A concentration is a group of courses designed to provide specialized knowledge within a bachelor's degree program. Completion of a concentration will be noted on the student's transcript, but not shown on the diploma.
Students must declare and follow concentrations that are listed for their catalog year. Students on catalogs from Fall 1998 to Summer 2005 (Catalogs 1998 - 2000, 2000 - 2001, 2001 - 2003, 2003 - 2005) and the 2005-2007 catalog must change their catalog to 2007 - 2009 to declare the new concentrations. The concentrations for the 2007 - 2009 are now available in the Advising Center and are listed below. All 2007 - 2009 concentrations must be accompanied by a Change of Catalog Request form.
Concentration information can be found by clicking on the links
below. It is important to know your concentration and major advisors.
You can find their names, office and telephone numbers by clicking
Concentration & Major Advisors.
Note: Concentration courses cannot be double counted with Major or Support courses, but can be double counted for minor courses.
IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGE EFFECTIVE FALL 2008
Beginning Fall Quarter 2008, students who have NOT yet declared their concentrations will be DISENROLLED** from certain concentration specific courses, including:
- BUS 322
- BUS 382
- BUS 393
- BUS 419
- BUS 431
- BUS 439
- BUS 488
- IT 403
Students must declare their concentrations before taking these courses.
** CPREG will not block you from enrolling in these courses. However, you must have declared a concentration by the ADD/DROP DATE. If you have not declared by the ADD/DROP DATE you will be disenrolled from the class.
Business Administration & Economics Concentrations
Additional Concentration Information
Once deciding upon a concentration, it is important for
you to declare and begin taking courses as soon as possible. Concentration
course offerings are dependent upon the number of students in
that concentration. Scholarship, job, and internship opportunities
for each concentration are made available only for students who
have declared. Some concentrations
contain series classes that require you to take them in order;
such concentrations cannot be completed in one academic year,
and need to be started no later than your junior year.
Please consult the following information to help plan your future
coursework:
Blanket Substitutions for Finance and Marketing
Tentative Course Offerings for 2008-2009
Accounting:
Accounting Course Offerings 2008-2009
Finance:
Finance Course Offerings 2008-2009
Managment & Information Systems & International Management:
Management Course Offerings 2008-2009
Marketing:
Marketing Course Offerings 2008-2009
Economics:
Economics Course Offerings 2008-2009
Industrial Technology:
Industrial Technology Course Offerings 2008-2009
Senior Projects
Accounting:
Accounting Senior Projects 2008-2009
Finance:
Finance Senior Projects 2008-2009
Information Systems:
Information Systems Senior Project 2008-2009
Management (Human Resources):
Human Resources Senior Project 2008-2009
Marketing:
Marketing Senior Projects 2008-2009
Link to SIFE Senior Project Info: www.sife.calpoly.edu
Economics:
Economics Senior Projects 2008-2009
Additional Concentration Information
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Accounting:
Accounting Concentration Flowchart (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
Important Information affecting students who wish to declare Accounting. Click Here
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Finance:
Finance
Flowchart for Catalog 2003 - 2005
Finance Flowchart for Catalog 2005 - 2007
Finance Flowchart for Catalog 2007-2009
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Information Systems:
Information
Systems Flowchart of Classes (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
***NOTE: Information Systems takes at least 4 quarters to complete,
possibly longer. Please consult your concentration advisor to
plan future coursework***
New Information Systems PowerPoint Slides click here
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International Management:
New International Business PowerPoint Slides click here
International Business Concentration Flowchart (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
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Management:
Management Concentration Flowchart (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
Entrepreneurship Concentration Flowchart (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
Managment
Curriculum 2005-2007
Managing People & Technology Flowchart of Classes (for 2005 - 2006 only)
New Management PowerPoint Slides click here
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Marketing:
Marketing Concentration Flowchart (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
***NOTE: Marketing takes at least 4 quarters to complete, possibly longer. Please consult you concentration advisor to plan future coursework***
New Marketing PowerPoint Slides click here
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Economics Information
Economics students can choose a Concentration or opt for Advisor Approved Electives.
Advisor
Approved Electives (1998 - 2005 Catalogs)
Advisor Approved Electives (2005 - 2007 Catalog)
Real Estate Economics Concentration (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
Quantitative Economics Concentration (new includes all pre-requisite classes)
Industrial Technology Information
Industrial Technology students complete Advisor Approved Electives and do not have concentrations like the two other majors in the OCOB. However, when viewing the List of Eligible Classes link, there are areas of interest available for the IT student to pursue. (These areas of interest are not noted on the diploma.)
Advisor Approved Electives: 2007 - 2009
Advisor
Approved Electives: 2005 - 2007
Advisor Approved Electives: 2001 - 2005
New Entrepreneurship Concentration Information PowePoint Slides click here
