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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Loyola College in Maryland

Josepha A. Sellinger, S. J. School of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BBA	Accounting; Business Administration	Full time
BS	Bio; Chem; Comp.Sci; Math; Physics	Full time
BA	Communications, Eng; Hist; Classics;	Full time
BA	Elem Ed; Psyc; Soc; Pol Sci; Econ	Full time
BA	Speech Path; Writing; Theology;	Full time
BA	Philosophy, Comparative Culture;	Part time
BS	Engineering Science	Full time

Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000

Average class size in required business classes	29
Average class size in business electives	21
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	25

21% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

79% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  0% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

59% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

  0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 120 for Bachelor of Business Administration

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

Minimum of 51 for Bachelor of Business Administration

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Experiential Learning Requirement - Business students must select an option from two of the following areas: international, internship and/or service experience.

81% 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, General Management, International Business, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 35

New electives added in the past academic year:

Intern'l Marketing: European Study Tour

What special programs are available to business students?
The Sellinger Scholars Program is an academic honors program in business administration. Freshmen completing the fall semester with a GPA of 3.5 are invited to apply with a maximum of 25 students accepted per class year. Scholars students take six 3 credit courses together between the sophomore and senior years.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Work study positions are available at the College as part of Financial Aid packages. The Dean's Office and all of the academic departments employ work study students. We do not offer co-op opportunities.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
The business school offers study tour courses which include classroom time on campus during the regular semester and a two week tour in another country after the semester concludes. Site visits to international corporations and local firms take place during the tour. Summer, one semester and year long opportunities are available through the Office of International Programs.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
The Center for Community Service and Justice offers service opportunities of varying lengths to the entire college populaton. In addition, optional service experience projects are integrated into some of the business courses.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Each manor/concentration area in the business school has a corresponding business club. In addition, honor societies such as Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Nu also are active. Two new clubs, Women in Business and Minority Students in Business Administation, have been establishted within the past two years.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	60
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	32
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	37

13% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  5% 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: Dr. Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Economics, Dr. Roger J. Kashlak, Management & IB, Dr. Norman H. Sedgley, Economics

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

78% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

526 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:
Cdigix to provide legal online music. NetStorage for IP access to network storage. GWGuardian to block spam (GroupWise). Upgrade to BlackBoard with the addition of My Content, ePortfolios, Turnitin, and Waypoint. Citrix to provide critical software over an IP conntection. Symantec Anti-Virus for all students. Online career planning tools: Career Leader and Career Beam. Online course registration. Online meal account management. Computers in labs are refreshed on a three year cycle.