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Business administration students can focus their studies by selecting one of the options listed below:

Hospitality Management

The hospitality management option prepares students for the job opportunities of the future in hotel and resort, food and beverage, travel and tourism and other guest services organizations. Students will develop skills in asset management, environmental scanning and competitive strategies, as well as the ability to forecast and adapt to the forces that drive change in the service industry. Graduates from this option will be well-positioned to become an owner and a leader in guest services innovation, technology, automation, operations and management.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship option equips business majors with essential knowledge and skills to think like an entrepreneur and creative innovator. Students will gain fluency in how to communicate, finance, and market a new idea, product, or initiative. Through an innovative curriculum that includes experiential learning and real-life business projects, students will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the skills necessary to become a successful leader or change-maker across any type of organization or corporate setting. There is no expectation that students will have their own startup ideas or that students will want to become a business founder; the option is for anyone interested in the I&E space. The I&E option is designed to complement a student’s existing business major and will enable students to contribute to innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems more broadly.

International Business

The international business option provides students with the skills necessary to succeed in our increasingly global economy. This option is designed to equip students with professional ready skills to meet demands of both private and public businesses which find themselves increasingly faced with international, linguistic and cross-cultural challenges. In combining business, marketing, finance, language and international studies with a study abroad opportunity, students will enter the workforce with exposure to, and knowledge of, the international environment. This unique program of study gives students the exciting opportunity to learn about a foreign culture while earning academic credit by participating in our signature exchange program in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

Degree Requirements

A total of 180 quarter credits are required to graduate, including 60 upper-division credits. Requirements include:

• Specialization Option (options are not required)
• Electives if needed to complete 180 total college credits, including 60 upper-division credits

Degree Checklists and Transfer Guides

COCC Transfer Guides

Four-Year Sample Plan

A degree pathway is important to student success. This is a sample plan intended for informational purposes only. Students will work with their ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ academic advisor to create degree plan that works best for each student based around unique interests, goals and transfer work.

Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.

Once you complete this program, discover all the learning outcomes you'll achieve.

Business Minor (32 credits)

With an innovative curriculum taught by dedicated professors, the business minor provides you with a fundamental stepping stone on the road to identifying and commercializing business opportunities in any type of organization.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor (27 credits)

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor gives you the skills to recognize and seize market opportunities by providing insights into the creation and commercialization of new ideas.