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Clark Atlanta University
School of Business Administration


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
Graduates' Comments


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 29
New electives in past three years: 10%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1996
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Pension Fund Management, Sports & Entertainment Management, Leadership Workshops

Most Popular Electives
Management of Organizations, Advertising, Business Policy, Management of Financial Resources, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Computer Applications, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Special Problems in Decision Sciences

Most Popular Professors
Thomas Neil, Jeffery Phillips, Kasim Alli, Marcus Ingram, Young Kim, Joyce McGriff, Billy Thornton, Oliver Welch

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Accounting

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 60%
Case Study: 30%
Simulation, Video: 10%

Full-time faculty members:   29
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 6
Average core class size: 35
Average elective class size: 15

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
The grading system is as follows: A, B, C, and F.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
None

Best Areas of Study
Finance, Marketing

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Management

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 65
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 65
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 780
On-campus student internship interviews: 689
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: N/A

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
IBM 5
American Express   2
Johnson & Johnson 2
McNeil Consumer Products 2
SC Johnson & Son 2
Norwest 2
Procter & Gamble 1
Andersen Consulting 1
General Motors 0
United Technologies 0

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 2,500
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 10%
Median alumni gift: $100
Number of alumni clubs: 0
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 1
Placement services offered for alumni? No

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1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
Graduates' Comments

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
kwillia@sbus.cau.edu

Address:
School of Business Administration
223 Brawley Drive at Fair Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

Dean:
Edward L. Davis
(404) 880-8973

Director of MBA Programs:
Brent Johnson
(404)880-8443

Director of Admissions:
Cele Echols
(404) 880-8447

Director of Alumni Relations:
Karmen Williams
(404)880-8448

Director of Financial Aid:
Rosey Toney
(404) 880-8111

Director of Career Services:
Alice Cayson
(404) 880-8442

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
April 1, 1999

International
April 1, 1999





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