PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BSBA | Economics, Finance, IT, Management, Marketing |
| BABA | Over 70 Areas of Specialization (e.g., internaitonal, foreign languages) |
| BSAc | Accounting |
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Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Real Estate, Sports Business
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2002 |
| Average class size in core business classes | |
| Average class size in business electives | 38 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 65 |
20.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
85.00% 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.
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 120 for Baccalaureate |
| Maximum of 120 for Baccalaureate |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 50 for BABA |
| Maximum of 54 for BSBA |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
36 credits of general education, 50-54 credits of business, 30-34 other
53.00% 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, Economics, Finance, General Management, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 57
New electives added in the past academic year:
New Venture Planning
Ethics in Global Business
Game Theory & Application
International Trade
Economics of Healthcare
Population Economics
Professional Business Writing
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 98 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 4 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 67 |
6.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
5.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
25.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
10.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Joel Demski, Accounting
Jay Ritter, Finance
Bart Weitz, Marketing
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
75.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
700 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 Warrington College of Business has improved wireless networking by adding more access points, thus providing greater coverage. Bandwidth has also been increased by upgrading from 802.11B to 802.11G.
2. A campus-wide online course management system has been implemented and is being used to enhance all core business courses.
3. The mailbox size for student e-mail accounts has been increased from 25MB to 150MB. The latest anti-spam filtering is also provided for all e-mail accounts.
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