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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 124
Degree: BS
Hours: 137
Degree: BS
Hours: 135

Other degree requirements:
English 1 and English 2, Calculus, Principles of Economics, Statistics, Microeconomics, 2 Social Science courses, 2 Humanities courses, 1 Science course, minimum of 48 credits taken outside of the College of Business and Economics. For additional information on core courses, please go to: http://www4.lehigh.edu/business/academics/undergraduate/core.aspx

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
42

Average class size in business electives:
24


Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 20  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 73  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 7  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
74

Electives added in current academic year:

Negotiations and Conflict Management

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2002

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Economics

Finance

Marketing

Supply Chain Management


Special programs for business students:
Computer Science and Business, Integrated Business and Engineering (Honors), Eckhart Scholars (Honors), Minor in Integrated Real Estate, Minor in Entrepreneurship, Minor in Engineering, Tauck Scholars Program

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

Work study opportunities description:
During the academic year, many students participate in externships with a variety of different businesses. Summer internships are quite common and are encouraged by faculty who also frequently assist students in the process.

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Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
The College offers a number of summer study abroad programs that are led by College faculty, including Lehigh in Prague, Lehigh in Belgium, Lehigh in Ireland , and Lehigh in Shanghai. Many business students also participate in study abroad programs sponsored by other Universities, both during the summer and during the academic year.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
There are many opportunities for volunteer work and community service. The most notable of these are Delta Sigma Pi, the Professional Business Fraternity and Beta Alpha Psi, the Accounting Honor Society. Both organizations create such opportunities for their members. The minor in Integrated Real Estate requires 40 hours of community service.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Beta Alpha Psi
Delta Sigma Pi
Women in Business
Economics Society
Accounting Club Marketing Club Investment Club
Ethics Club
Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society)

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Women in Business
Accounting Club
Finance Club
Business Careers in Entertainment
Marketing Club

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
Yes

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 74
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 34
Permanent/tenured professors: 39
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 21
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 0
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 8
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 0

Prominent faculty:

Shin-Yi Chou
Paul Brockman
Gopal Krishnan

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
14,681

Total living alumni:
13,454

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
21  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  1,954

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  100

  Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2008-09?
No


Prominent alumni:

Name: Joseph R. Perella
Title: Principal, Perella Weinberg Partners
Name: Arthur C. Tauck, Jr.
Title: Chairman, Tauck World Discovery
Name: Roger S. Penske
Title: Chairman & CEO, Penske Corporation

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
88  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 87  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 13  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
71

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
439

Career services provided for business majors:
Career fairs, workshops, externships, internships, mock interviews, trips to industries, conferences, alumni networks, corporate information sessions, and personal appointments.

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:
N/A

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Top hiring firms:



Ernst & Young
  

KPMG LLP
  
PricewaterhouseCoopers
  
International Bus. Machines
  
Morgan Stanley
  
Barclays Bank PLC
  
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
  
Deutsche Bank AG
  
Merrill Lynch
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
UBS
  
Schering Plough
  


Other Hiring Firms:

Freddie Mac
Prudential
Rothstein Kass
Anchin Block & Anchin
C & S Wholesale
Campbell Soup
Lutron Electronics
Verizon
Macy's

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Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  53,027
Median base salary: $  55,000
Mean signing bonus: $  5,583
Median signing bonus: $  5,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 6  %
Finance/Accounting: 69  %
General Management: 2  %
Human Resources: 1  %
Management Information Systems: 2  %
Marketing/Sales: 14  %
Operations/Production: 1  %
Logistics/Transportation: 4  %
Other: 1  %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 33  %
Consumer Products/Retail: 8  %
Consulting Services: 4  %
Financial Services: 30  %
Government/Education: 2  %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 3  %
Manufacturing: 3  %
Media/Entertainment: 4  %
Petroleum/Energy: 1  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Sports/Leisure: 1  %
Technology/Science: 6  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Transportation: 1  %
Utilities: 1  %
Other: 1  %