PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BBA | Accounting |
| BBA | Business & Financial Reporting |
| BBA | Finance |
| BBA | Financial Consulting |
| BBA | General Business |
| BBA | ITOM, Marketing, Management, MIS, Real Estate Finance |
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Insurance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Real Estate, Strategy
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 42 |
| Average class size in business electives | 26 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 25 |
28.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
16.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
55.00% 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 122 for BBA |
| Maximum of 122 for BBA |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 48 for BBA |
| Maximum of 54 for BBA |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
30 hrs. core bus. 18 - 24 hrs for major
76.00% 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, Consulting, Finance, General Management, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 58
New electives added in the past academic year:
Financial & Business Reporting
Ethics in Accounting
Systems Integration
Services Marketing
Sports Marketing
Marketing Implementation & Control
Practicum in Business Strategy
Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Mergers & Acquisitions
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 73 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 29 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 38 |
13.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
18.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
14.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
William R. Dillon
John W. Slocum, Jr.
Andrew H. Chen
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
35.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
559 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:
Cox completed a full upgrade of network and systems technology. All networks operate on multi-gigabit backbones ranging from 1GB to 20GB. The entire wireless system has been upgraded to 802.11a/b/g. We have a theatre-quality auditorium and state-of-the-art teaching technology. SMU has also upgraded or expanded servers, teaching technology, and wireless networks in residence halls, classrooms, and administrative buildings. Computer labs and on-line resources are regularly upgraded and expanded.
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