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All business degrees are not created equal. Champlain's unique program lets you choose two career cluster specialty areas to build on a core business curriculum. There are now 17 different clusters to choose from and by choosing your two favorites, you'll build a business degree that is uniquely your own.

Our business core provides the tools you'll need to work in any enterprise, whether it is small, large, for-profit or nonprofit. You'll learn time-proven business and management skills such as accounting, marketing, financial modeling and organizational behavior as well as more "current" topics such as team leadership, Internet/information technologies, global business environments, project management and creative problem solving.

Right away, in your first business classes, you will be encouraged to learn from experience. And, all of Champlain's business classes are designed to make learning fun. Many are built around entrepreneurial startup business ideas as well as real projects provided by our community's businesses and nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to help you build the skills and self-confidence to apply your knowledge to real-world internships and then your chosen career. An ideal strategy is to do internships in both of your specialty areas to even further enhance your future career options.

Champlain's business program is all about working and learning with others as you define your own career path. Choosing your own path doesn't mean sacrificing the strength that comes from a solid foundation of business and management skills, however. At Champlain College, you get both the career mobility of a well-rounded business education and the flexibility to build entry-level skills that fit your own set of unique interests. We know you'll be happier if you can develop a career doing what you love to do!

Program Highlights
- Gain hands-on experience through at least one internship at a company such as IDX Systems, Merrill Lynch, American Express, Gadfly Records, Primerica, Burton Snowboards, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Shark Communications, Fletcher CSI, Cope Associates, Church Street Marketplace and Fletcher Allen Healthcare or another company that fits your interests and goals.
- Work in teams on "real-life" projects for a start-up, an existing business or a nonprofit organization while developing vital skills in marketing research, financial planning or product design. Many courses use a hands-on approach to build your experience and creativity, skills that are then applied directly to help a sponsoring business.
- Earn your bachelor's degree plus your MBA or MS in just five years through Champlain's "4+1" articulated programs with Clarkson University or Southern New Hampshire University.
- Develop the skills needed for today's workplace by identifying your areas of interest early and then applying these tools through internships and other field-based projects.
- Explore seemingly endless career opportunities. From small retail shops to international corporations, every kind of company, organization and government agency relies on business expertise. Whether you decide to use your new skills immediately in the job market or in graduate studies, you'll have the long-term career mobility that comes from a well-rounded business education.
Curriculum
First Year

First Semester:
Second Semester:
- COR 120 - Concepts of Community
- COR 125 - Rhetoric II
- Business Elective
- MGT 210 - Organizational Behavior & Management
- MKT 110 - Marketing
Second Year

First Semester:
Second Semester:
Third Year

First Semester:
- COR 310 - Globalization & Technology
- COR 320 - Globalization & Faith
- MGT 370 - Business Research Methods
- MGT 240 - Financial Management I
- Business Elective
Second Semester:
- COR 330 - Core 9
- COR 340 - Core 10
- SCI 150/150L - Environmental Earth Science
- ECN 350 - Financial & Economic Modeling
  or MGT 340 - Financial Management II
- Business Elective
Fourth Year

First Semester:
- COR 410 - Core 11
- MGT 470 - Senior Seminar in Work-based Learning
- MGT 425 - Problem Analysis & Decision Making
- Business Elective
Second Semester:
- MGT 460 - Business Policy & Strategic Management
- Business Elective
- Business Elective
- General Elective
- General Elective
BS Degree in Business
Career Opportunities
If a career right after college is your goal, then Champlain offers a great formula for success -- get the experience that employers want as part of your degree. By identifying your career clusters early, you may have up to six credits (two courses) of Business studies that can be taken as internships!

It is not unusual for students to be offered employment at their place of internship or find that the internship is a major factor in landing their first job. If your goal is to find a career, we've got both the program and support systems to help you get there.

Whether you decide to use your new skills immediately in the job market or in graduate studies, you'll have the long-term career mobility that comes from a well-rounded business education. Your firm grasp of entry-level skills in two areas of your choice will help jump-start your career!
Student Resources
- Do you want to start and/or grow a small business but need some inspiration? Learn how others have succeeded (practical tools, current articles, case studies and more) -- www.inc.com or www.morebusiness.com or www.entrepreneur.com
- Stay sharp with cutting edge thinking on all aspects of work and business -- www.business2.com
- Vermont is a great place to do business! Learn more about what's happening in the state -- www.thinkvermont.com
- Whether you have a dream or an ongoing business, the definitive source for time-tested information on developing your business idea is the Small Business Administration -- www.sba.gov
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