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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

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School of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , ,

Business Economics & Public Policy

Programs Offered

BBA	Finance	Full time
BBA	Sports, Event, & Hospitality Management	Full time
BBA	Human Resource Management	Full time
BBA	International Business	Full time
BBA	Management Information Systems	Full time
BBA	Marketing	Full time
BBA	Business Economics & Public Policy	Full time

Core curriculum last revised NA

Average class size in required business classes	36
Average class size in business electives	27
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	N/A

16% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

31% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

19% 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 120 for BBA; Bachelor of Acountancy

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

Minimum of 60 for BBA; Bachelor of Accountancy

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

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

NA % 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, Marketing

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

New electives added in the past academic year:

What special programs are available to business students?
5 year degree programs: BBA/MA Information Systems and BBA/MA Tourism

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
GWSB Paris Program offered each Fall at Sciences Po University in Paris taught by GWSB faculty and Sciences Po faculty Extensive number of study abroad opportunities for business students through the university study abroad office
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
In GWSB, students get involved in service projects beginning in their freshman year in the required First Year Development Program course and continuing through graduation and after. Additionally, the various business-related organizations regularly participate in community service activities.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Annual New York trip for marketing and finance students to meet with alumni and visit companies. Sophomore Getaway focused on career choice. Service projects, Business Council, numerous business-related clubs, case competitions.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	61
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	45
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	34

32% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  6% 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: Richard Green, Tim Fort, William Baber

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

66% 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 School of Business moved into our brand new state of the art building in January 2006. The new building is the first wireless building on campus and has several computer labs available for student use.