Bachelor's - Accounting

The accounting curriculum provides a careful balance of accounting practice and theory. Accountants perform a myriad of tasks including the following:

• Compiling detailed records of business transactions
• Preparing financial statements
• Performing audits
• Preparing tax reports
• Conducting tax planning and cost and managerial decision making
• Analyzing financial information
• Providing small-business consulting services

Because the accountant of today and tomorrow has to be able to fit comfortably into any business setting, ADEP accounting majors also receive solid preparation in general business.

CLU prepares accounting majors to enter a variety of careers in public accounting, private industry, government and education where graduates have found employment as auditors, tax specialists, financial analysts, investment bankers, loan officers and consultants. CLU accounting alumni have been very successful in passing the CPA exam and obtaining positions with the largest and most prestigious international accounting firms.

Bachelor's - Business Management

The CLU School of Business provides a learning environment in which students can realize their full potential for professional preparation and personal growth.

A Bachelor of Science in Business Management combines a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences with an in-depth study of business-related disciplines. All business management students complete a core managerial program comprised of courses in the following:

• Accounting
• Business law
• Finance
• Organizational behavior
• Computer information systems
• Marketing
• Strategic management

A degree in business management allows a graduate to enter a variety of business careers. Some career options include business ownership, banking, management, marketing, international trade and consulting.

The CLU School of Business is a member of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Bachelor's - Organizational Leadership

The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership is about preparing you for the important task of leading individuals, now and in the future. You will be well prepared. CLU is widely recognized for our success in providing industry with dynamic leaders who are at the top of their organization.

We use the scholar-practitioner model of education, a demonstrated commitment to professional preparation and multi-cultural competence, and the excellence of our faculty. Whether your dream is to be a CEO, a consultant, or entrepreneur, you will find the CLU organizational leadership degree will have you job-ready upon graduation.

The CLU organizational leadership major is designed for individuals who would like to move forward in their organizations through better work environments, human relations and productivity of employees.

The organizational leadership major was developed to meet the needs of employees and leaders who are passionate about their work, desire upward mobility through education and enjoy understanding the basis for better work environments. Graduates can expect increased responsibility at work, better marketing of their current abilities and a well implemented personal strategy for personal development.

Master of Business Administration

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

Master of Public Policy & Administration

The Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPAA) program is designed to meet the educational needs of management professionals in the public and non-profit sectors. Its faculty, with a service orientation, is dedicated to the education of the whole person. The student body is excellent and diversified, being composed primarily of individuals who are working in various private, public or non-profit organizations.

The basic purpose of the graduate program in public policy and administration is to provide both a broad-based education for individuals who wish to pursue careers in administration or policy making in a variety of public service positions. Program emphasis is on state and local policy issues.

Nationwide, public policy and administration graduates have secured such posts as:

• Public affairs officers in private organizations
• Financial administrators
• Museum directors
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Federal administrators
• Military officers
• Judicial administrators
• City and county managers
• State executives
• Marketing directors

MBA in Entrepreneurship

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

MBA in Finance

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

MBA in Information Technology Management

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

MBA in International Business

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

MBA in Marketing

The Cal Lutheran MBA program is stimulating, rigorous and ethically insightful. Professionals and managers in business, education, government, and religious and service organizations obtain skills for innovative and responsible leadership.

MBA students may work toward an MBA in a general track or they may choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in one of the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Business
• IT Management
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

Leaders in today's global marketplace require skills to meet the demands of increased competition, rapidly evolving technology and workplace diversity. The Cal Lutheran MBA program prepares students to be innovative and responsible leaders who can:

• Analyze and evaluate business conditions
• Respond effectively to economic challenges
• Continually apply learning skills
• Manage personnel with fair standards
• Utilize ethical criteria for decision making
• Advance their careers or transition to new ones

Faculty and student interaction fosters teamwork and collaborative learning. Small class size facilitates communication among faculty and students from various industries and backgrounds. Professionals gain a broad business perspective. To enhance individual learning, students engage in independent projects and study.

