PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Real Estate
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2005 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 30 |
| Average class size in business electives | 23 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 35 |
10.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
0.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
85.00% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
18.00% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 120 for BSBA |
| Maximum of 150 for BSBA/MS |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 47 for BSBA |
| Maximum of 74 for BSBA |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Economics, Statistics, Calculus, Foreign Language, General Education
78.00% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance, General Management, International Business, Marketing, Real Estate
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 54
New electives added in the past academic year:
Competitive Strategy
Consulting and Project Management
Managing Change and Innovation
Brand Management
Real Estate Management and Development
Learning from Failure
Leading High Performance Teams
Negotiation
Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Globalization
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 36 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 10 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 25 |
16.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
2.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
19.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
22.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Richard Linowes
Augustine Duru
Jennifer Oetzel
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | No |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
45.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
500 computers available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole)
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Complete wireless accessibility on campus. RSS technology and BlackBerry device usage within the academic program. Expanded access to university services through Web-enabled portal.