Undergraduate Orfalea College of Business

1 undergraduate

1.1 admissions
1.2 fields of study
1.3 areas of concentration
1.4 accounting program

1.4.1 programs

undergraduate
admissions

for freshmen entering fall 2016, orfalea accepted 30.9% of applicants (2,115 accepted/6,828 applied); entering freshmen had average high school gpa of 4.02, average act composite score of 30, , average sat score of 1342.

fields of study

the orfalea college of business offers 3 majors, 4 minors, , 9 areas of concentrations , options within business administration , economics department.

business administration
economics
industrial technology , packaging

areas of concentration

accounting
consumer packaging solutions
entrepreneurship
finance
information systems
management , human resources
marketing
quantitative economics
real estate economics

accounting program

the accounting program prepares students careers in professional services firms, industry , government. recognized “preferred” school recruiting big 4 public accounting firms. cal poly recipient of special designations ernst & young , kpmg.

programs

green light program: cal poly’s orfalea college of business offers special opportunity incoming first-year students in business administration major. green light program enrolls qualified students in business courses traditionally taken in sophomore , junior level years. these courses specially chosen freshmen want begin exploring curriculum , career options in business administration right away. due high demand of being part of thriving program, students required have exceptional math scores. according dean dave christy, green light business program designed respond needs of first year students want start taking business courses , involved in orfalea college of business community.

quantitative sequence: “quant sequence” designed give students option of pursuing more quantitative approach business optimize potential in market. series’ directed coursework distinguishes quantitative sequence student other students in business , economics employers seeking first-time job seekers specialized , more advanced problem-solving , critical-thinking skills.