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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

USC (Marshall)

Marshall School of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, Other, , ,

Programs Offered

BS	Business Administration	Full time
BS	Accounting	Full time
BS	Joint Program Cinema-Television	Full time
BS	Joint Program-East Asian Studies	Full time
BS	Joint Program-International Relations	Full time
BS	Computer Science/ Business Administratio	Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2004

Average class size in required business classes	54
Average class size in business electives	43
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	72

  5% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

64% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

31% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

42% 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 128 for BA

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

Minimum of 56 for BS

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree

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

88% 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, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 56

New electives added in the past academic year:

Strategic Management of Technology & Inv

Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securiti

International Business Law

What special programs are available to business students?
Experiential programs in Asia include overseas travel for 40% of freshman class as well as upperclassmen. Global internships, joint degree and honors programs, alumni mentoring program, and career development workshops are also offered.

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
Many Marshall students have work study jobs as part of their financial aid package. Students are employed throughout Marshall and other USC offices.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Study abroad programs are available at Marshall for an entire semester to one of 13 top business schools in 11 countries. Students can also participate in week long visits to Asia and global internships.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Marshall Community Service Day (volunteer program); Marshall Consulting Program, students receive school credit while providing free consulting services to nearby businesses.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Marshall houses 27 student organizations. Including a student government. Also, experiential fieldtrips, externships, a mentoring program and career conferences.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	111
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	24
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	20

15% 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: Warren Bennis, Ed Lawler, Harry DeAngelo

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not 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

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:
Campus-wide technology upgrades in all classrooms (hardware and software), Online Admissions System, Online Registration System Online Course Management System Online Career Advising System MS Exchange 2003 Online PR App. CRM (Salesforce.com) Remote access to library resources Online break-out room reservations Online staff performance evaluations Online student preparation system