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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 126

Other degree requirements:
2.0 GPA; 6 credits in Math, Science, Behavior Science, Philosophy, Theology, Accounting I and II; 3 credits in Composition, History, Literature/Fine Arts, Microeconomics, Finance, Marketing, Management, Statistics, Computer Business Apps, Business Law, Macroeconomic Analysis, Foresight, and Managerial Economics; 1.5 credits in Strategic Management, Operation and Competitive Enterprises, Integrative Course; 1 credit in Ethics; & up to 14 business and 21 non-business elective credits.

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
33

Average class size in business electives:
21

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:
24

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 12  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 86  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 2  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
52

Electives added in current academic year:

History of Business
Innovation Studio
Land Conservation Finance
Managing Organizational Compliance and Ethics
Wireless Communication

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2009

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Consulting

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing


Special programs for business students:
The Collegiate Sequence in International Business is a series of courses designed to give the undergraduate a broad exposure to the global nature of the world of business. Successful completion of coursework results in the International Business Certificate. The Microventuring Certificate Program combines instruction, experiential learning and an international internship. Successful completion results in the Microventuring Certificate.

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

Work study opportunities description:
The Microventuring Certificate Program combines instruction, experiential learning, and an international internship. Students begin with a broader, theoretical view of microentrepreneurship, microenterprise development, and microfinance; move into a deeper dive of entrepreneurial skills development with an application of these tools to a specific, domestic microenterprise; moving back into the broader context, leveraging skills and experience in an international internship.

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
The Office of International Studies administers 40 programs in 20 countries in a variety of academic year and summer experiences. This makes it possible for students to earn credits toward graduation while participating in international study. Study in another tradition, direct personal experience of another language and culture and travel all serve to broaden and deepen the liberal education of the whole person to which the University has always been committed.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Academic depts. and the Center for Social Concerns collaborate to provide educational experiences through community based learning courses. Students are invited to think critically about complex social realities and about their responsibilities within them. Relationships are maintained with about 90 local organizations, alumni clubs, and student social service clubs, helping students find service, advocacy, community organizing & other means of becoming engaged in addressing social concerns

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Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Student Business Board
Investment Club of Notre Dame du Lac; Real Estate Investment Club
Entrepreneurship Society of Notre Dame; Finance Club of Notre Dame du Lac
Diverse Business Student Association; Science Business Club
Management Club; Marketing Club; Private Equity and Venture Capital Club of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Accounting Association; Notre Dame MIS Club
Student International Business Club
Undergraduate Women in Business Association

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Accountancy Association
Finance Club of Notre Dame du Lac
Marketing Club
Student International Business Council (SIBC)
Undergraduate Women in Business Association

  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 : 93
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 30
Permanent/tenured professors: 38
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: 11
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 8

Prominent faculty:

Peter Easton
Roger Huang
Robert Bretz

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COMMENTS
Note: We do not track ages of incoming business students; data are collected on accepted employment only; we do not track international placement by country; nearly 50% of our undergraduate accountancy students go directly on to receive their Masters in Accountancy degree; class profile data are for University Class of 2012

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
31,302

Total living alumni:
25,001

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
49  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  1,975

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  200

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


Prominent alumni:

Name: Roxanne Martino
Title: President, CEO, Aurora Investment Management LLC
Name: William Goodyear
Title: Chairman, CEO Navigant Consulting Inc.
Name: Douglas Tong Hsu
Title: Chairman, CEO, Far Eastern Group

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
98  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 83  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 17  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
363

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
1,250

Career services provided for business majors:
Self-assessments; Career nights; Job Shadow Program; Major and Career exploration; 2 on-campus career fairs; several off-site career fairs; Career Development and Professional Development courses; Alumni networking; Resume/cover letter review; Interview preparation; Mock interviews; Online job and internship databases; Online resume/cover letter writers (Optimal Resume and Letter Writer); Online Mock Interview program (Interview Stream); More than 200 workshops/programs held during the academic year; Job and Internship search strategies.