COBA EDGE Certificate
Undergraduate Program Objectives

- Help students create realistic educational goals
- Encourage students to use career research tools
- Build professional development skills
- Support COBA professional student organizations
- Help students identify and use college resources
College of Business Administration Advising Agreement
Advisor Responsibilities
- Assist with scheduling courses and registration
- Provide information on majors and careers
- Explain degree plans
- Listen to student questions and concerns
- Refer students to appropriate resources
- Communicate the university’s curriculum, policies
and procedures - Inform students about professional development events and student organizations
Student Responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for academic decisions and performance
- Print and review Goldmine degree plan every semester
- Create a career plan
- Maintain a competitive GPA for your career choice
- Follow through on advisor recommendations
- Use college and university resources
- Learn about university and college programs, policies and procedures
- Participate in professional development activities
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Create Better Career Opportunities
The Undergraduate Advising Office’s advising syllabus is a list of recommended activities and tools that will help students prepare for their academic career as well as their professional one.
Freshman Year (0-29 credit hours)
- Learn how to run the degree plan using Goldmine
- Create a Job Mine account ✓
- Create a resume and upload into Job Mine
- Attend a Career Fair for business majors ✓
- Attend the COBA Student Organization Fair
- Join a COBA student professional organization ✓
- Attend Career Readiness Workshops ✓
- Explore your academic and major interests with an advisor
- Explore internship opportunities
Sophomore Year (30-59 credit hours)
- Speak with an advisor about the timing for declaring a major
- Attend a Career Fair for business majors ✓
- Attend several Employer Information Sessions
- Apply for a not-for-credit internship ✓
- Attend Career Readiness Workshops ✓
- Become an officer of a student professional organization
- Participate in community service events
- Research and apply for Study Abroad Program
Junior Year (60-89 credit hours) *
- Attend Professional Development Workshops ✓
- Attend the COBA Networking Mixer ✓
- Attend a Career Fair for business majors ✓
- Attend several Employer Information Sessions that are major-related
- Apply for a not-for-credit internship ✓
- Attend a Corporate Visit ✓
- Attend the COBA Mock Interviews ✓
- Attend a COBA Professional Organization Conference
Senior Year (90 + credit hours) **
- Apply for a Professional Full-Time Position
- Attend Career Readiness Workshops ✓
- Attend the COBA Networking Mixer ✓
- Attend a Career Fair for business majors ✓
- Attend several Employer Information Sessions that are major-related
- Attend a Corporate Visit ✓
- Attend the COBA Mock Interviews ✓
- Participate in a Student Organization National Conference/Competition ✓
- Clear for Graduation
- Complete the BBA exit survey ✓
- Attend Commencement Ceremony
✓ Activity may qualify for COBA EDGE Certificate Program
* Students must have completed the 15 business foundation credit hours
** Students must have completed 45 business credit hours
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Resources:
Spring 2020 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)
Fall 2019 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)
Spring 2019 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)
Fall 2018 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)
Spring 2018 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)
Fall 2017 Professional Development Workshops (PDF)