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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Ohio State University

Max. M. Fisher College of Business

Undergraduate Business Program

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Logistics Management

General Business

Aviation Management

Programs Offered

BS	Business Administration	Full time
BS	Business Administration	Part time

Core curriculum last revised 2005

Average class size in required business classes	65
Average class size in business electives	37
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	27

  9% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

61% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

30% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

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

NA % of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

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

Minimum of 196 for Bachelor of Science in Business Admin.

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

Minimum of 78 for Bachelor of Science in Business Admin

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Complete required courses in one of 12 specializations; 45 hours of acct, econ or business at OSU; 2.00 minimum cumulative GPA; 2.00 minimum in specialization courses; 75% of specalization courses completed at OSU.

53% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

91% 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, Marketing, Operations Management, Other

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 87

New electives added in the past academic year:

BA503: UG Speaker Series in Business

M&L 694.41: Services Marketing

MGTSCI 694.31: Six Sigma I

MGTSCI 694.32: Six Sigma II

HR 494: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

HR 694.51: Strategic Mgt. of Human Asset

FIN 494: Entrepreneurial Finance

FIN 730: Trading & Markets

HR 694.53: Leadership and Teamwork

FIN 694H22: Fixed Income Securities

What special programs are available to business students?
Honors Programs which include honors cohort, honors contract and accounting honors; Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Minor; Sr. Research thesis for degree with distinction; Emerging Markets Field Study; Six Sigma Green Belt; Peer Advising; Study Abroad;

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
The College of Business does not require internships or co-op for graduation, however 85% of our graduating seniors have completed at least one internship before the graduate. The Office of Career Services provides services to prepare students for internship searching and provides a number of services to employers who hire interns.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
14 partner programs with international institutions through college of business; over 90 study abroad/exchange programs available to all students including business students at OSU; Emerging Markets field study courses;
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Some students have community service requirement as part of their scholarship; Business Honors Learning Community students take a leadership course in winter, and community service project in spring; Many business student organizations have community service projects among their activities portfolios; MLK Day of Service university wide; Multiple university sponsored parter-programs to volunteer/serve in greater central Ohio community with non-profits, schools, churches, etc.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
26 business student organizations including social/academic/honorary fraternities, student chapters of national professional organizations; 800+ university wide student organziations; Fisher Citizenship Program for first year students; Activities for honors students and honors living community students; Weekend trip to NYSE & cultural events in NY for BUS Living Learning Program freshmen; Welcome Week activities in Programs Office; Events planned on demand during year.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	81
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	40
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	50

24% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  6% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

  8% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  0% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Douglas Lambert, Jerald Greenberg, William Berry

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

NA % of all business students live on campus

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

TECHNOLOGY

797 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:
Completed ubiquitous wireless in our campus and in dorms; rolled out new teaching software (Carmen); replaced classroom projection systems; expanded storage area network (SAN); created redundant servers; provided students with personal and shared file storage; opened new video studio with enhanced distance learning and video streaming capability; refreshed computer labs; developed alumni student database; developed automated classroom attendance system; created new online communities and forums