"The College of Business has provided quality business education for over one hundred years. As an indicator of that quality, the College has earned AACSB accreditation at all possible levels. Only about 15% of colleges in the country have that distinction. The College has a long history of producing graduates that go on to significant leadership positions in business and industry. We are committed to fulfilling that legacy."
This year, the School provided $55,000 in scholarships for students and an additional $84,000 in student support through work opportunities within the School. Selected College of Business Advisory Board Members and Alumni
Dr.James R. Lumpkin
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Student Profile
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Undergraduate Programs
College of Business Student Profile, fall 2008
Total Undergraduates: 951- Male: 61%
- Female: 39%
- Full-time Enrollment: 93%
- Part-time Enrollment: 7%
- 2008 Graduates: 255
- Average class size: 39
- 100-200 level: 47
- 300-400 level: 33
admissions, fall 2008
Incoming Freshmen : 147- Freshmen Applications: 480
- Total Admitted: 253
- Average Composite ACT Score: 22.7
faculty profile
Total Faculty: 50- Full-time faculty with research doctoral degrees: 42
- Male: 74%
- Female: 26%
endowments
Scholarships AwardedThis year, the School provided $55,000 in scholarships for students and an additional $84,000 in student support through work opportunities within the School. Selected College of Business Advisory Board Members and Alumni
- Michael B. McCallister
- President & CEO Humana, Inc., Louisville, KY
- Glen F. Post, III
- CEO & Chairman of the Board, CenturyTel, Monroe, LA
- Jack Taylor
- Executive Vice Chair for Operations, KPMG, LLP, New York, NY
- Robert M. Holt, Jr., CFA
- Principal, Holt Capital Partners, L. P., Fort Worth, TX
- Janet S. Wong
- Partner, KPMG, LLP, Mountain View, CA
- Benjamin L. Denny
- President and CEO, Bank of Ruston, Ruston, LA
- Larry M. James
- CEO & Chairman of Board, Net Near U, Bryan, TX
- John R. Clay
- President, Practitioners Publishing Co., Fort Worth, TX
- Joseph Psalmonds, Jr.
- President, JPJ Investments, Shreveport, LA
- Karen D Taylor
- Sr. Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Reliant Energy, Houston, TX
- Seeking new employment: 76%
- Continuing Education/Graduate School: 18%
- New job acceptance within 6 months of graduation: 88%
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Acxiom Corporation
- Alltel
- America First Insurance
- Bankers Life and Casualty
- Baxter Healthcare
- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
- Buckle
- CenturyTel
- J P Morgan Chase & Company
- CLECO Corporation
- Cole, Evans, and Peterson
- Dillard's Department Store
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Eaton Aerospace
- Edward Jones
- Eli Lilly & Company
- Entergy Corporation
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- ExxonMobil Corporation
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Highway Administration
- Footlocker
- Graphic Packaging
- Haynes International
- Hibernia National Bank
- Hunt Guillot & Associates
- Internal Revenue Service
- International Paper Company
- Johnson & Johnson
- JP Morgan Chase
- KPMG
- Lockheed Martin
- Louisiana Office of Legislative Auditor
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Monsanto Company
- New York Life Insurance
- Rite Aid Corporation
- Shaw Group
- Sherwin Williams
- Software & Associates
- Target
- Temple-Inland, Inc.
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Steel
- Valero Energy Corporation
- Walgreens
- Wal-mart Information Systems
- Wells Fargo Financial
- Wyle Laboratories
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Business Economics
- Computer Information Systems
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Management & Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
Undergraduate Business Curriculum
Undergraduate general education requirements- English 101, 102, and 201 and 202
- Math 101 & 125 or Math 125 & 222
- Psychology 102 or Sociology 201
- Natural Science (Biological Science 101 or 211)
- Natural Science (Physical Science - Geology 111 or 201, Physics 205, or Chemistry 120)
- Natural Science (Science needed to fulfill sequence requirement)
- Appreciation Course (Music 290, Art 290, Speech Theatre 290, KINE 280)
- History Elective (101, 102, 201, or 202)
- Political Science 201
- Speech 377 or 110
- Humanities Electives
- Business Communication 305 or English 303 or English 336
- 2 free electives (may be Business courses)
- Busn 110, 420, and 495
- Accounting 201 and 202
- Business Law 255
- Computer Information Systems 110 and 310
- Economics 201, 202, and 312
- Finance 318
- Management 310 and 333 (or Accounting 308)
- Marketing 300
- Quantitative Analysis 233
- Business elective (300 - 400 level)
- International Business Elective
- 6 Option Courses (Courses required in the major)