you get past the first course, it really is a race every 6 weeks.  I try to target 1 module/credit per week so 6 credits per term.  It's worked out so far.  In the end, the overall cost will, indeed, be more expensive than the comparable offering from WGU, but I wouldn't consider the overall cost to be outrageous.  Including the fixed courses for the first and last term, I'm looking at 11 terms in total or $18,700 ($1,700 per term with the fees).  That's still less than $20k.  It's not the cheapest, but it's a far cry from some other schools out there.

Starting my Excel MBA late April. 

Has your coursework been the same as described earlier in the thread? Are you writing one 5- page paper per credit hour? I mentioned this to my advisor who said the this isn't the form of coursework. 

Thanks!

i asked my advisor the same question.