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The UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is designed to:

• educate students in the art and science of management
• prepare graduates as tomorrow’s business leaders by equipping them with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex business problems

THE CURRICULUM:

• is built on integrated management fundamentals with a strong foundation of course work in the humanities and social sciences
• The program by design is interdisciplinary; students benefit from the expertise of faculty in the departments of economics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, political science, statistics, as well as those in the school of management.

CORE COURSES:

• Core courses in marketing, management science, production and operations management, corporate finance and investment, cost and management accounting, and organizational behavior introduce the student to the functional areas of business.
• Students choose a five-course concentration from 12 areas:  accounting, arts management, environmental management, financial economics, general management, human resources management, information systems, international management, managerial economics, marketing, operations & supply chain management, or public policy & management.
• There are three additional required upper division business elective courses that can be used to expand the areas above or explore other business fields.

INTERNSHIPS:

• Students have the opportunity to enrich their education by participating in at least one internship during their junior or senior year.
• An internship course can be counted as one business elective and is taught every quarter and in summer sessions.

COMPUTER FACILITY:

• Anderson Hall houses a state-of-the art computer facility available to students for completing assignments and projects.
• With access to many libraries and databases, students can interact with the world via the Internet.

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FALL 2007
1,287 total students in Business Administration and Business Preparation (excludes pre-business students not yet admitted to the Business Administration Program)
 
973       Business Administration majors (76%)
314       Business Preparation majors (24%)
530       Females (41%)
757       Males (59%)
703       Admitted as Freshmen approximately two years ago (55%)
584       Admitted as Transfers (45%)
168       Students within range of grading “With Honors” if they maintain at least a   
                  3.498 UC cum GPA at graduation (13%)
53         International Students (4%)
61         Non-residents (5%)
29         Participated 07F in the Education Abroad Program (2%)
2           Participated 07F in the UC Washington DC Program (<1%)
11         Identified in the Veteran’s Program (1%)
27         Chose to enroll part-time, usually due to work demands (2%)
 
Stated Ethnic Origin:
 54        Black/African-American (4%)
  1         Native American (<1%)
157       Chicano/Mexican American (12%)
 50        Latino/Other Spanish-American (4%)
362       Chinese/Chinese-American (28%)
 27        Japanese/Japanese-American (2%)
 65        Philippino/Filipino (5%)
  6         Pacific Islander (<1%)
 46        East Indian/Pakistani (4%)
 65        Vietnamese (5%)
 92        Korean (7%)
 55        Other Asian (4%)
205       White/Caucasian (16%)
 17        Other (1%)
  1        Did not respond (<1%)