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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Marquette University

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BS

Business Administration

Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2003

Average class size in required business classes	42.5
Average class size in business electives	35.7
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	N/A

  3% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

89% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  7% 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.

  0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 129 for Bachelors of Science in Business Admin

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

Minimum of 64 for Bachelors of Science in Business Admin

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Remaining 65 credits are combination of University core courses and other non-business electives. To obtain a major (specialization) students must take at least 15 business credits in a particular area. International Business majors must have language proficiency, complete a study abroad session and complete requirements for a second major. Entrepreneurship majors must complete requirements for second major. Total credits hours for second major 132-135.

69% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

83% 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, Real Estate

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 73

New electives added in the past academic year:

Systems Analysis and Design

Emerging Technologies

Applying Business Leadership Skills

Strat for fut. & dealing w/ Bus. Comm.

What special programs are available to business students?
Applied Investment Management; a concentration in Finance, the program prepares students as money/portfolio managers. It is the 1st undergrad business school to be a CFA Partner. Students get training in portflio analysis and investment ethics, and get an opportunity to manage part of the University's endowment. Internships at leading US investment firms during the summer between junior and senior year are part of the experience.

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
The college has direct arrangements with over 20 foreign universities allowing our students to study abroad for up to 1 year (and allowing students from those schools to study at our college). In addition, the University sponosors several other study abroad programs and the College offers several summer study abroad experiences at our partner schools around the world.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Marquette University has a long-standing tradition of haing strong participation for all students in volunteer and community service. Serveral courses involve service learning activities and student professional groups all have a community service or volunteer requirement for their members.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
There is at least one club or student professional organization for each specialization within the College. In addition, major nationial honor societies and professional business service organizations have charters on campus.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	64
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	36
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	37

14% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

25% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  5% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: J. Craig Andrews, Marketing, John B. Davis, Economics, Eugene Laczniak, Marketing

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

94% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

1225 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:
New research lab of Applied Investment Management program; update wireless access in building; upgrade of approximately 50% of high-tech classrooms and 25% of faculty work stations.