At Kent State student success is our number one priority. The College of Business Administration’s living learning community, the College of Business Colleagues (CBC) offers incoming business freshmen experiences that are tailored to meet their academic, social and professional interests. CBC students live in the same residence hall, take the same classes, and are connected to the business world. The CBC program strives to encourage professional development and career exploration by offering special programs, seminars, lectures, and company tours that provide opportunities for interaction with faculty, professional staff, alumni and business partners. CBC offers numerous benefits such as:

• Career counseling by business faculty mentors and business professionals.
• Academic advising and mid-term grade counseling from the CBC program coordinator.
• Reserved seating in high demand classes during the most convenient times.

Programs and activities expose CBC participants to a wide range of different business functions, which are designed to help them establish their career direction. CBC will begin to answer and explore the following questions (among many others): What will I do daily on the job after completing my business degree? What are some of the pay and benefit packages being offered at various companies? What are the different business practices and philosophies of these companies? How do I get my foot in the door? What will give me a competitive advantage?

CBC encourages participation in professional/student business organizations and offers participants the opportunity to network with area professionals, tour select corporations, and rub elbows with senior level management professionals. Exposure to corporate vision planning, human resource interview processes, organizational philosophies, and day-to-day job operations will be invaluable tools for participants as they plan their career futures.

Fall	US 10097	First Year Colloquium #
	COMM 1500	Intro to Human Communication
		Mathematics Course*
	BUS 10123	Exploring Business
		Fine Arts Elective
Spring	ENG 11011	College Writing I
	BUS 10195	Leadership Workshop #
	M&IS 24053	Computer Applications
	PSYC 11762	General Psychology
		Humanities or Basic Science Course
		Mathematics Course *

* Mathematics courses are based upon COMPASS test during the PASS program
# Course meets 1 day a week

• Have a minimum 2.50 cumulative high school grade point average
• Attend PASS and take the COMPASS test - a placement test offered by Kent State University
• Be qualified to take: Fundamentals of Math II (MATH 10032), Fundamentals of Math V (MATH 10035), Fundamentals of Math VI (MATH 10036), Algebra for Calculus (MATH 11010), or Intuitive Calculus (MATH 11012)
• Be qualified to take College Writing I (ENG 11011)
• Reside in the Residence Halls
• Have an interest in any business major - accounting, business management, computer information systems, economics, finance, marketing, or operations management. If you are undecided about what business major you want to pursue, you are still welcome to join CBC

For more information about CBC, please visit our website at http://business.kent.edu/cbc/

Jen Noble
CBC Coordinator
Email: jlnoble@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2269