Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Program Information

Degree Offered

Part-time MBA, Daytime

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Lake Forest MBA’s new daytime schedule is the perfect choice for men and women who are re-launching their careers after a period of career break, and is also a perfect choice for professionals with flexible or alternate work schedules. The Daytime MBA program at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) is about more than just convenience. It’s about a program that fits into your life.

It’s about faculty who understand your talents and experience. It’s about classmates who are as smart and ambitious as you are. It’s about lessons from the real world, not from dusty textbooks or business consultants who have never run an organization. And in the end, it’s about fast-tracking the Chicago area’s best and brightest through a two-year MBA program that will have far-reaching impact on their careers, their companies and their families.

LFGSM’s Daytime MBA is designed for anyone who meets LFGSM’s admissions criteria and is available to take classes during the day. Unique options for career re-launchers are offered à la carte and are not part of the required curriculum for all daytime students.

Since 1946, more than 8,000 experienced professionals have chosen the Lake Forest MBA program because they were looking for more than just a graduate business credential. They were looking for an experience that was practical, relevant, exciting and collaborative, and that would give them the knowledge, attitudes, habits, skills, and network to take them to new heights in their business careers.

LFGSM is an independent, accredited, not-for-profit business management school that puts your educational interests first. A pioneer of the practical business education model, LFGSM was founded through a partnership of leading Chicago-area businesses. Here, students get the solid business theory they need, along with a “practice field” for sharpening their skills. To this day, providing graduate business education is all we do.

The Program

The Lake Forest Daytime MBA is a two-year, 16-course program offered at our Lake Forest campus. Students attend two courses per term (one on Tuesdays and one on Thursdays), which meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The MBA curriculum at LFGSM was built to advance your career. It’s grounded in extensive research with more than 600 business professionals and executives regarding what they look for in high-potential managers today. With the new skills and knowledge you gain in the Lake Forest MBA program, you’ll become a more effective business leader and the kind of manager who gets noticed.

Our research has established three core traits of high-potential leaders and managers: Know the Business, Relate to People, and Deliver Results. Each of the program's 16 courses is designed to help you achieve in these areas. MBA students complete 13 core courses and 3 electives.

Specialization Options

While many prospective MBA students choose not to declare a program specialization in favor of truly broadening their thinking, all Lake Forest MBA students choose three electives during the course of their study. If the combination of the three electives you choose qualifies you for a degree specialization, this can be a great, focused learning opportunity and an added academic credential that can give you an edge in your career.

Current specializations offered include Global Business and Organizational Behavior. In mid 2011, LFGSM announced the development of MBA specializations in Marketing, Finance and Healthcare Management. The elective courses for these new specializations will be available within a year so that incoming Lake Forest MBA students can declare these specializations. Ask your admissions representative for more details.

Our Students

Lake Forest MBA students average 14 years of professional work experience, with an average age of 38. Our students come from many professions (like IT, sales, marketing, finance, accounting, engineering, operations/supply chain, science, law, general management, and medicine), as well as from a variety of industries. We also attract a great number of entrepreneurs. The Daytime MBA option is ideal for career re-launchers, and also attracts professionals who have flexible or alternate work schedules.

Admissions Requirements

1. Four or more years of professional work experience
2. A United States bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Candidates must submit a current resume, two letters of recommendation, application with personal statement, and official academic transcripts, and must participate in an interview. GMAT scores typically not required.

Scholarship opportunities are available for Daytime students, based on financial need.

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management: Broad Thinkers. Strong Leaders.

Accreditation:

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), North Central Association.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Cost Per Credit Hour:

$733 USD

Tuition In-State Full Time:

$46,912 USD

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Schools of Business and Management

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: Under 1,000