One Year Program Knowledge
Program Interesting Facts
Career Related Knowledge
Smeal Interesting Facts & knowledge
Admission Facts
100

Which program will provide students with analytical skills in Finance & Economics?

What is Corporate Finance (MCF)?

100

How many years of financial experience and knowledge is needed for the Corporate Finance Program? 

What is: 0 (No experience in finance is needed!)

100

This is the premiere job site bringing together Penn State students, alumni, and the employers seeking to hire them.

What is Nittany Lion Careers?

100

What is the name of the student-run coffee shop in Smeal?

What is Saxby's?

100

How many letters of recommendation would you need for the application?

What is 2?

200

This program is based on 3 Key Concepts, Descriptive, Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics.

What is Business Analytics (MBAN)?

200

STEM Designation is given to these one-year master's. (For international students, STEM designated majors will allow additional 24 month of OPT (3 years in total))

what is Master of Business Analytics, Master of Corporate Finance, Master of Real Estate Analytics & Development? 

200

 The nickname Big Four refers to this in the United States. They all hire from Penn State!

What is EY, Deloitte, PwC, KMPG?

200

What's the story behind Smeal's name?

Who is Frank & Mary Jean Smeal? 

200

What standardized test is waived for admission except for MBAN & MAcc?

What is: GMAT/GRE?

300

Which 1-year master's program is an MBA Foundation?

What is Management Organizational Leadership (MOL)?

300

This major business magnate, philanthropist, and investor coined the industry phrase "Accounting is the language of Business”

Who is Warren Buffet?

300

This place is open for students to have their resume reviewed, prepare with mock interviews, work with a Smeal PGP career coach.

What is Business Career Center?

300

Charged with managing an organization and entrusted to maximizing the value of its business, they operate at the top. A daily reminder is portrayed in Bronze outside of Smeal.

What is The CEO?

300

Smeal’s Honor code, focuses on a major trait, what is it?

What is integrity?

400

Which program is the study of the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non-financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations?

What is Accounting (Macc)?

400

In Business Analytics, you will learn the programming language Python. What is Python named after?

What is Monty Python's Flying Circus? 

a British comedy series from the 70s. 

400

The Penn State Alumni Association is ranked in what number in terms of members?

What is: 1st. (The official Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying organization of its kind in the world with over 172,000 members worldwide )

400

How many recruiting events are there each year for Smeal students?

What is: 300+

(Career fairs and corporate recruiting events for business students)

400

Name ONE of the 11 graduate certificates students can obtain? 

What is: Accounting Foundations

Business Analytics

Business Architecture

Business Management Foundations

Business Sustainability Strategy

Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Management Consulting

Marketing Analytics

Negotiation and Influence

Strategic Leadership

Supply Chain Management

Taxation

500

Student from this program can pursue a career in: Brokerage, Urban Planning, Mortgage Lending, Construction, Property Management, Architecture, Project Management. What is this Program?

What is Real Estate (MRE)?

500

ARGUS, which is common in the real estate industry is considered what? 

What is The leading industry Software in Real Estate?

500

What is the name of Smeal's own career fair

What is MegaFair?

500

Which Penn State building was the home of the Business College prior to the Smeal College of Business creation in 2005?  

What is the Ford building?

500

What is the class size for most one-year programs?

What is 60?

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