University of Virginia Undergrad Profile

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BS in Commerce

Core curriculum last revised 2005

Average class size in required business classes	45.02
Average class size in business electives	29.76
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	40.20

16% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

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

5% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

98% 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 BS in Commerce

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

Minimum of 57 for BS in Commerce

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
40 hours of prerequisites comprised of econ, acctg, math, stats, writing, foreign lang, humanities

99% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

99% 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, Management Information Systems, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 46

New electives added in the past academic year:

Leadership Across Disciplines

Managing and Leading

Learning to Lead

Leading Change

Financing a Sustainable Future

Globalization of Emerging Economies

Investment in a Sustainable Future

What special programs are available to business students?

Work study or co-op opportunities	No

Study abroad opportunities	Yes
We have approved study abroad programs for students in their spring semester third-year. We also have courses taken abroad in the summer and January-term.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
The University has an extensive volunteer program through Madison House for all University students including business students. We also have business service fraternaties that perform community service projects.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
McIntire has sixteen student organizations.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	60
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	6
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	37

19% 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: Robert L. Cross, William J. Wilhelm, Barbara H. Wixom

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are 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

156 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:
The McIntire school maintains an IT department and IT infrastructure for the exclusive use by undergraduates and faculty ? McIntire produces the shortest integration cycle time of forward-looking technologies ? Dedicated labs providing access to the latest business productivity; 60% of lab machines have multiple monitors ? E-Learning platforms ? Collaborative software ?Trading room featuring trading software and real-time data integration with financial markets ? Student/alumni web-based portals ? IT integrated classrooms

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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

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McIntire School of Commerce