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 the local and global business environments. Additionally, the program allows for an emphasis in a specialized area such as management, marketing, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, insurance, energy management or hospitality management.

The BBA degree can be applied in various fields such as medicine, the arts, sports, and education. In addition to positions in corporate America, nonprofit organizations like hospitals, school systems, and theatres also require people with business training and skills. Graduates of BBA programs hold positions in organizations from entry level manager to chief executive officer.

Colorado Mesa’s BBA graduates are entrepreneurs, small business owners, bank vice-presidents, product managers in advertising firms and project and operations managers in manufacturing organizations. The BBA is a very versatile, flexible and valuable degree. Colorado Mesa 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.

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.

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

What to Do with a Major?

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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: