What is a Guided Path?
Following a Guided Path allows you to focus on what matters to you while knowing you’re making progress toward your learning goals. Each Path is designed by faculty to guide you toward your specific educational and career goals while supporting your creative choice.
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Before you pursue a concentration, we recommend spending some time building core skills. Get started with introductory math and professional writing. Speak to an advisor to learn more.
Select the educational opportunities that best meet your wants and needs as you move from Exploratory to Advanced study in one or more related Fields of Study for your Path.
Business & Entrepreneurship Concentration
Learn skills needed to succeed in existing businesses or start your own. You will be prepared for work in a multitude of fields with the ability to design and implement solutions, solve problems, manage projects, and discover the creativity inherent in business and entrepreneurship.
8 Credit Programs
Business & Entrepreneurship concentration
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Internship or ILC (A) | Internship or ILC (A) | Internship or ILC (A) |
| Business Fundamentals: Small Businesses and Startups (E) [Certificate] | Business Development (I) [Certificate] | Business Finance and Management for Entrepreneurs and Managers (E) |
| Financial Management and Economics I: Business Enterprises (E) [Certificate] | Financial Management and Economics II: Public Enterprises and Organizations (E/I) [Certificate] | Venture Creating and Business Analytics (A) [Certificate] |
| Introduction to Promotional Video (E) [Certificate, FW] | Introduction to Promotional Video (I) [Certificate, FW] | Business, Management, and Entrepreneurship Internship (A) |
| Introduction to Social Identities and Systems Thinking (E) [Certificate] | Developing, Implementing and Assessing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies (E/I) [Certificate] | Summer: Principles of Management (I) [Certificate] |
2 - 4 Credit Courses
Business & Entrepreneurship concentration
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Sustainability and Business (E/I) [Certificate] | Introduction and History of Cooperatives (E) [Certificate] | Cooperative Development Lab (I) [Certificate] |
| Supervision Essentials (E) [Certificate] | Human Resource Basics for Supervisors (E) [Certificate] | Supervision and Leadership (E) [Certificate] |
| Leading Self: Purpose Driven Leadership (I) [Certificate] | Leading Others: Building High Performance Teams (I) [Certificate] | Leading Organizations: Culture and Change (I) [Certificate] |
| Interpersonal Communication Skills in Workplace (I) [Certificate] | Negotiation Skills for Leadership Success (I) [Certificate] | Positive Organizational Behavior (I) [Certificate] |
| Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship Academy (X) | Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship Academy (X) | Sustainability, Business, and Entrepreneurship Academy (X) |
| Microeconomics (E) | Macroeconomics (E) | Heterodox Economics (E) |
| Statistics I (E) | Statistics I (E) | |
| Statistics II (I) |
Certificate Programs
Business & Entrepreneurship concentration
| Cert. Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business and Creative Entrepreneurship | Small Business and Creative Entrepreneurship | Business Development (I) | Venture Creating and Business Analytics (A) |
| Financial Management | Financial Management and Economics I: Business Enterprises (E) | Financial Management and Economics II: Public Enterprises and Organizations (E/I) | |
| Sustainable Cooperative Development | Introduction to Sustainability and Business (E/I) | Introduction and History of Cooperatives (E) | Cooperative Development Lab (I) |
| Supervision | Supervision Essentials (E) | Human Resource Basics for Supervisors (E) | Supervision and Leadership (E) |
| Promotional Video | Introduction to Promotional Video (E) [FW] | Introduction to Promotional Video (I) [FW] | |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Introduction to Social Identities and Systems Thinking (E) | Developing, Implementing and Assessing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies (E/I) | |
| Transformative Leadership | Leading Self: Purpose Driven Leadership (I) | Leading Others: Building High Performance Teams (I) | Leading Organizations: Culture and Change (I) |
| Interpersonal Communication Skills in Workplace (I) | Negotiation Skills for Leadership Success (I) | Positive Organizational Behavior (I) | |
| Summer: Principles of Management (I) |
Administration & Nonprofit Concentration
8 Credit Programs
Administration & Nonprofit concentration
