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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Washington (Olin)

John M. Olin School of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , ,

Programs Offered

BS

Business Administration

Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2005

Average class size in required business classes	76
Average class size in business electives	11
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program	0

72% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

13% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

15% 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 120 for BS in Business Administration

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

Minimum of 48 for BS in Business Administration

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
English Composition, Calculus, and distribution requirements in humanities, physical & life science, and social science all are part of the General Education requirements for the business degree.

93% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

97% 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, International Business, Marketing

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

New electives added in the past academic year:

Olin Grand Rounds

Economic Issues & MGT of Healthcare

Senior Honors Seminar

What special programs are available to business students?
Senior Honors Seminar; Practicum Projects (corporate consulting;) Taylor Community Consulting (not-for-profit consulting;) Independent Study; International Internship Programs; Entrepreneurship (business plan creation & social entrepreneurship;) Investment Praxis (hands-on investing of part of Olin School's endowment.)

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes
A Winter Cooperative (internship) experience is available as part of Olin's specialized Master of Accounting (MACC) program, in which students may enroll concurrently with their senior undergraduate studies.
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Olin offers 8 study abroad opportunities in 6 countries, including International Internship programs (a combination of academic work with internship placements) in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Within the curriculum, Taylor Community Consulting enables Olin students to provide business services to non-profit organizations; outside of the classroom, there are numerous community service opportunities available through student organizations both within Olin and campus-wide.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Undergraduate Business School Council (UBSC) is Olin undergraduate student government; Alpha Kappa Psi and Delta Sigma Pi are professional business fraternities; and there are career-related clubs in accounting, finance, marketing, and other areas.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	65
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	16
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	26

  8% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  4% 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

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

Prominent Faculty: Glenn MacDonald, Anjan Thakor, Jackson Nickerson

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

69% of all business students live on campus

Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities

TECHNOLOGY

733 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:
Olin has had wireless service within its buildings since 2002. In Summer 2006, a wireless network was instituted campus-wide for the entire University.