Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is designed to prepare students for the challenges of today’s organizations, as well as the business world of tomorrow. The program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to compete in both local and global business environments. Additionally, the program allows for an emphasis in a specialized area such as management, marketing, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, human resource management, energy management, insurance, or hospitality management.

The BBA is a very versatile, flexible, and valuable degree. Colorado Mesa’s BBA graduates have great success stories in the business world as well as the ability to earn advanced degrees in business such as the Master of Business Administration – one of the most sought after degrees by employers in today’s job market.

With impending legislation, the need for additional personnel in the area of human resource management will only grow in the future. Become a part of the industry that performs vital functions for all businesses: finding the right people for the right job and then providing training and development for that employee. This concentration has been recognized as aligning with the Society for Human Resource Management curriculum.

To be admitted to the Bachelor of Business Administration program, certain prerequisites must be satisfied. Please see the Department Head of Business for complete requirements and application form.

The 21 semester hours listed under Foundation Courses, as well as the Essential Learning English, Essential Learning Math and Essential Learning Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirement must be completed within the student’s first 60 hours.

For more information on what you can do with this major, visit Career Services’

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All CMU baccalaureate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking, communication fluency, quantitative fluency, and specialized knowledge/applied learning. In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, students in this major complete a plan of study that fulfills our department mission and requires demonstrated comprehension of program specific learning outcomes. These are as follows:

Mission:

As a student-focused teaching and research department, Colorado Mesa University’s Business Department prepares students to be sound decision makers and serves businesses in the Rocky Mountain region, the nation, and the world. We strive to develop prepared students who demonstrate strong ethical principles, superior critical thinking, effective communication, and robust business acumen.

Student Learning Outcomes: