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Undergrad Forums| BS | Business and Economics | Full time |
| BS | Intergrated Business and Engineering | Full time |
| BS | Accounting | Full time |
| BS | Finance | Full time |
| BS | Management | Full time |
| BS | Marketing | Full time |
| BS | Supply Chain Management | Full time |
| Core curriculum last revised 2002 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 23 |
| Average class size in business electives | 21 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 20 |
| Minimum of 124 for BS |
| Minimum of 46 for BS |
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| During the academic year, many students participate in externships with a variety of different businesses. Summer internships are quite common and are encouraged by faculty who also frequently assist students in the process | |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| The College offers a number of summer study abroad programs that are led by College faculty: Lehigh in Prague; Lehigh in Brussels; Lehigh in Ireland; Lehigh in Shanghai. Many business students also participate in study abroad programs sponsored by other Universities, both during the summer and during the academic year. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| There are many opportunities for volunteer work and community service. The most notable of these are Delta Sigma Pi, the Professional Business Fraternity and Beta Alpha Psi, the Accounting Honor Society. Both organizations create such opportunities for their members. The minor in Integrated Real Estate requires 40 hours of community service. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| Beta Alpha Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, Women in Business, Economics Society, Accounting Club, Marketing Club, Investment Club, Hispanic Business Students Society, Ethics Club, and Omicron Delta Epsilon (the economics honors society) | |
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 64 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 14 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 35 |
