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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Business School • Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); highest level of global accreditation • The Business School bridges the gap between the classroom and real world experience • Several industry centers of excellence within the Business School • Great professional networking opportunities • Corporate and private partnerships offer scholarships, internships and career opportunities 1

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER We are Denver’s Business School • Colorado’s only premier Urban Research Campus in the heart of Downtown Denver • Our faculty are on the cutting edge of business research, publishing an average of 100 articles per year • Over 300 business partnerships which bring high-profile scholarship, internship and job opportunities to our students and alumni • Host over 40 events and speakers series that connect our student population with influential business leaders • Diverse student population 2

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Why Denver? ➧ Colorado ▪ #1 Best States for Economy – US News and World Report, 2018 ▪ #5 State Job Market – Wallethub, 2018 ▪ #6 State in Well-Being – Gallup Healthways, 2018 ➧ Denver ▪ #2 Best Place to Live – US News and World Report, 2019 ▪ #4 Best Places for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2018 ▪ #10 City for Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups – Business.org, 2018 3

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Educating Future Business Leaders ➧ Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ▪ Choose your major ➧ Accounting ➧ International Business ➧ Entrepreneurship ➧ Management ➧ Finance ➧ Marketing ➧ Financial Management ➧ Risk Management & Insurance ➧ Sports Business ➧ Human Resources ➧ Information Systems 4

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Educating Future Business Leaders ➧ Degree Requirements: 120 credit hours ▪ CU Denver core curriculum – 34 credit hours ▪ Business School core curriculum – 36 credit hours ▪ International Studies – 3 credit hours ▪ Foreign Language / Regional Expertise – 10 credit hours ▪ Elective Credits – determined by major 5

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Educating Future Business Leaders ➧ Freshman Application Requirements ▪ You are a strong candidate if you: ➧ have an index score of 103 or higher ➧ score of around a 26 on the ACT or 1100 on the SAT ➧ Transfer Application Requirements ▪ Fewer than 24 transferable hours : your high school work will be evaluated in addition to your college work ▪ More than 24 semester hours of transferable course work: only your college coursework will be evaluated 6

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Professional Networking and Events ➧ Celebration of Success ➧ CEO Briefing/Knowledge Exchange ➧ Daniels Ethics Events ➧ Encana Distinguished Lecture Series ➧ GEM Speaker Series ➧ International Business Roundtable Roundtable ➧ Rutt Bridges Seminars ➧ The Climb: Business Plan Competition ➧ …Many more! 7

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Industry Centers of Excellence ➧ CIBER – Center for International Business Education and Research ➧ CITI – Center for Information Technology Innovation ➧ J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities ➧ Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship ➧ Managing for Sustainability ➧ RMI – Risk Management and Insurance ➧ Sports and Entertainment 8

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER 4+1 Master’s Degree Option ➧ Complete a full bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in 5 years! ▪ MS Accounting 4+1 ▪ MS Information Systems 4+1 ▪ MS Marketing 4+1 ▪ MS Taxation 4+1 9

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER One Year MBA ➧ A great option to add an MBA in 1 additional year ▪ Average MBA takes 2 ½ to 3 ½ years ▪ No prerequisites; No work experience required ▪ Paid internship option ▪ 2-week study abroad built in to program 10

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Business Career Connections ➧ The BCC advisors work exclusively with Business School students ➧ Develop strategies to execute their personalized career goals, ranging from promotion to transitioning into a new career ➧ Mock interviews, industry shadow days, meet the firms events ➧ Resumes and LinkedIn ➧ Host Fall and Spring Career/Job Fairs ➧ Internship and job search 11

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Student Clubs & Organizations ▪ Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Student Club) ▪ Business Student Ambassador Committee ▪ Portfolio Management Group ▪ Marketing Club ▪ CU Denver New Impact ▪ Entrepreneur and Innovation Club ▪ Information Systems Association ▪ Junior Black Chamber of Commerce ▪ Diverse Business Leaders Organization ▪ Sports and Entertainment Management Club ▪ Society for Human Resources Management Student Chapter ▪ Women in Business 12

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Study Abroad Business Programs ➧ Belize ➧ China ➧ Cuba ➧ Ireland ➧ London ➧ Spain 13

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Scholarships are Available! ➧ We offer 38 different scholarships to undergraduate students ➧ Open to domestic and international students ➧ In 2018-2019, we awarded scholarships to 200+ undergraduate students ▪ Of total scholarship applicants, 18% received a scholarship ▪ Undergraduate students received $215,500 in scholarship support ▪ Average scholarship awarded was $1,000 per semester ➧ Top incoming students are eligible for up to $12,000 over their four-year degree program ➧ Scholarships available based on merit and financial need ➧ First Generation, Military, and Transfers 14

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER Business School Alexandria Kearney| Student Recruitment Coordinator Alexandria.Kearney@ucdenver.edu 303-315-8449 | https://business.ucdenver.edu/schedule/programs 15