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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

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Boston University School of Management

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, Other, , ,

Law

Programs Offered

BS	Accounting; Entrepreneurship; Finance	Full time
BS	General Management	Full time
BS	International Business	Full time
BS	Marketing; Law	Full time
BS	Operations & Technology Management	Full time
BS	Management of Information Systems	Full time
BS	Organizational Behavior	Full time

Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000

Average class size in required business classes	39
Average class size in business electives	31
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	n/a

12% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

79% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  9% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

33% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

NA % of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)

Minimum of 134 for Bachelor of Science in Business Admin.

Minimum number of credit hours in the business program required to receive a business degree

Minimum of 134 for Bachelor of Science in Business Admin.

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Intro. Management 6-12 credits Accounting 8 credits Business Statistics 12 credits Business Law 4 credits Organ. Behavior 4 credits Intro. to Finance 4 credits Intro. to MIS 4 credits Intro. to Marketing 4 credits Intro. to Oper & Tech Management 4 credits Strategy & Policy 4 credits Management electives 16 credits Pre-calculus or Calculus 4 credits Micro and Macroeconomics 8 credits Written Composition 8 credits Liberal Arts 28 credits Other 12-16 credits

78% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

88% of business students graduate from the program within six years of admission to the university

AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Other

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 59

New electives added in the past academic year:

Private Equity

Information Products, Property & Privacy

Human Resource Managment

Managing Information Security

Leadership Management of Non-Profit Org.

Supply Chain Modeling Practicum

Real Estate Law

What special programs are available to business students?
Management Honors Program

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Work study available through the University Financial Aid Department. Co-op opportunities can be researched through the Feld Career Center.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
University of Sydney, Australia Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Universite Paris IX, Dauphine, France Universitat Trier, Germany University College Dublin, Ireland University Aukland, New Zealand Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Opportunities available through the Management Honors Program, the campus Community Service Center, and various activities via the Undergraduate Government, student clubs and organizations.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Accounting Assoc., American Marketing Assoc., Beta Alpha Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, Diversity in Management, Dean's Hosts, BSBA Finance & Investment Club, BU Entrepreneurship Club, MIS Club, SMG Student Government, Real Estate Club, Leaders for Corp. Social Responsibility, Fashion & Retail Assoc., LOCK Honorary Service Society, Sports Management Assoc., Media & Entertainment Club, fightJPA, Students in Free Enterprise, B-School Beanpot, Int'l Management Org., APICS- The Assoc. for Oper. Management

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	104
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	48
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	44

20% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

NA % of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

NA % of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

NA % of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Zvi Bodie, D. Tim Hall, N. Venkatraman

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

60% of all business students live on campus

Business students are grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities

TECHNOLOGY

350 computers are available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole)

Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Last year classrooms were renovated and upgraded to include installation of new hard/software, control systems and automated monitoring connections. In addition, individual online software training for 1,000 students, customer resource management software, new statistical databases and customized administrative applications were added. Renovations were also made to the computer labs including all new hardware, servers, equipment. New SAKAI software was also introduced.