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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lally School of Management and Technology

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Other, , ,

FInancial Systems

Programs Offered

BS	Management	Full time
BS	Management	Part time
BS	Double Degree 2 Bacalaurate degrees	Full time
BS	Dual major 2 specialty/concentration	Full time
BS	Management/Law BS/JD	Full time

Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000

Average class size in required business classes	35
Average class size in business electives	40
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

40% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

60% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

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

83% 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 124 for BS Management

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

Minimum of 52 for BS Management

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
two-semester sequence in science area, 24 Humanities and Social Sciences (Communications) credits, 24 credits free electives

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

84% 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:
Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 24

New electives added in the past academic year:

What special programs are available to business students?
International Management Exchange program, Navigating Rensselaer, Student Orientation, Navigating Beyond Rensselaer, Lally Mentor Program, Lally Career Seminar, Goldman-Sachs Headquarters, NYC

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
As part of the co-op program, the Lally School offers students the opportunity to work one semester and one summer in various industry, business, and government positions -- usually during the junior or senior year.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
The International Management Exchange program develops both the ability to conduct business in another country, and a student's international relations and business skills as a whole. These skills make Lally Students more effective global managers and valuable assets to any employer.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Opportunities are available through the Rensselaer Student Union and the Dean of Students Office for volunteer work and community service.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Epsilon Delta Sigma, Entrepreneurship Club, Investment Club, Management and Technology Club

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	41
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	2
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	21

14% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  5% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

24% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

24% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Dr. Philip Phan, Dr. Robert Baron, Dr. Iftekhar Hasan

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

2231 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:
All students required to use laptops. Network hotspots available throughout the school and campus, additional kiosks for student internet activitity. New IS/IT labs added to classes. Microsoft Academic Alliance software available for all students to use. All classrooms have latest networking and video technology, with networking available at all seats. Software upgrades.