University of Pennsylvania Undergrad Profile

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,

Global Analysis

Individualized

Programs Offered

BS	Wharton Single Degree	Full time
BS	Joint Degree: Internl Studies & Business	Full time
BS	JointDegee: Management & Engineering	Full time
BS	JointDegree; Nursing & Health Care Mgmt	Full time
BS	JointDegree: Life Sciences & Mgmt.	Full time

Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000

Average class size in required business classes	38
Average class size in business electives	38
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

31% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

43% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

26% 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 111 for BS in Economics

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

Minimum of 60 for BS in Economics

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
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90% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

100% 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, General Management, International Business, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 217

New electives added in the past academic year:

APPL PROB MODELS MKTG

BIOINFORMATICS

BUSINESS POLICY

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW

EMPLOYMENT LAW

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ENVT'L MGMT LAW & POL

GOV.& MGMT. OF CHIN FRMS

MRKT DYNAMICS & TECH CHG

What special programs are available to business students?

Work study or co-op opportunities	Yes

Study abroad opportunities	Yes

Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes

Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	228
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	238
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	141

13% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

2% 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: Barbara Kahn, Nicholas Souleles, Lorin Hitt

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are not required to live on campus

99% of all business students live on campus

Business students are not 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:
Experiential learning simulations used throughout Wharton's Undergraduate curriculum challenge students to take risks, analyze results, and experiment with different strategies. Wharton's webCafe provides a rich collaborative environment for undergraduate coursework as well as student clubs and organizations. Wharton's award-winning SPIKE student intranet -- developed in conjunction with students -- is now available on students' PDAs and cell phones as well as over the Web.

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