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Purdue's School of Management: Not ]ust Older—But Better
The undergraduate school was started in 1958. In the 24 years that have followed, the school has earned a national reputation and grown to over 3,000 students and more than 80 faculty members.
In 1976 the word "industrial" was dropped from the title of both the undergraduate and graduate schools. It was believed that the name "School of Management" more accurately described the school and its curricular offerings. Currently, undergradate plans of study are available in indus¬ trial management, management, economics, and accounting.
The school began with one undergraduate pro¬ gram — the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Man¬ agement. This plan of study has withstood the test of time and today remains relatively unchanged from its original design. It continues to require rigorous coursework in mathematics and applied science that is complemented with the intensive study of management and economics.
The Bachelor of Science program has changed considerably — in title alone, four times — from Industrial Economics to Business Economics to Gen¬ eral Management to, most recently. Management. Each change has also brought about additional requirements in mathematics and quantitative methods. The original B.S. curriculum required three hours of algebra and three hours of trigo¬ nometry. Over the years this has become 20 hours of algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry, calcu¬ lus, probability models, and an in-depth sequence covering management statistics.
A recent addition was a separate accounting pro¬ gram consisting of 22 hours of accounting plus con¬ siderable coursework in management information systems.
In 1%8 the school initiated a program to assist high-potential minority students toward obtaining a quality management education. The Business Opportunity Program — BOP as it is now called — provides a summer session offering University classes in mathematics, developmental reading, economics, and English composition prior to stu¬ dents' first fall semester. Throughout the course of their education, BOP students receive intensive per¬ sonal support, academic and social counseling, and financial aid. The program has been tremendously successful and has been imitated by many other institutions of higher education.
Today's student who aspires to a career in man¬ agement needs more than "gentleman's C's" to succeed. The School of Management was recently divided into a two-tier system — Pre-Management and Management. Freshmen enter the Pre- Management division and during their sophomore year can apply for acceptance into the Management Division after they have completed 44 credit hours and have achieved the appropriate grade point average. The minimum cumulative grade point index required for automatic admission into the accounting, management, and economics curricula is 5.0 (A=6.0). For automatic admission to industrial management, the minimum requirement is 4.75. Students must also have completed the first three semesters of coursework stipulated for their particu¬ lar program.
And additional changes are being considered — new courses, new advising procedures, new pro¬ grams. Dynamic, ever-changing, and ever- improving are terms that describe Purdue's School of Management.
UNDERGRADUATE PROFILE
Enrc
Men
Women
Minorities
Industrial Management
General Management
Management
Economics
>llment
1740
1377
245
1061
1471
560
25
(56%)
(44%)
(7.9%)
(34%)
(47%)
(18%)
(.8%)
Total
3117
(100%)
1980
1981
Freshmen
Sophomores
juniors
Seniors
Graduates
746
973
691
775
656
676
620
834
787
715
Purdue University
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
West Lafayette, IN 47907