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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://www.scranton.edu/admissions

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  7,014,425

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  8,142,417

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

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Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
70  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
1  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
58  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
42  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
89  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
67  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
82  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 130

Other degree requirements:
Complete all courses prescribed in the curriculum table of the major; complete at least 63 credits at The University of Scranton, including the last 30 credits of the degree program; earn a minimum 2.00 overall grade-point average; remove all failures in required classes.

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
29

Average class size in business electives:
22


Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 22  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 78  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:
62  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
62

Electives added in current academic year:

Auditing Theory
Accounting Communications
International Financial Instruments

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
1995

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

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Special programs for business students:
Electronic Commerce, Forensic Accounting

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

Work study opportunities description:
A federal work-study program provides employment in various departments and administrative offices on campus during the academic year and in the summer for students demonstrating financial need. Co-op opportunities are also available (usually in summer).

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
The University of Scranton provides opportunities for students to continue their studies at other universities around the world. International Programs and Services experts help students identify study-abroad options, provide academic counseling, process applications, and provide comprehensive pre-departure services. In many cases, adjusted financial-aid packages and University of Scranton scholarships may be used while studying abroad.

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Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
The University's Community Outreach Office has a roster of 2700 students who perform well over 162,000 service hours a year. Additional information can be found at http://www.scranton.edu/volunteers.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Business Club
Finance Club
International Business Club
Marketing Society
Society of Accounting Students

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Business Club
Finance Club
Society for Accounting Students
Marketing Society
International Business Club

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
No

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 34
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 25
Permanent/tenured professors: 26
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 27
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: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 15

Prominent faculty:

John Kallianiotis
Daniel Mahoney
Rose Sebastianelli