PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Tax, Technology
| Core curriculum was last revised prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 28.7 |
| Average class size in business electives | 26.7 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 23.1 |
10.40% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
0.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
53.30% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 122 for B.S. |
| Maximum of 122 for B.S. |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 54 for B.S. |
| Maximum of 54 for B.S |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
N/A
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:
Accounting, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 86
New electives added in the past academic year:
Advanced Topics in Financial Planning
Management Innovation
Customer-Centric Marketing
Marketing of Hi-Tech Products
Marketing Law for the Cyberage
Managing in a Global Business Environment
Sports & Entertainment Law
Math in Financial Engineering
E-Business
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 173 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 88 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 99 |
28.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
1.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
N/A% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
N/A% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Jean Bedard, Accountancy
Jim Hunton, Accountancy
Lynne Markus, Business Process & Information Management
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
76.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
4433 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:
Dual-ISP connection; wired/wireless access in all residence halls, classrooms & public spaces; legal digital entertainment service; automated card office/e-commerce for students activities; automated student services/portal (registration, scheduling, housing lottery, advising, inter-library loan/reserves, etc.); distance education; Blackboard; Enterprise Reporting; automated helpdesk; online student application process; developed courses specifically for PDAs (without books)
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