PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BS: Business Administration/ FT, PT | Acctng, Economics, Finance, Info. Sys., Entreprenurship, Market'g, Human Res. Mg, Int'l Bus. |
| BS: Public Accounting/ FT, PT | |
| BS: Finance/ FT, PT | |
| BS: Management of Information Systems/ FT | |
| BS: Marketing/ FT, PT | |
| BS-MBA/ FT, PT BS-MS/FT, PT | |
Specializations offered:
Accounting, E-commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 29 |
| Average class size in business electives | 22.6 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 27 |
28.20% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
0.80% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
43.20% 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 BS |
| Maximum of 120 for BS |
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
N/A
75.00% 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, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 76
New electives added in the past academic year:
Financial Statement Analysis (Accounting)
Entrepreneurial Communication and Negotiation
Accounting Information Systems
Business of Book Publishing Industry
Promotional Strategy
Marketing for Entrepreneurs
System Design
Project Management
Fixed income Analysis
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 58 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 35 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 47 |
9.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
10.30% 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:
James Lothian
Paul McNellis, S.J.
Everette Dennis
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | No |
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
72.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
1100 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:
95 percent wireless coverage;
Licensing of Virus & Firewall software for all students;
Enforcement of minimum security profiles to protect student desktops/laptops;
Blackboard upgrade;
Pilot program for student service kiosks;
Upgrade Dormitory Cable Modems systems to DOCIS II;
Doubled storage and servers for student email;
Setup proxy for access to proprietary library databases;
Upgrade full service online student registration and other service;
Upgrade Freshmen placement service
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