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Undergrad Forums| BBA | Business Administration | Full time |
| Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 22.65 |
| Average class size in business electives | 20.53 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 21.17 |
| Minimum of 120 for BSBA |
| Minimum of 55 for BSBA |
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| There are several opportunities for students to be student assistants or research assistants within the school. There are also numerous internship opportunities for work outside the school. We have no formal co-op programs. | |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| We have a thriving study abroad program with 42 host partners in 24 countries. About 45% of our graduates spend at least one semester studying abroad, typically during the junior year. Also, about 10% study abroad or participate in international internships during the summer. Note that our full semester programs are not "bubbles" with special classes just for Americans. Students enroll in regular classes at the host schools that include local students as well as other international students. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| There are numerous opportunities both within and without the classroom structure. Notable is a strong Habitat for Humanity chapter as well as several volunteer and fund-raising programs. We have a large Bonner Scholar program and several classes have a service learning component. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| Besides the Student Managed Investment Fund (actually three separate funds), every functional business area has a student organization with a faculty sponsor. Crossing functional lines is an Entrepreneurship Club. | |
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 49 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 8 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 37 |
