PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BBA - Full Time/Part Time | Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management |
| BBA - Full Time/Part Time (Continued) | Management, and Marketing |
| BA - Full Time/Part Time | Economics |
| BS - Full Time/Part Time | Economics, Quantitative Finance |
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Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Finance, General Management, International Business, Marketing
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 37 |
| Average class size in business electives | 27 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 52 |
15.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
14.00% 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 All COB degree programs other than Computer Information Systems and International Business |
| Maximum of 126 for Computer Information Systems |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 24 for All COB degree programs other than Computer Information Systems |
| Maximum of 28 for Computer Information Systems |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Must have at least a 2.0 overall GPA to graduate.
64.00% 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, General Management, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 18
New electives added in the past academic year:
FIN 350 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance
FIN 375 - Securities Analysis and Training
MGT 390 - Organizational Behavior
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 116 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 16 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 68 |
24.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
10.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
4.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
2.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
J. Barkley Rosser
Daniel G. Gallagher
Timothy J. Louwers
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
40.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
696 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:
All 22 COB classrooms were outfitted with new data projectors, computers, DVD/VCR players and wireless pointing devices, all integrated into the teaching station podiums.
COB building had 802.11b wireless network access installed.
Numerous improvements in online resources - including text journals, research databases, and numeric data sets.
Numerous self-service, web-based transactions for students have been installed.
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