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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, Finance, , ,

Law and Business

Programs Offered

BS	Accounting	Full time
BS	Actuarial Science	Full time
BS	Finance	Full time
BS	Management	Full time
BS	Marketing	Full time
BS	Information Systems	Full time
BS	Entrepreneurial Management	Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2003

Average class size in required business classes	39
Average class size in business electives	36
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	N/A

17% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

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

  4% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

64% 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 124 for BSBA

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

Minimum of 62 for BSBA

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Minimum 42 credit hours in upper level (100+) courses; minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA; minimum 2.0 GPA in all upper level business courses; successful completion of Drake Liberal Arts Curriculum; successful completion of all business core classes; successful completion of all major(s) required courses.

71% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

75% 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, Actuarial Science, Finance, Insurance, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 34

New electives added in the past academic year:

Professional Communications

Developing Economies

Creating a Company

Marketing and the Internet

Legal Issues Within Organizations

Entrepreneurial Leadership

What special programs are available to business students?
In addition to major, concentrations in HR Management, Insurance or Business Law. Extensive career development program throughout all four years.

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
More than 87 countries with multiple universities in traditional travel abroad program. In addition, 8 universities offer specific business curriculum with built-in internshiop opportunity.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Students are encouraged to participate in at least three internships and two community service activities during their four-year program. Since Drake is in a state capital, there are many opportunities for internships with state and nonprofit organizations. Also, the Iowa caucuses generate many opportunities for volunteering in political campaigns and organizations. There are also four business fraternities/sororities that require volunteer and community service of their members.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Alpha Kappa Psi; American Marketing Association; Beta Alpha Psi; CACE (Professional Speaking Group); Delta Sigma Pi; DASS (Actuarial Society); Society of Human Resource Management; Students in Free Enterprise; Student Advisory Board

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	40
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	16
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	27

19% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  7% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

15% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  8% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Dr. Stuart Klugman, Actuarial Science, Dr. A. Douglas Hillman, Accounting, Dr. Delaney Kirk, Management

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

52% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

116 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:
Wireless building environment; all classrooms upgraded with state-of-the-art technology interfaces; backup system storage provided automatically throughout the building; upgraded desktop and laptop computers for all faculty/staff.