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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Georgia Tech

College of Management

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BS

Management

Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2000

Average class size in required business classes	60
Average class size in business electives	41
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

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 122 for B.S. Management

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

Minimum of 122 for B.S. Management

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

39% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

72% 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: 68

New electives added in the past academic year:

Technical Communications

Collaborative Product Development

Personal Selling

Gender & Ethnicity in U.S. & Global Orgs

Leadership Forum

Leadership, Values, and Systems

What special programs are available to business students?
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH: Georgia Tech dedicates significant attention and funding to undergraduate research. ACCESS TO BUSINESS LEADERS: weekly IMPACT lecture series in which we invite prominent business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences. BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION: transform innovative technology into a real business opportunity. INTERNATIONAL PLAN: a challenging and intensive academic program that develops global competence.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Being located in a major international city allows our students to have access to thousands of local internships while being enrolled in the College of Management. We encourage our students to complete two internships by graduation since more than 93% of our students enter into full-time employment after graduation and two internships will increase their marketability.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Through the Georgia Tech Office of International Education our students have access to study and work abroad programs in more than 26 countries. Students considering working in international business after graduation are encouraged to participate in at least one study abroad program.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Georgia Tech staffs the MOVE office, an office dedicated to linking Tech students to hundreds of volunteer opportunities each year.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Society of Women in Business, Entrepreneurship Club, Consulting Club, Financial Management Association, AIESEC, American Marketing Association, Student Advisory Board.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	54
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	14
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	34

12% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  0% 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: Cheryl Gaimon, Naresh Malhotra, Frank Rothermael

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

NA % of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

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:
The Office of Information Technology is installing an outdoor wireless corridor on most of the Georgia Tech campus so students can access online resources across campus. It has worked to transform the library into a high-tech innovative space for collaboration. In spring 2007, the College of Management will open a $1 million trading floor to prepare students for careers in investment banking and financial services.