Business Management Academy - Eau Claire School District
Business is everywhere. Leaders are made. Are you interested in a broad career that will develop your leadership skills? Earn your Business Management Associate's Degree through Chippewa Valley Technical College while earning your high school diploma. Participating in this academy you will have the opportunity to graduate with a diploma from Eau Claire Area School District along with obtaining an Associate's Degree in Business Management from CVTC. In this embedded four - year program, you will learn how to make effective business decisions, plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the functions of business that lead to outstanding companies. CVTC has several articulation agreements in place with partner universities for students to complete their bachelor's degree in as few as two years after high school graduation!
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| Summer Course | School Year Courses | |
| Year 1 | Introduction to Business Management Academy (2 Days/No credit) | Innovative Business Mindset (TC) Marketing Principles (TC) Microsoft Office Suite (TC) |
| Year 2 | Speech (Must take one time but offered every summer) | Intro to Human Resources Leadership for Business Excellence Business Law Principles of Management |
| Year 3 | Speech (Must take one time but offered every summer) | Intro to Accounting (TC) OR Accounting I (TC) Business Ethics Project Management Business Analytics Business Management Career Planning AP Language AP Macroeconomics |
| Year 4 | Speech (Must take one time but offered every summer) | Global Business Business Finance Managing Operations Strategic Management Business Management Internship (online) AP Psych AP Stats |
(TC) = Transcripted Credit course offered by ECASD High School teachers
AP courses taught by ECASD High School teachers
Other courses taught by CVTC Instructors
If a student does not earn AP credit or cannot take a course in the sequence, there are other options available to complete all required courses.
Having access to a laptop is required. Chromebooks are not an acceptable device.
Course Descriptions
Year 1 Courses
Summer Introduction to Business Management Academy (Non - credit)
Two - day orientation and program overview.
102 - 130 Innovative Business Mindset (TC) (3 credits)
In this course, students will define the traits and mindset of entrepreneurs. Students will use tools to determine their personal entrepreneurial traits. Students will examine a variety of innovative companies (small, social, and global). Students will understand the difference between entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Students will evaluate existing business plans.
104 - 102 Marketing Principles (TC) (3 credits)
A comprehensive look at marketing concepts and functions. Concepts include: marketing mix, marketing decision making, segmentation, promotion, research, product development, distribution, and logistics. Marketing Principles introduces modern marketing practices, studies the essential role played by marketing in society, as well as techniques used for various industries.
Microsoft Office Suite (TC) (2 credits)
The goal of this course is to introduce you to Microsoft Office Suite and how it is used in academic and business environments. You will become familiar with the Office user interface and use it to work with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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Registration for this academy is full.
Still have questions? Please contact our HS Academies Team at 715-852-1365 for more information.
Learn more about CVTC High School Academies at cvtc.edu/HSAcademies