The National Council of the Teachers of English recognizes Wayne State University's (WSU) English professor and Director of Composition, Ellen Barton, as a major contributor to English education. WSU English undergraduate majors have to complete 120 credit hours but have an on-campus writing center as a tutoring resource. Scholastic achievement is promoted as well with annual writing awards and scholarships. Successful applicants' high school transcripts show a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Scholastic aptitude test scores of 990 are also admissible. As of February 2011, program tuition costs between $263.45 and $310.55 for Michigan residents and between $603.45 and $714.15 for out-of-state students.
Colorado State University has published several scholarly journals of student and peer-reviewed articles engaging interaction and contribution from the English major student body. Students also benefit from a composition program that offers 250 writing courses, guided writing projects, a center for literary publishing and a community literacy center where students may volunteer tutoring services. The most successful applicants demonstrate a high school cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. Aptitude test scores are not taken into consideration. As of February 2011, state residents pay $6,986 per year for a full course load while out-of-state students pay $23,096 per year.
As of February 21, 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business as the No. 1 undergraduate business school in the nation. Special student programs such as the Collegiate Sequence in International Business and the Microventuring Certificate Program expose students to international business practices. Major-related extracurricular activities include a real estate investment club, a science business club and an entrepreneurship society. First-year student admission is contingent upon a high school class rank of the top one to five percent. No minimum grade point average is required but successful scholastic aptitude test takers submit scores from 1380 to 1500. As of the 2010-11 school year, tuition and fees cost $41,420 per year.
The University of Virginia's McIntyre School of Commerce was ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek as the No. 2 best undergraduate business school in America. Campus business societies include Beta Alpha Psi, Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development and the McIntire Investment Institute. UVA's rigorous admission requirements are comparable to that of Notre Dame with 88 percent of students ranking in the top 10th percentile of their high school graduating class. Acceptance into the business school, however, is not evaluated until 54 prerequisite credit hours have been completed in the first two years of college. As of the 2010-1111 school year, state residents pay $10,836 per year for tuition while out-of-state residents pay $33,782 per year.