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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Creighton University

College of Business Administration

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BBA

Full time

Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000

Average class size in required business classes	28.5
Average class size in business electives	21.7
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

33% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

67% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  0% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

61% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

  0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 128 for BSBA

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

Minimum of 61 for BSBA

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

64% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

76% 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, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 51

New electives added in the past academic year:

What special programs are available to business students?
We have a four year co-curricular leadership development program.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Internships for credit.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Creighton University has a program in the Dominican Republic. Business students also participate in a wide variety of study abroad programs run by other organizations and coordinated with our study abroad staff.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
There are a wide variety of opportunities available to business students to do community service. Business students who perform a designated amount of community service are placed on the Dean's honor roll for social responsibility.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
There are several organizations for all business students in addition to major specific organizations.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	38
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	12
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	24

17% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  4% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

  8% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

21% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Ernest Goss, Robert Moorman, Ravi Nath

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

70% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

520 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:
All classrooms include computers and AV equipment for presentation. All classrooms have wireless access. There are two computer classrooms with a computer workstation for each student. There are two computer labs with a large variety of hardware and software available.