PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| FT BS in Accounting | |
| PT BS in Accounting | |
| FT BS in Economics | |
| FT BS in Business Administration | Finance, Management, Management Inf. Systems, Marketing and Business Law, International Business |
| PT BS in Business Administration | |
| FT BS in Business Honors | |
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing
| Core curriculum was last revised in 2002 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 31 |
| Average class size in business electives | 25 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | |
19.57% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
5.98% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
N/A% 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 123 for BS in Accounting; Econ; Bus. Administration |
| Maximum of N/A for N/A |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 48 for BS in Accounting; Econ; Bus. Administration |
| Maximum of N/A for N/A |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Diversity activities (0 credits); Professional development Seminars and Workshops (0 credits)
93.90% 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, General Management, International Business, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 78
New electives added in the past academic year:
1) International Accounting; 2) Financial Statement Analysis
3) Accounting Information Systems; 4) Fraud Examination
5) Student Managed Fund I; 6) Student Managed Fund II
7) Leadership
8) Global Corporate Responsibility
9) Professional Selling
10) Sports Marketing
11) Interactive Marketing
12) Integrated Marketing Campaigns
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 94 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 36 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 68 |
22.06% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
11.76% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
21.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
40.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Jonathan P. Doh
Charles R. Taylor
John A. Pearce II
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | No |
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
66.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
3280 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 Applied Finance Lab, a hands-on virtual trading room, was created in 2005. It is a state of the art teaching, learning, and financial environment incorporating the changing needs of business into the curriculum and ensures that students are exposed to current events and technologies. WebCT is the university's e-learning delivery system and course content management system. Students use the VU Wildcard program for on and off-campus access, identification, dining services, and purchases.
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