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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

William and Mary

Mason School of Business

Undergraduate Business Program

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Accounting, International Business, ,

Process Management & Consulting

Programs Offered

BBA	Accounting	Full time
BBA	Finance	Full time
BBA	Marketing	Full time
BBA	Process Management & Consulting	Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2001

Average class size in required business classes	37
Average class size in business electives	19
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

30% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

68% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  2% 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 Bachelor of Business Administration

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

Minimum of 35 for Bachelor of Business Administration

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Prerequisite coursework in Economics, Statistics, Calculus and Accounting. Core Coursework. 23 hours of business coursework, including courses in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems, Operations Mgmt, Business Law, Organizational Behavior, and Strategic Management. Major requirements. At least 12 hours of coursework in one of the following major fields: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Process Management & Consulting. Detailed course requirements available at mason.wm.edu/bba

92% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

99% 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, Consulting, Finance, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 36

New electives added in the past academic year:

Strategic Analysis & Consulting

Change Mgmt. & Org. Transformation

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Advanced Portfolio Management

Valuation & Corporate Financial Strategy

Project Management

Sustainability & Green Supply Chain

IT Enabled Consulting Projects

Six Sigma

Developing Business Intelligence

What special programs are available to business students?
Each business major develops an individual program of study that uniquely addresses their particular interests. Many students include study abroad, a secondary area of business study, or interdisciplinary study in Arts and Sciences. Our International Emphasis option allows business majors to internationalize their degree by integrating study abroad experience(s) with business coursework. Specialized opportunities in 06-07 include in leadership, entrepreneurship, and student-faculty research.

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
The Mason School of Business aspires to have every business undergraduate study abroad. Our curriculum has been designed to allow students to study abroad in the spring of their 2nd or 3rd year. We also offer an early admission option for students studying abroad in the semester immediately before entering the business program. A wide variety of study abroad destinations are available, including exchange programs. Please visit our website for more info: http://mason.wm.edu/bba.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
Our Undergraduate Business Student Association offers opportunities for volunteer service in the local community. Many business students also volunteer through the College's Office of Volunteer Services: http://www.wm.edu/studentactivities/osvs/
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Student Organizations of interest to business students include: American Marketing Association, Finance Academy, Gibbs Accounting Society, Tribe Consulting Club, Women of Business, and Undergraduate Business Student Association.

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	42
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	4
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	25

16% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

16% 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: Ronald Sims, Lisz Szykman, Julie Agnew

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

350 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:
William & Mary was included in Intel's 2005 top 50 list of Most Unwired College Campuses.