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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
95  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
93  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
98  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:
Introductory Financial Accounting, Introductory Management Accounting, Quantitative Analysis I, Quantitative Analysis II, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Finance, Production and Operations Management, Management Information Systems, Legal Environment of Business, Strategic Management, 3 business electives, Professional Development Workshops, Management Internship, Leadership Experience, Management Simulation

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
28.8

Average class size in business electives:
23.1

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:
35.7

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 16  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 82  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 2  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:
88  %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2008-09:
9  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
29

Electives added in current academic year:

Capitalism-Foundations and Contemporary Issues

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2008

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Other

Mathematical Business

Special programs for business students:
The Ernst & Young Professional Development Center was established in 2008 to optimize business students’ professional development and job-ready skills. Through programs and coaching, students experience growth in self-awareness, personal management, broad-based communication skills and interpersonal effectiveness. They acquire skills and competencies critical to success in today’s workplace such as personal branding, working with diversity, teambuilding, time management and networking.

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
No

Work study opportunities description:
N/A

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Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
In 2009, Wake Forest ranked 4th among universities with the highest percentage of undergraduates studying abroad, according the Institute of International Education. More than 400 options are available through University-administered and affiliate programs in more than 200 cities and 70 countries. The university owns residential study centers in Venice, Vienna and London. More than 60% of Wake Forest undergraduates study abroad and the number of business majors studying abroad is trending upward.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Wake Forest University’s motto is Pro Humanitate (for humanity). Many students choose to attend Wake Forest because of the numerous volunteer opportunities. The Office of Volunteer Services (http://www.wfu.edu/studentdev/2volunteer.php) provides volunteer information and services, and oversees the student-run Volunteer Service Corps, international and domestic service trips, large scale volunteer events, Campus Kitchen (meals for needy), and leadership development through service initiatives.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

E-Society (Entrepreneurship)
Advertising Club
Finance Club
Accounting Society

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Accounting Society
E-Society (Entrepreneurship)
Finance Club
Advertising 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 : 31
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 15
Permanent/tenured professors: 19
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 11
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 5
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 35
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 24

Prominent faculty:

Jonathan E Duchac
George P West III
Lee G Knight

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
6,701

Total living alumni:
6,292

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
25  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  673

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  100

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


Prominent alumni:

Name: Joseph Luter III
Title: Chairman & CEO, Smithfield Foods
Name: Jeffrey William Kentner
Title: President & CEO, State Street Companies
Name: Eric C. Wiseman
Title: Chairman, President & CEO, VF Corporation

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
95  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 69  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 31  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
144

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
418

Career services provided for business majors:
1) Confidential career counseling; 2) Job and internship posting system; 3) Campus interviews; 4)Resume and cover letter consultations; 5) Mock interviews; 6) Networking forums; 7) Special programs/workshops; 8) Internet resources/computerized assistance programs; 9) Graduate/ professional school information; 10) Alumni career assistance program; 11) Career fairs; and 12) Social media announcements.

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:
N/A

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Top hiring firms:



Bank of America Corp.
  

Ernst & Young
  
Citigroup Inc.
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
General Electric
  
Goldman Sachs Group
  
KPMG LLP
  


Other Hiring Firms:

Aon Consulting
General Services Administration (GSA)
The Advisory Board
Cambridge Associates
Bank of New York
BB&T
DISH Network
Navigant Consulting
PNC Financial Services
Accenture
Charles Schwab
Edward Jones Investments
First Tennessee Bank
Mullen Advertising
Wells Fargo