PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| full-time | Business Administration (BS) |
| part-time | Business Administration (BS) |
| full-time | Management Information Systems (BS) |
| part-time | Management Information Systems (BS) |
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Specializations offered:
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2004 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 33 |
| Average class size in business electives | 25 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | |
42.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
0.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
63.00% 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 180 for BS in Business Administration |
| Maximum of 182 for BS in Business Administration |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 100 for BS in Business Administration |
| Maximum of 100 for BS in Business Administration |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Credits are quarter system hours
63.00% 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, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 60
New electives added in the past academic year:
Managing Innovation and Technology
Introduction to Options and Futures
Business Legal Research and Writing
Business Entity Selection and Government Issues
Legal and Ethical Issues in Technology Intensive Environments
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| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 34 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 11 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 19 |
3.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
N/A% 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:
Dr. John Ettlie
Dr. Robert Manning
Dr. Wayne Morse
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | No |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
60.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
2000 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:
The College of Business has partnerships with SAP, Oracle and Microsoft that result in hardware - and software -equipped labs and classrooms, and in turn, practical, hands-on instruction for students. Computing labs are undergoing renovations in design and will gain additional workstations and servers. University wide, there is increased bandwidth as RIT is its own Internet Service Provider. In addition, a series of cluster - and storage -area networks now host and manage enterprise services.
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