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management and Economics I: Business Enterprises (E) [Certificate] | Financial Management and Economics II: Public Enterprises and Organizations (E/I) [Certificate] | Summer: Principles of Management (I) [Certificate] |
| Introduction to Social Identities and Systems Thinking (E) [Certificate] | Developing, Implementing and Assessing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies (E/I) [Certificate] | Business, Management, and Entrepreneurship Internship (A) |
| Internship or ILC (A) | Internship or ILC (A) | Internship or ILC (A) |
4 Credit Courses
Administration & Nonprofit concentration
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Supervision Essentials (E) [Certificate] | Human Resource Basics for Supervisors (E) [Certificate] | Supervision and Leadership (E) [Certificate] |
| Leading Self: Purpose Driven Leadership (I) [Certificate] | Leading Others: Building High Performance Teams (I) [Certificate] | Leading Organizations: Culture and Change (I) [Certificate] |
| Interpersonal Communication Skills in Workplace (I) [Certificate] | Negotiation Skills for Leadership Success (I) [Certificate] | Positive Organizational Behavior (I) [Certificate] |
| Introductory Governmental Accounting Part 1 (E) [Certificate] | Introductory Governmental Accounting Part 2 (E/I) [Certificate] | Intermediate Governmental Accounting (I) [Certificate] |
| Health Administration: Policy, Procedures, Laws and Ethics (E) [Certificate] | Health Administration: Essential Medical Terminology (E) [Certificate] | Health Administration: Organizational Theory and Management (E) [Certificate] |
| Health Administration: Finance and Budgeting (I) [Certificate] | Health Administration: Quality Management (I) [Certificate] | Health Administration: Advanced Topics in Measurement and Evaluation (A) [Certificate] |
| Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (E) [Certificate] | Nonprofit Leadership and Management (I) [Certificate] | Nonprofit Internship or Capstone (A) [Certificate] |
| Introduction to Nonprofit Fundraising and Development (E) [Certificate] | Introduction to Grant Writing in the Nonprofit Sector (I) [Certificate] | Statistics I (E) |
| Microeconomics (E) | Macroeconomics (E) | Heterodox Economics (E) |
| Statistics I (E) | Statistics II (I) |
Certificate Programs
Administration & Nonprofit concentration
| Cert. Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | Financial Management and Economics I: Business Enterprises (E) | Financial Management and Economics II: Public Enterprises and Organizations (E/I) | |
| Supervision | Supervision Essentials (E) | Human Resource Basics for Supervisors (E) | Supervision and Leadership (E) |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Introduction to Social Identities and Systems Thinking (E) | Developing, Implementing and Assessing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies (E/I) | |
| Transformative Leadership | Leading Self: Purpose Driven Leadership (I) | Leading Others: Building High Performance Teams (I) | Leading Organizations: Culture and Change (I) |
| Interpersonal Communication Skills in Workplace (I) | Negotiation Skills for Leadership Success (I) | Positive Organizational Behavior (I) | |
| Summer: Principles of Management (I) | |||
| Governmental Accounting | Introductory Governmental Accounting Part 1 (E) | Introductory Governmental Accounting Part 2 (E/I) | Intermediate Governmental Accounting (I) |
| Nonprofit Administration | Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (E) | Nonprofit Leadership and Management (I) | Nonprofit Internship or Capstone (A) |
| Introduction to Nonprofit Fundraising and Development (E) | Introduction to Grant Writing in the Nonprofit Sector (I) | ||
| Health Administration: Policy and Organization | Health Administration: Policy, Procedures, Laws and Ethics (E) | Health Administration: Essential Medical Terminology (E) | Health Administration: Organizational Theory and Management (E) |
| Health Administration: Finance and Quality Management | Health Administration: Finance and Budgeting (I) | Health Administration: Quality Management (I) | Health Administration: Advanced Topics in Measurement and Evaluation (A) |
Capstone
Capstone experiences depend on your concentration and other factors in your Path, but may include Experiential Learning opportunities or or the creation of portfolios to showcase your work.
In this Path, you will complete a quarter-long project as a culmination of your work. Capstones will be completed during the Business, Management, and Entrepreneurship Internships course or the Nonprofit Internship or Capstone course.
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