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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

University of Cincinnati

College of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BBA	All specializations listed	Full time
BBA	All specializations listed	Part time
BA	Industrial Management	Full time
BBA	Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Scholars	Full time
BBA	Business Scholars	Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2004

Average class size in required business classes	35
Average class size in business electives	35
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	40

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

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

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

NA % 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 190 for BBA

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

Minimum of 95 for BBA

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

65% 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, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 50

New electives added in the past academic year:

What special programs are available to business students?
Traditional Studies (required curriculum & option experiences), Business Scholars (required curriculum & experiences), Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Program (required curriculum & experiences)

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
70% of students are in a true coop program (optional) thus majority of students average graduation time is 5 years.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Extensive international study, travel, and cultural abroad experiences throughout Europe, Asia, South America with 20% of undergraduate business students participating.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
For the majority of scholarship recipients, a minimum of 30 hours of community service are required each academic year. Majority of students participate beyond any minimums.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
The College of Business is affiliated with over 22 professional business organizations and over 300 organizations University wide.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	81
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	11
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	70

33% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  2% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

10% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  5% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: , ,

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

40% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

1000 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:
Extensive wireless networking within academic, living, and social areas. Exhaustive electronic phone/messaging system implementation for students and faculty/staff campus-wide utilizing major phone company.