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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

UC Berkeley (Haas)

Haas School of Business

Haas Undergraduate Program

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, International Business, , ,

Programs Offered

BS

Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2002

Average class size in required business classes	37
Average class size in business electives	35
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

  0% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

40% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

60% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

70% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

70% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 120 for BS Business Administration

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

Minimum of 32 for BS Business Administration

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Minimum of 32 upper division business units Minimum of 18 upper division non-business units Completion of 9 breadth requirements American History, American Institutions and American Cultures Requirements Complete program in 4 semesters, not including summer 120 total units

99% 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, Consulting, Finance, Marketing, Real Estate

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 33

New electives added in the past academic year:

Intro to Personal Finance

Forensic and International Accounting

Social, Political, and Ethical Env. of B

Financial Strategy

Communication for Leaders

What special programs are available to business students?
Financial Modeling workshop offered for free to business undergraduate students to help prepare them for careers in finance.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
The university has an extensive workstudy program.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Haas sends on average 20 to 30 students abroad every semester.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
The business associations on campus provide opportunities for students to apply their business skills to community and volunter work. Also, the Haas School maintains a database that matches small businesses in need of help with student volunteers.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
list clubs (see web)

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	23
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	31
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	8

25% 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: , ,

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

1000 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:
Computer Center renovation encourages student collaboration High-tech audio-visual & recording Personalized, full-spectrum laptop support State-of-the-art research computing cluster Doubled wireless networking capacity Electronic Reader & Course Material fully integrated with Course Management System Remote Connectivity for Anywhere, Anytime Access for students Enhanced student administrative support & IT training Web-based Student Directory Discussion Forum/Group Communication