PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| Full-time | Accounting, Finance |
| Full-time | Economics, Business Economics |
| Full-time | Integrated Business and Engineering, Computer Science and Business |
| Full-time | Management, Mangement Information Systems |
| Full-time | Marketing |
| Full-time | Supply Chain Management |
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Technology
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2002 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 23 |
| Average class size in business electives | 28 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | |
59.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
8.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
23.20% 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 124 for BS |
| Maximum of 124 for BS |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 46 for BS |
| Maximum of 53 for BS |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
English, Calculus, Statistics, Economics, 14-18 courses outside of business
74.30% 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, Marketing, Supply Chain Management
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 165
New electives added in the past academic year:
Entrepreneurship I: Managing Discovery for Wealth Creation
Practicum in Real Estate
Values, Ethical Actions & Business Leadership
Topics in Micro-Finance
Athletic Complex Design
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 60 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 38 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 33 |
23.30% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
2.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
2.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
6.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Shin-Yi Chou
Michael Santoro
K. Sivakumar
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
69.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
572 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:
Financial Services Lab: A partnership with IBM. The lab has tickers and computer software for simulated trading. Students see live coverage of CNBC, CNNfn, and Bloomberg. Students enjoy real-world, real-time insights into the global economy and financial markets and use the lab for advanced research and developing and testing dynamic programming models of portfolio optimization. The goals of the lab are to maximize the classroom experience, and enhance employment opportunities for graduates.
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