PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BA | Economics |
| BS | Accounting, Economics, Finance, MIS, Management, Marketing, Operations Management |
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Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2005 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 42 |
| Average class size in business electives | 28 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | |
% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
8.30% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
90.00% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
N/A% 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 BA/BS Economics; BS Accounting |
| Maximum of 121 for BS Marketing, Management, Operations Management, Finance |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 60 for BS |
| Maximum of 66 for BS |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
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62.40% 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, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 14
New electives added in the past academic year:
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 107 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 17 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 67 |
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)
5.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
15.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Charles Elson
Laurence Seidman
Gary Weaver
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | No |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
93.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
850 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:
UD technology projects in the past three years include improved wireless network availability, a new e-mail system with integrated anti-virus and anti-spam capabilities, and a virtual private network for secure access to resources from off-campus. The Lerner College has installed development servers for use by student programmers, enabling students to work on projects alone or in teams from on or off-campus. In 2005, the College installed a state-of-the-art 75-seat videoconferencing facility.
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