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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:
60 hours in residence, 24 business hours in residence, 2.00 UT GPA, 2.00 GPA in business courses, 2 years in a foreign language in high school, required internship, required careers course, 34 hours in business core classes, 15 hours in major courses. International Business majors need 3 years of a foreign language in college and must study abroad for at least 1 semester.

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
44

Average class size in business electives:
38

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Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 7  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 60  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 33  %

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

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2008-09:
79  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
81

Electives added in current academic year:

Oil and Gas Accounting
IT Investment Risks and Returns
Women in Management
Strategic Innovation and Change
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Other

Business Honors Program

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Special programs for business students:
Business Honors: highly selective program with small, intense courses, cohorts, and customized activities. Integrated Masters Program in Accounting: highly selective program with BBA and MPA in 5 years. Leadership Certificate Program: selective program for intensive leadership development. International Case Competition. Extensive diversity programs and activities.

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

Work study opportunities description:
There is a dedicated office in the Financial Services department for students to apply for work study positions all over campus. All business students are required to have an internship, and companion internship course, related to their major in order to graduate. Six week minimum and 150 hours of work are required to qualify. Many students complete multiple internships.

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
28 semester-long study abroad programs, most in English, with other top international business schools in addition to the University's 500 general student abroad programs. We have our own study abroad office and advisors dedicated to business undergraduates. UT rates and courses facilitate enrollment: 36% of business students study abroad.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
There is a staffed UT Volunteer Center which provide opportunities for students. Business student organizations also perform many community service activities, which we strongly encourage and assist with staff guidance and corporate support.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

LeaderShape Program
International Business Case Competition
Leadership Certificate Program
Career Expo
International Day
43 Business-specific Organizations
Company Field Trips
Freshman Interest Groups

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Undergraduate Business Council
Asian Business Student Association
Hispanic Business Student Association
Undergraduate Finance Association
Alpha Kappa Psi

  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 : 116
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 37
Permanent/tenured professors: 37
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 24
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 3
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 13
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 1

Prominent faculty:

Andrew Whinston
Sheridan Titman
William Kinney

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COMMENTS
Under the section "Top Entrants" we reported the percentage of students based on those who had a class rank.

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
73,071

Total living alumni:
65,591

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
14  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  964

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  80

  Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2008-09?
Yes

Donor and amount:
Will and Beverly O'Hara 16 million

Prominent alumni:

Name: Bill Johnson
Title: President and CEO, Heinz
Name: Gary Kelly
Title: CEO / Vice Chairman, Southwest Airlines
Name: Jim Mulva
Title: Chair and CEO, ConocoPhillips

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
58  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 82  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 18  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
380

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
2,500

Career services provided for business majors:
BBA Women's Council, First Generation Career Program, McCombs Diversity Council, Mock Interviews, Career Expo, Employer/Industry Networking Events, Financial Modeling Prep Class, Case Interviewing Prep Class, Required 1 credit hour BA101 Class (Career Strategies Course), Global Job Fair, Investment Banking Prep Week, Networking w/Industry Fridays, Etiquette Dinners, Peer Career Advisors, Resume/Cover Ltr Workshops, Advisor/Peer Career Advisor walk-in hours and one on one career advising

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 100  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 100  %

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Top hiring firms:



Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
  

Ernst & Young
  
Wells Fargo
  
Goldman Sachs Group
  
KPMG LLP
  
PricewaterhouseCoopers
  
Dell
  
Hewlett-Packard
  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
ConocoPhillips
  
Chevron Corp.
  


Other Hiring Firms:

Sense Corp
Quorum Business Solutions
Stockamp/Huron Consulting


Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  52,503
Median base salary: $  54,000
Mean signing bonus: $  5,926
Median signing bonus: $  5,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $  1,410
Median other guaranteed compensation: $  6,000