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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

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Weatherhead School of Management

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, Real Estate, , ,

Programs Offered

BS	ACCOUNTING
BS	Management: FINANCE
BS	Management: INFO SYSTEMS
BS	Management: MARKETING
BA	ECONOMICS

Core curriculum last revised 2003

Average class size in required business classes	45
Average class size in business electives	25
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	n/a

15% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

75% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

10% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

  5% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

10% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 122 for B.S. in Accounting; B.S. in Management

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

Minimum of 54 for B.S. ACCT (54); B.S. MGMT (57)

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
General education requirements: 28 credit hours; Math/Quant: 11 credits; Principles core (Economics, Accounting): 12 - 15 credits; Management Core (Corp Finance, Entrepreneurship, Operations, Marketing, Info Systems, Business Law): 15 credits; Advanced coursework in major specialty: 24 - 27 credits; Electives (12 -15 credits must be non-business courses): 20-26 credits.

90% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

95% 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, Economics, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 25

New electives added in the past academic year:

Intl Mgmt Institute - Frankfurt, Germany

Marketing: Selling & Sales Mgmt

Org Behavior: Women in Organizations

ECON: Competition & Public Policy

Action Learning (Consulting experience)

Seminar: Being a CEO

Seminar: Consulting

Seminar: Health Care

Seminar: History of US Capital Markets

What special programs are available to business students?
International study including semester, full academic year, and summer programs; the Wolstein Society recognizes outstanding undergraduates who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service and professional will; ACTION LEARNING, a 6-credit semester-long consulting experience during which teams develop real solutions for corporate and non-profit clients (i.e., NOT a simulation).

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Weatherhead students participate in the University's Co-op and Practicum programs, securing positions in industry with Fortune 500 firms, Big 4 and local/regional accounting firms, etc. as early as sophomore year.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Students may study at numerous institutions across the globe, from Western Europe to China. We have exchange agreements with universities in Madrid, Spain; Frankfurt, Germany; Montpelier, France; Lancaster, England; Sydney, Australia (students are NOT limited to these destinations, however). Programs include semester, full academic year, and summer sessions.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Business students engage in community service with the student associations. Examples include tutoring and educational programming in Northeast Ohio, mentoring, etc.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Alpha Kappa Psi, the national business fraternity, is open to all students; Beta Alpha Psi and Omicron Delta Epsilon are the honarary societies for Accounting and Economics majors, respectively.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	45
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	25
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	20

15% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

25% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

25% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Gary J. Previts, Accounting, David Cooperrider, Org. Behavior, Richard Boyatzis, Org. Behavior

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

80% of all business students live on campus

Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities

TECHNOLOGY

200 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:
The entire campus has had full wireless access coverage for several years, and virtually all classrooms have been upgraded with modern audiovisual technology.