PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, Insurance, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Real Estate
| Core curriculum was last revised prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 33.7 |
| Average class size in business electives | 24.1 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 38.9 |
28.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
1.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
15.00% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
42.00% 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 Bachelor of Science |
| Maximum of N/A for N/A |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 45 for Bachelor of Science |
| Maximum of 54 for Bachelor of Science |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Minimum of 2.0 Cum GPA overall and for all Business classes.
97.00% 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, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Real Estate
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 60
New electives added in the past academic year:
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 105 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 46 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 50 |
14.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
28.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
21.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
24.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
C.F. Sirmans
Michael Lubatkin
V. Kumar
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
61.60% of all business students live on campus
Business students are grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
1213 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:
1. The School continues to integrate interactive electronic components into the curriculum and to require the use of mobile computers (notebooks) by junior and senior year undergraduate at the Storrs campus. 2.IP phone system, new server farm, Financial Accelerator with realtime datafeed, software analysis etc., multimedia communications system, and 14 additional high-tech classrooms 3.University Information Technology Services has implemented high-speed wireless throughout the University.
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