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Undergrad Forums| BS | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Full time |
| BS | Supply Chain Management | Full time |
| BS | Financial Info and Analysis | Full time |
| BS | Info Sys and Bus Processing | Full time |
| BS | Interdisciplinary Engineering and Mgmt | Full time |
| Core curriculum last revised 2005 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 37 |
| Average class size in business electives | 24 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | NA |
| Minimum of 120 for B.S. |
| Minimum of 60 for B.S. |
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Internships or co-ops are required of all business students. The School works closely with Clarkson's Career Center to help students through extensive outreach. The School distributes an e-zine to connect employers and students, collaborares with students organizations, such as CEO, to host networking dinners for business students with potential employers, and hosts career fairs and many other events with alumni and employers. Work-study on- and off-campus are widely available. | |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| Students are required to complete an international experience prior to graduation. This can be either a traditional semester abroad at a partner school (agreements are in place with schools on six continents) or a summer faculty-led international three-credit course. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| Business students are involved in many service projects through an affiliation with Clarkson's Chapter of CEO including an annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, which raised in 2006 more than $10,000. In addition, all freshman business students are required to launch a business in the first semester with profits over and above loan repayment donated to a charirity of choice, including in 2007 Make A Wish Foundation, Potsdam Neighborhood Center, and camp for children with cancer. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| Clarkson has four on-campus business related clubs including the award-winning chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organzization (CEO), Alpha Kappa Psi (a co-ed professional organization), the Society of Human Reources Resources, and the Engineering and Management Society. | |
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 35 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 3 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 14 |