Post-MBA Certificate in Finance

CLU's Post-MBA Certificate Series enables those with MBAs to further distinguish themselves in the work force and advance their career opportunities by continuing to broaden their knowledge base. Individuals who have already earned their MBA, MPPA or a similar advanced degree can earn a certificate in one of CLU's MBA professional tracks by completing a set of four targeted courses.

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Professional tracks include:

• Finance
• IT Management
• Management & Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

With departmental consent, candidates may design interdisciplinary programs to meet their individual needs. The Post-MBA program is tailored to the working professional and a certificate of mastery can be completed in 1 year by attending class 1 evening per week.

The Post-MBA Certificate series program:

• Is offered exclusively to individuals who already hold an MBA or similar graduate-level degrees.
• Can be completed in 1 year by going to class 1 night per week, or by taking 2 years to complete the 4 courses. Courses are offered year-round (4, 11-week terms per year) giving certificate candidates flexibility to balance the demands of career and personal commitments with the pace of the program.
• Is tailored to the working professional. Classes are held in the evening and, in some cases, on Saturdays.
• Candidates have the option of designing an interdisciplinary program to meet their individual needs, e.g. international business or small business/entrepreneurship.
• Allows professionals to continue graduate-level study at a significantly discounted rate: 40% less than the regular MBA tuition.

Post-MBA Certificate in Management & Organizational Behavior

CLU's Post-MBA Certificate Series enables those with MBAs to further distinguish themselves in the work force and advance their career opportunities by continuing to broaden their knowledge base. Individuals who have already earned their MBA, MPPA or a similar advanced degree can earn a certificate in one of CLU's MBA professional tracks by completing a set of four targeted courses.

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Professional tracks include:

• Finance
• IT Management
• Management & Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

With departmental consent, candidates may design interdisciplinary programs to meet their individual needs. The Post-MBA program is tailored to the working professional and a certificate of mastery can be completed in 1 year by attending class 1 evening per week.

The Post-MBA Certificate series program:

• Is offered exclusively to individuals who already hold an MBA or similar graduate-level degrees.
• Can be completed in 1 year by going to class 1 night per week, or by taking 2 years to complete the 4 courses. Courses are offered year-round (4, 11-week terms per year) giving certificate candidates flexibility to balance the demands of career and personal commitments with the pace of the program.
• Is tailored to the working professional. Classes are held in the evening and, in some cases, on Saturdays.
• Candidates have the option of designing an interdisciplinary program to meet their individual needs, e.g. international business or small business/entrepreneurship.
• Allows professionals to continue graduate-level study at a significantly discounted rate: 40% less than the regular MBA tuition.

Post-MBA Certificate in Marketing

CLU's Post-MBA Certificate Series enables those with MBAs to further distinguish themselves in the work force and advance their career opportunities by continuing to broaden their knowledge base. Individuals who have already earned their MBA, MPPA or a similar advanced degree can earn a certificate in one of CLU's MBA professional tracks by completing a set of four targeted courses.

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Professional tracks include:

• Finance
• IT Management
• Management & Organizational Behavior
• Marketing

With departmental consent, candidates may design interdisciplinary programs to meet their individual needs. The Post-MBA program is tailored to the working professional and a certificate of mastery can be completed in 1 year by attending class 1 evening per week.

The Post-MBA Certificate series program:

• Is offered exclusively to individuals who already hold an MBA or similar graduate-level degrees.
• Can be completed in 1 year by going to class 1 night per week, or by taking 2 years to complete the 4 courses. Courses are offered year-round (4, 11-week terms per year) giving certificate candidates flexibility to balance the demands of career and personal commitments with the pace of the program.
• Is tailored to the working professional. Classes are held in the evening and, in some cases, on Saturdays.
• Candidates have the option of designing an interdisciplinary program to meet their individual needs, e.g. international business or small business/entrepreneurship.
• Allows professionals to continue graduate-level study at a significantly discounted rate: 40% less than the regular MBA tuition.