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

Financial aid web site
http://www.oafa.pitt.edu

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  2,656,598

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  2,839,237

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
Academic merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

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Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
11  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
3  %

0  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
100  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
All candidates are considered for scholarships

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
93  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
72  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
83  %

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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

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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.

  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

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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