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Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Institutional freshman retention rate:
87  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
63  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
65  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: 120
Hours: 60
Degree: 120
Hours: 60
Degree: 120
Hours: 60

Other degree requirements:
2.0 overall GPA as well as 2.0 within major; international experience in the form of study abroad or a faculty-led program abroad; professional experience in the form of an internship and/or co-op; course in SAP

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ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:34

Average class size in business electives:16

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 24  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 61  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 15  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:40  %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2008-09:5  %

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CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:19

Electives added in current academic year:

EM333 Elements of Operations Research in Engineering and Managment

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

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Supply Chain Management

Special programs for business students:
All first year business students participate in an entrepreneurship program where students develop and run a real business. All profits are donated to a local charity. All first year interdisciplinary and management students participate in an engineering design, product creation and business launch experiential course. Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) training using SAP, which is integrated through the business curiculum. The Clarkson Consulting Group is a real life team-based counsulting experience for Clarkson students. Each semester several projects are presented to students by outside organizations facing challenges. Students work in teams, study the issues presented by the clients, and find workable, cost-effective solutions.

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

Work study opportunities description:
Students are given the opportunity to work at various sites on campus. The amount each work study student may earn is predetermined by the Financial Assistance Committee in accordance with need and the student works a specific number of hours each week. The Co-Op office works closely with representatives of business, industry and government to place students in real-life work environments during the academic year. A Co-op experience provides students the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and gain valuable experience while positioning themselves to obtain full-time professional employment.

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
Students are required to participate in some type of a study abroad experience as a graduation requirement. Students can take the traditional semester-long and year-long opportunities. This exchange program allows a student to attend a university in one of 14 countries. Clarkson has formal agreeemtns iwth more than 20 universities. Exchange agreements include Australia, England, France, Germany, China, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain and Sweden. The Business School also offers 2-3 week long faculty led trips to different destinations each May. Students select their top two and then complete an application. Once accepted, students participate in a pre-trip lecture which educates them about the country and prepares them for the trip.

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Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Clarkson has an office "Co-Curricular Education" specifically charged with assisting students to find volunteer opportunities. This office matches students with opportunities such as the Potsdam Humane Society, American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of NY, Building Blocks Day Care, Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Citizens Against Violent Acts, CORC Thrift Store, Hospice of St. Lawrence County, Potsdam Neighborhood Cetner, Rescue Squad and Fire Department, Renewal House. All first year students donate business profits to a local charity, as well as being required to donate hours to their specific charity. Other opportunities include Alpha Phi Omega and Circle K.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Engineering & Management Society
Alpha Kappa Psi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Sigma Tau Iota
Investment Club

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FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 34
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 5
Permanent/tenured professors: 13
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 23
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 26
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 31

Prominent faculty:

Farzad Mahmoodi
Augustine Lado
HSonmez Atesoglu

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Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
9,567

Total living alumni:8,984

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
15  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  1,693

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  100

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


Prominent alumni:

Name: Barney Adams '62
Title: Chairman, Adams Golf
Name: Larry Kingsley '85
Title: President and CEO, IDEX Corporation
Name: Timothy MacCarrick '87
Title: Vice President and CFO, Crane Company

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CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
63  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 59  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 22  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year: 79

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:113

Career services provided for business majors:
Two career fairs, on-campus recruiting, employer information sessions, workshops, alumni referrals

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 54  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 6  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 34  %

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Top hiring firms:



International Bus. Machines
  

General Electric
  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
  
Target Corp.
  
Wal-Mart
  


Other Hiring Firms:

Lockheed Martin
General Dynamics
Accenture
Central Hudson Gas and Electric
Cooper Industries
Energizer
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Nalco Company
NorthEast Consulting
Raytheon Corporation


Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  50,570
Median base salary: $  50,000
Mean signing bonus: $  4,821
Median signing bonus: $  5,000