Preparing You for a Master's in Business Administration (M.B.A.)
While most Farmington graduates who have gone on to receive an M.B.A. first earned their UMF bachelor's degree in Business Economics, it is not always the case. Farmington graduates from other majors have also gone on to pursue an MBA — students who majored in Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies, Sociology/Anthropology, Political Science/Social Science, and others.

Almost any undergraduate major you choose at Farmington will allow you entrance into MBA programs offered at some of the finest institutions in the nation.

The key — selecting and completing the right courses while you earn your bachelor's degree. You should consider selecting undergraduate courses at Farmington that will develop your ability to write, to calculate, to conduct independent research, and to perform critical analysis.

A variety of academic disciplines at Farmington will help you to develop the skills vital to pursuing an MBA: Business, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, English, Ski Industries, Environmental Planning and Policy, Psychology, and others.

In addition, we offer a number of business, economics and business-related courses that will prove invaluable to your pursuit of an MBA:

• Price Theory
• Statistics
• Corporate Finance
• Consumer Behavior
• Business Law
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Management

• Principles of Accounting
• Principles of Management
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Economics
• Human Resources Management
• International Business
• Managerial Finance

It Takes Teamwork and Inspiration
In addition, our special Pre-MBA faculty advising team within our Social Sciences and Business department will work with you to tailor your course selections to meet the specific academic demands of business schools. They take the time and interest to understand your goals and help you discover what your inclinations are. Then they work with you to really explore your opportunities, to give you valuable experience, prepare you for the GMAT and the business school application process, and to expose you to the business specialty of your choosing — providing you the tools necessary to get you into an MBA program.

It's an academic track specially designed as an apprenticeship for business school.

Your Farmington Pre-MBA faculty advising team will hold periodic gatherings for all Pre-MBA students (students from a variety of different Farmington majors). Some of these meetings focus on the specialties in each of the business fields and feature guest speakers.

Internship Opportunities
Because professional contacts and an insider's perspective are so valuable to your future in business, internship opportunities are a key component to our Pre-MBA program as well as to our undergraduate degree in Business Economics. Our Business Economics faculty — most with years of expertise and practical outside-of-academia experience in international business, marketing, advertising, economics and business consultancy — use their personal and professional contacts to help you to secure internships.

Over they years, our faculty have helped UMF students leverage their academic achievements into rewarding internships, working as financial analysts, human resource management, marketing, sales, customer services, information systems, quality assurances, production and operation management and other position at places such as: Northern Maine General Health; Otis Manufacturing; Ocean Properties, Ltd.; L.L.Bean; Ameriprise Financial; Camden National Bank; International Paper; Irving Oil Company; John Hancock Financial Services; Sugarloaf Ski Resort; Franklin Memorial Hospital; LiveBridge Direct Marketing Response; Boeri and Leedom ski and snowboard helmets; NMS Communications; Franklin Savings Bank; the Law Office of Joyce, Dumas, David & Hanstein; the Maine Bureau of Health; the Finance Authority of Maine; K2 Skis; Americorp; Greater Franklin Development Corp.; Salomon North America; Good Shepherd Food Bank; and more.

Going the Extra Mile — A Farmington Hallmark
Your Farmington Pre-MBA advisors truly go the extra mile — helping you to seek out on-campus work opportunities, coordinating class-based research, assisting you secure internships and more. They'll also help you gain valuable hands-on, real-world business experience beyond the classroom: arranging for you to become a consultant to local small businesses, arranging for you to be a presenter at public hearings, and getting you to serve as a research assistant for a number of UMF faculty members who are actively engaged in the business world.

In addition, your Pre-MBA faculty advisors may also encouraged you to apply your business skills to better the local and global community by participating in UMF's new Social Entrepreneurship program. This group works on a wide range of business projects such as an income tax program that serves the elderly and needy, fair trade matters, world trade, and Third World development and more.

Farmington's Pre-MBA Track: A Proven Record of Success
Here’s where some recent graduates went on to Business School:

• University of Maine
• Southern New Hampshire University
• Thomas College
• Bentley College (Mass.)

• Penn State University
• Boston College
• University of West Virginia
• University of Denver
• Vanderbilt University

Contact Us For Details
For additional information about Pre-MBA offerings at the University of Maine at Farmington, just contact the UMF Office of Admission:

Office of Admission
University of Maine at Farmington
246 Main Street
Farmington, Maine 04938-1994
tel 207-778-7050
fax 207-778-8182
TDD/TYY 207-778-7275
umfadmit@maine.edu