
PANTHERS ACCELERATED CAREER EXPERIENCE (PACE)
Enrollment
PACE is an invitation-only course.
Each semester an email will be sent to all Robinson students describing the course and asking that interested students fill out the application form attached to that email. Eligible students will be given authorization to sign up during the normal registration period.
Eligibility
PACE is not open to all students. To be eligible, students should:
- If you’re an RCB student: Possess an overall GPA of 3.35 or better and have completed at least two of their Junior Business Core classes
- If you’re not an RCB student, have completed MGT 4910 and MGT 4920
Course Credit
PACE (BUSA 4500) is an elective class worth three credits and can be applied toward honors credit as well.
Why should you be interested in taking PACE
Corporate Clients
Students work on diverse business issues.
Past projects include:
- Enterprise Holdings
- Hartsfield-Jackson ATL Airport
- Kemper Insurance
- Mercedes Benz USA
- NCR
- Newell Brands
- Norfolk Southern
- PNC Bank
- UPS
- WestRock

Meet Your Advisors
Jacobus F. Boers
director, PACE program,
principal lecturer
[email protected]
404-413-7033
Frequently Asked Questions
PACE is offered each spring and fall semester.
PACE is not open to all students. To be eligible, students should:
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- If you’re an RCB student: Possess an overall GPA of 3.35 or better and have completed at least two of your Junior Business Core classes
- If you’re not an RCB student, have completed MGT 4910 and MGT 4920
PACE is an invitation-only course. Each semester an email will be sent describing the course and asking that interested students fill out the application attached to the email. Eligible students will be given the authorization to register during the normal registration period.
Yes. PACE (BUSA 4500) is a 3.0-credit-hour Robinson elective.
Most students will tell you that PACE requires more work than most other undergraduate courses.
Like most other Robinson classes, you will meet twice a week for class.
Like most other Robinson classes, you will meet twice a week for class.
During the first class, your professor will describe each of the projects available during that semester. The professor will then ask you to prioritize your favorites. Your professor will try to assign you a project that’s at or near the top of your list. Most students get their first or second choice, but it’s not guaranteed. The professor will make the final assignments.
Maybe. However, students will be asked to prioritize their favorite projects, and the professor is the one that sets the teams.
In addition to class meetings, your team will convene with the professor once per week at a time that is convenient to everyone. The professor is there to guide you through your project, help you think through your ideas, come up with ways to find information, and work through any other issues that surface.
This varies, but typically your team will arrange a time to speak with your company no less frequently than once every two weeks. Often, meetings/calls occur weekly.
Each project is unique. While some initially appear to be focused on one area, most will use your collective knowledge gained from taking courses in several disciplines. In other words, often the company’s problem is symptomatic of a larger issue. Your job is to figure that out and offer recommendations.
While PACE is not an internship, it certainly looks like one. You will be working with a company at a very high level and will interact with senior employees.
Hiring managers usually will ask these two questions:
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about something you’ve done
Your PACE experience will be something that the hiring manager will want to discuss with you at length. PACE will give you an advantage over someone without this life experience.
Currently, no. However, PACE may be modified to include a graduate school section in the future.
Case studies are very valuable. However, with a case study, all the information you’ll need to evaluate the problem is given to you. With PACE, none of the information you need is provided to you. You’ll either need to find the information or create it. Additionally, with PACE, you’ll need to work with other humans, which may create other issues. PACE is much more "real-world" than a case study.
Contact Us
Office Address
55 Park Pl. NE, 12th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Questions?
Jacobus F. Boers
director, PACE program
[email protected]
404-413-7033