Pacific University offers accelerated three-year undergraduate business degree program

Pacific University offers accelerated three-year undergraduate business

degree program in the United States:By Sachin Murdeshwar

Mumbai, August 22, 2012: Pacific University (Oregon), ranked as the “Best College” by U.S. News & World Report and one of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes, announced a unique three-year Business Scholars program for undergraduate students. Most undergraduate programs in the U.S. require four years of study, and this accelerated program saves students not only one year of time but also up to US $45,000 (over Rs. 25 lakhs), promising world-class educational experience. Moreover, the program has been specially designed to promote interactions with business leaders furthering employment opportunities through Pacific's Career Development Center.

A top 25 institution for “Best Professors” (in Forbes rankings), many of the best thinkers, scientists and professors in the U.S. choose Pacific University to teach. Through strong faculty mentorship and experiential, distinctive academic programs, Pacific students develop first-rate leadership skills and earn internships at companies like Nike, Intel, IBM and Microsoft. "The Business Scholars program is designed for high-performing students who have an ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit", Director of International Admissions and Recruitment Mr. Derrick Alex said, "Students who complete this program will be truly career-ready, and in the process also save a significant amount of money.”

Derrick Alex has been in U.S. higher education for more than 14 years, and is the co-author of the NAFSA Educational System Guide for India. He serves as the Chair of the Study Oregon Consortium (Association of educational and training organizations in Oregon, U.S.A.) and is a certification board member for American International Recruitment Council (the only U.S. membership association concerned solely with quality assurance in International Student Recruitment). He recently joined Pacific University, Oregon as the Director of International Recruitment & Admissions and was previously the Director of International Admissions at the University of Colorado Denver.

During Derrick’s visit, he shared news about a number of large, merit-based undergraduate scholarships at Pacific University in the range of US $ 10,500 – US $ 22,000 (Rs. 5.8 lakhs – Rs. 12.2 lakhs) that are available for international students. "Pacific offers various scholarships to international students and also holds a scholarship competition – Pacesetters – in which students can compete for even more scholarship money including two full scholarships,” Derrick added.

Pacific University also offers a highly selective Advantage program track for undergraduate students interested in pursuing health career fields at the graduate level. By combining an undergraduate liberal arts program with graduate and professional programs in health care, Pacific’s health sciences track is competitive and unique among undergraduate health career preparatory programs.

Derrick will be visiting India and available to speak with prospective students in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai from August 27 – September 7. For more information, please contact him at derrick@pacificu.edu.

The first year of the program provides students a personal interest, values and skills assessment to identify a potential career track. Career research, job shadowing preparation and informational visits to area businesses also comprise the first year of the program.

Students will be learning how to create winning resumes and cover letters and how to ace interviews during the second year of the Business Scholars program. Job shadowing experiences also begin during this phase. All students will be given the opportunity to take part in a summer internship at an area business during the summer between years two and three. Pacific students have interned at several corporate giants such as NIKE and Intel in the past, and those in this new Business Scholars program may have similar opportunities.

The final year of the program educates students on effective dress attire and etiquette lessons for various business settings, including dinner meetings and receptions. Students will take part in a "Meet the Firms" evening, in which they will get direct access to executives of some of Corporate America's leading businesses. Furthermore all three years of the program include lunches with area business leaders and employment opportunities through Pacific's Career Development Center

Located near Portland, Oregon in the northwestern region of the United States of America, Pacific University also offers students a comprehensive business education on a traditional four-year schedule. Pacific University is perennially ranked in the United States as a "Best College" by U.S. News & World Report, one of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes, and a "Best Western College" by The Princeton Review.

Pacific University Oregon is a private university located in downtown Forest Grove, Oregon about 30 minutes west of Portland, Oregon and about an hour from the Pacific Ocean. The university was found in 1849 and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Built on a rich liberal arts foundation, it is known for its strong undergraduate and graduate programs. An 11:1 student to faculty ratio helps create a personal, meaningful and challenging educational setting to ensure students get the most out of their time at Pacific and personal attention from professors. Some of the most popular academic programs at Pacific include Biology, Business Administration (including a 3-year undergraduate accelerated Business Scholars Program), Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Media Arts, Music, Psychology and Pre Professional Programs (Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine & Pre-Pharmacy)

Pacific offers large merit scholarships ($10,500 - $19,000) to academically qualified international undergraduate students, making it possible for international students to receive the highest quality education at an affordable price. International undergraduate applicants are also eligible to apply for talent scholarships and participate in PaceSetter and E-scholars Scholarship competition for funding in addition to their merit scholarships.

Pacific offers an Advantage Program track for undergraduate students that are interested in pursuing health career fields at the graduate level in the United States. Many of the country's best thinkers, scientists and professors choose Pacific to teach and are committed to nurturing student endeavors. Pacific University students have interned at companies including Nike, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, etc…

Pacific University is recognized as one of America's best colleges by a number of leading publications and organizations including:

1. "Tier 1" university in its region by U.S. News & World Report

2. Ranked in top 25 institutions with "Best Professors" by Forbes 2011.

3. Pacific is a selective university that combines an undergraduate liberal arts program with graduate and professional programs in healthcare.

4. Ranked as "Best Buy" according to Barron's.

5. Consistently named a "Best Western College" by The Princeton Review.

Pacific's business curriculum is experiential in nature. The university's low 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio ensures that each student has ample access to instructors for mentoring opportunities. Students can choose to pursue a general degree in business administration, or a degree with a specific area of concentration, such as accounting, international business or marketing. A degree that integrates one or more of the concentrations is also available.