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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Northeastern University

College of Business Administration

BSBA degree & BSIB degree

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Programs Offered

BS	in BA, all specialties	Full time
BS	in IB, all specialties	Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2003

Average class size in required business classes	35
Average class size in business electives	31
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

12% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

86% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  2% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

  2% 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 128 for BSBA or 137 for BSIB

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

Minimum of 72 for BSBA or BSIB

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
2.0 GPA in all courses and in business courses

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

72% 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: 53

New electives added in the past academic year:

International Innovation Mgt.

Innovation

Int'l Bus,Ethics & Global Social Respon

What special programs are available to business students?

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Students may do up to three 6-month coops, which are paid opportunities. This past semester we had 1237 positions for 924 students.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
We offer (in addition to the University's programs) specialized study tours for business that are 7 - 10 days. We also offer business programs for 7 weeks in summer, the whole summer, semester abroad, and international Co-ops.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
We have several service-learning courses in business and well as opportunities world-wide for volunteer opportunities.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Every business concentration has a club that brings in speakers and offers professional programs. There are also several honorary groups.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	106
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	30
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	58

30% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

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

19% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  3% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Sheila Puffer, Ravi Ramamurti, Dan McCarthy

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

66% of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

1993 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:
Business classrooms are wireless. Students are required to bring laptops.