The Monte Ahuja College of Business began offering an accelerated option for completing the Bachelor’s Degree in General Business Administration to meet the needs of our working adult student population.  This program affords students the opportunity to acquire a comprehensive foundation of business knowledge combined with advanced exposure to multiple areas of business.

Program Highlights

• Full-time students may complete their Bachelor's Degree in three years
• Full-time students may complete all upper level business requirements in one year*
• Courses delivered in a combination of six and ten week sessions (six sessions per year)
• Available to current Business students and to new transfer students
• Students may select 300/400 level business electives (see General Business Administration degree for details)
• Classes will be offered in the evening at the CSU West Center in Westlake
• Value added program features at no additional cost

Format

Students will be admitted to the accelerated program as part of a cohort and will be given first priority in registration. Courses will be offered on a rotating basis throughout the calendar year, combining Upper Division core requirements with BBA electives.  The scheduling provides for established University holidays; however, some sessions may have alternate starting and/or ending dates which deviate from the traditional university calendar.  In addition, courses in this program may meet during periods in which breaks occur within the traditional university calendar.  Please check the list of course dates carefully when creating your schedule.

All interested students must complete a degree completion plan with an academic advisor in the Monte Ahuja College of Business. The preferred admission semester is August based upon the sequencing of prerequisites within the program. Due to limited availability of these courses, prospective students are encouraged to apply  to Cleveland State University early and meet with academic advisor by July 1st. 

 

2011-2012 West Center Accelerated Course Offerings

 

Session I (10 wks)	Session II (6 wks)	Session III (10wks)	Session IV (10wks)	Session V (6 wks)	Session VI (6 wks)
Aug 31 - Nov 2 2011	Nov 7 - Dec 14 2011	Jan 2 - Mar 8 2012	Mar 12 - May 17 2012	May 21 - June 28 2012	July 2 - Aug 9 2012
BLW 411 (W)	IST 305 (web)	OSM 311	BUS 493 (Online)	MKT 351 (W)	MLR 465 (W)
FIN 351	MLR 321	MLR 302	MKT 456 (Online)	ECN 302	ACT 460 (Web)
MKT 301 (Web)	Major Elective	FIN 461	ACT 321	IST 430 (Web)

 

 (W) Counts as a Writing Across the Curriculum course for university requirements (only if taken at CSU).  Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in order to receive Writing Across the Curriculum credit.

*In order to complete the program in one year, students must be full-time and must have completed all Lower Division Requirements at the point of entry. Transfer equivalents of the Lower Division Requirements are available through articulation agreements with Cuyahoga Community College, Lakeland Community College, and Lorain County Community College.

 

For More Information

For more information, please contact the Undergraduate Business Advising Center at (216) 687-3729 or at cba_advising@csuohio.edu.  An academic advisor will help you understand your transfer credits and which major electives to select.