LaSalle pretty much accepts anyone who is willing to pay their tuition. Take the GMAT, send in your application, the check and your undergrad transcripts and just wait for that admissions letter to arrive. Well of course if they don't happen to lose part of your application packet....which of course happened to me. They had sent me a confirmation letter saying that they had received my application and they were just waiting for my GMAT scores - ok, I sent the application in before taking the test. Next, they sent me a letter saying they received my GMAT scores and here's an application. Shortly after that I contacted them asking if they could please match the two together and I was told they never received my GMAT scores. (My reaction: Really?!?!? Then why did you send me a letter saying they have them?) Ultimately they never found them and I needed to send another copy to them. But eventually I did receive that acceptance letter.

The Campus
They have 3 campuses: the main campus in Philly, a Bucks County Campus in Newtown,PA and a campus at Gwywned Mercy College in Montgomery County. I have only attended classes at the Bucks Campus. It's conveniently located just off I-95. But don't expect a real campus with trees and grass; it's in an office park. (But since I try to spend minimal time there, I don't really care.) The facility is fairly new - I believe it was built in the late 90s. But knowing that building is so new also makes it very disappointing that all of the classrooms aren't equipped with media equipment or places for students to plug in their laptops.

The Classes
Your undergrad and work background will determine how many classes you need to take to get the degree. I pretty much needed all of the classes. Each class varies depending on which professor teaches the course.

Business Foundation- Economics, Financial Accounting, Statistics, Operations Management and Financial Markets
Core Courses-Marketing Management, Managerial Accounting and Financial Performance
Specialization Courses- 3-4 courses with options of: Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing and General Business Administration
Executive Perspectives- Self-Assessment for Leadership, Information Technology and Financial Statement Analysis
Capstone Courses- Analysis of the Business Environment and Analysis and Implementation of Strategy.

The Professors

For the most part, the professors have been good. Out of 13 different professors I've had, there is only one that I would consider a bad professor and would avoid again at all costs; there were 2 or 3 so-so professors but the rest are quality teachers. There is about a 50-50 mix of full-time and adjunct professors. I personally prefer the adjuncts because they are able to bring real-world experience to what they are teaching. In my experience, all of the professors are pretty understanding if you can't make it to a class or two since the program is geared to the working professional. In all but that one class with a bad professor, I felt that the professors have contributed to my learning experience. My personal advise when trying to figure if you would like to take a specific professor, don't ask someone who is specializing in that area. (i.e. Don't ask a Finance major about a Finance professor; since they already know the subject area, they will often understand the material even if it's presented poorly.)

The Cost

As of Summer 2005, $1905 per class along with a $85 general fee each semester. (Most students receive tuition reimbursement from their employers.)

The Administration

Now this is were LaSalle is greatly lacking. First, don't contact your advisor by email, you will not get a response. Second, don't trust the tentative schedule (for the next 2 years) that they publish - they never follow with their original plans. Third, eventhough they advertise 5 semesters per year (spring, summer, fall and 2 intercessions), don't count on taking classes during the intersession; they may cancel it with no explanation (eventhough the classes fill up each time it's offered). Fourth, while they will list course descriptions for a variety of classes for the specializations on their website, they'll really only offer 3 (or 4, if you are lucky) different courses per area over the course of 2 years or so. Lastly, they publish semester schedules at awkward times. Such as they'll publish the Fall schedule two weeks after the Summer semester started so you cannot schedule your summer classes with regards to what you want to take in the fall. (This is especially difficult once you get down to the end of the program and only have a couple classes left)

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