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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, Real Estate, , ,

Programs Offered

BBA	Decision & Information Sciences	Full time
BBA	Economics	Full time
BBA	Finance	Full time
BBA	Management	Full time
BBA	Marketing	Full time
BBA	Accounting	Full time
BBA	General Business	Internet

Core curriculum last revised 2002

Average class size in required business classes	43
Average class size in business electives	31
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	65

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

63% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

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

90% 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 120 for BSBA, BABA, and BSAc

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

Minimum of 52 for BSBA, BABA, and BSAc

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Specific degree requirements can be found at ww.cba.ufl.edu/upo/programs.

55% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

79% 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, General Management, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 55

New electives added in the past academic year:

New Venture Planning

Real Estate Investement Decisions

Honors Finance

Case Study Analysis

Professional Business Writing

Professional Business Speaking

Economic Geography

Urban Economics

Economics of Education

What special programs are available to business students?
The Warrington College of Business has a staff dedicated solely to professional development. The signature program in this area is the Florida Leadership Academy, a year-long program that focuses on ethics, communication skills, leadership, and career development. The college also has a SIFE team that placed in the top 12 out of 1,200 teams nationwide. More on the college's Professional Development Programs can be found at www.cba.ufl.edu/upo/pdp.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
The college encourages students to participate in a variety of work-related experiences.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Warrington has outstanding study abroad opportunities. As a matter fact, over 25 percent of the graduating class now participates in an international experience. The College's signature programs are located in London, Madrid, and Rome. The London program includes a professional-level internship. The College's programs are open to students from any American university. Additional information on Warrington's study abroad programs can be found at www.cba.ufl.edu/upo/intlprograms.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
The college and the university offer a wide-array of volunteer work and community service opportunities. Information on these opportunites can be found at the Center for Leadership and Service at www.dso.ufl.edu/cls.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Leadership development through involvement in student organizations is an important part of the Warrington experience. Links to business-related student organizations can be found at www.cba.ufl.edu/upo/mywcb/organizations.asp. The university has over 600 student organizations. A list of these can be founn at www.union.ufl.edu/osa/organizations.asp

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	104
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	5
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	70

6% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

5% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

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

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

Prominent Faculty: Joel Demski, Accounting, Jay Ritter, Finance, Bart Weitz, Marketing

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

15% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

700 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:
There have been significant improvements in Warrington's wireless network; upgraded from 11 megabit/second to 54 megabit/second. Student e-mail accounts have increased to 150MB and also have the latest anti-spam software. Warrington has also increased the number of wireless access points to improve coverage and throughput. The Undergraduate Programs Office also produces a weekly podcast of news and current events of interests to students.

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