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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 120
Degree: BPhil
Hours: 120
Degree: BSBA+
Hours: 150

Other degree requirements:
1) 54 credits in Arts and Science courses 2) 42 credits in business core curriculum 3) 15-22 credits in business major courses 4) Minimum GPA 2.25 in all courses applied to major 5) Minimum Cumulative 2.00 GPA

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
57

Average class size in business electives:
31

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

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 11  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 61  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 28  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
63

Electives added in current academic year:

ENGINEERING & BUSINESS COLLABORATION IN INDIA
RUSSIA TODAY: ENERGY ECONOMY & PUBLIC POLICY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN SUPPLY CHAINS
SUPPLY NETWORKS & MANUFACTURING CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
GLOBAL WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT & CHANGE

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


Special programs for business students:
1)Living Learning Communities in Business & Leadership 2) International Business Center Program 3)Center for Leadership and Ethics Certificate Program 4) Project classes in Marketing (working with US Corporations) 5) Global Studies Certificate Program 6)Paid full-time business internships (four months to one year in US and abroad) 7) Honors College Business Courses 8) McKinsey Cup Competition - international consulting firm sponsors a competitive project course engaging students to work on real-world issues with client organizations.

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

Work study opportunities description:
1) Student Ambassadors for Business Admissions Office 2) Freshmen Team Leaders (FTL) who co-teach Business Orientation Seminar with Instructors 3) Student Career Development Consultants trained to coach business students in interviewing and resume writing skills 4) Work study positions for event planning, marketing and technology in undergraduate Career and Leadership Development Center 5) Administrative support throughout the undergraduate business unit

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
1) Business internships abroad in multiple countries on five continents 2) Semester and year-long exchange programs in Germany, Spain, France and Belgium 3) MCE +3 - an award-winning program (Institute for International Education) offering short term international experiences in China, Chile, Viet Nam or Germany immediately following a student's freshman year.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
1) Student Volunteer Outreach (SVO) provides co-curricular service-learning and community service opportunities for students 2) Twelve Business student organizations have multiple volunteer requirements for each member.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

AIESEC Alpha Kappa Psi
Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association
American Marketing Association Delta Sigma Pi
Society for International Business Sports Business Association
Fashion Business Association Investment Banking Club
Trading At Pitt Undergraduate Finance Club
Phi Beta Lamda Phi Chi Theta
Uni of Pittsburgh Accounting Association Women in Business

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Alpha Kappa Psi
Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association (RCMBA)
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Undergraduate Finance Club
Phi Beta Lamda

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
No

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
Yes

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 49
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 26
Permanent/tenured professors: 22
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 23
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: 32
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 27

Prominent faculty:

Dr Vicky B Hoffman Professor of Business Administration
Dr Dennis Patrick Slevin Professor of Business Administration Tom W Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Dr Kuldeep Shastri Roger S Ahlbrant Sr Endowned Chair in Finance & Professor of Business Administration

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COMMENTS
The College of Business Administration has rolling admissions, so there is no application deadline. In addition to the BSBA degree, the business student has the opportunity to obtain a double degree i.e. a BSBA+ BS or BA (Jointly offered with the School of Arts and Sciences or the School of Information Sciences) for a total of 150 credits

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
10,960

Total living alumni:
8,389

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
13  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  1,291

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  60

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


Prominent alumni:

Name: Anonymous
Name: Anonymous
Name: Anonymous

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
90  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 77  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 13  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
85

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
223

Career services provided for business majors:
1) Alumni Career Panels 2) Annual Career Conference 3) Career Development Orientation for freshmen and transfers 4) Career development workshops 5) Job Shadowing Program 6) Leadership training for business student organizations (on & off campus) 7) Mock Interviews 8) Career Coaching blog 9) Podcasts 10) Digital career development workshops 11) Corporate sponsored case studies 12) Corporate branding days on campus 13) Corporate information sessions and workshops 14) Corporate guest speakers in classes 15) Corporate networking sessions 16) Corporate site visits 17) On campus interviews for internships and permanent hire 18) Internships and job postings 19) Internships for credit 20) International Internship Program

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Job offer results, 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 46  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 28  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 46  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 28  %

Top hiring firms:



PricewaterhouseCoopers
  

Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
  
KPMG LLP
  
Ernst & Young
  


Other Hiring Firms:

PNC Financial Services Group
First Investor Corporate
Dick's Sporting Goods HQ
AFLAC
Bank of New York Mellon
Schneider Downs
American Eagle Outfitters HQ
Bechtel Bettis
Edward Jones
Lockheed Martin
Freddie Mac