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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Purdue University

Krannert School of Management

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
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Programs Offered

BS	Accounting
BS	Economics
BS	Management
BS	Industrial Management

Core curriculum last revised 2002

Average class size in required business classes	70.1
Average class size in business electives	37.4
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	24.1

  6% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

55% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

39% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

13% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

13% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 124 for Management

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

Minimum of 57 for Management

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

48% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

73% 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, Industrial Management, Marketing, Operations Management

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 49

New electives added in the past academic year:

Logistics Concepts & Models

Government & Not for Profit Accounting

Intro to Entrep. & Innovation I

Intro. to Entrep. & Innovation II

What special programs are available to business students?
Business Opportunity Program - For disadvantaged students - scholarships, summer session, educational presentations, career networking

University Honors Program - Top students invited to apply

Learning Communities - Entrepreneurial, Global Village, Horizons, and People Watchers

Case Challenges - Seven undergraduate business case competitions

BGDLF Leadership Forum - 100 top students and 20 corporate representatives participate in a student-run weekend-long leadership retreat

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
200 study abroad programs offered in 54 countries and 6 continents through Study Abroad Office. Krannert department-led programs offered in: London - four week program Taiwan - one week program China - two week program
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
OBHR 230 offers students service learning projects as part of class work. Boiler Volunteer Network provides numerous opportunities for volunteer projects Student organizations sponsor volunteer and community service projects -School of Management Council Holiday Party for Children , Support Walkathon & 5 K Run- Cancer Society, Management Ambassadors canned food drive in October for local food pantry
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
About 20 student organizations available, click on link for details http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/clubs/home.asp

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	83
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	20
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	32

  9% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  3% 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: Susan Watts, Jim Oakley, Brad Alge

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

86% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

2400 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:
Instructional lab upgrades, an audience response system to gauge learning and mastery of classroom topics; a podcasting system for lectures and course content; award winning remote access to major software packages, a solution that increases student flexibility and saves students money. Access to online collaboration services though Acrobat Connect; and finally access to a management communications center, to support preparation of presentations.