Balancing your work, life, and classes can be difficult to manage, so Central Washington University offers several modalities to meet you where you are! Whether that is the flexibility of taking classes online from the comfort of your home or attending one of our Center locations to lessen the commute, earning a degree has never been as convenient. The following programs can be completed 100% online:

Online Degree - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Ranked in the top 20 online Business Administration bachelor's programs by UniversityHQ!

This online program is designed to allow students entering with a Washington Associates in Business - Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) to complete a Business Administration degree in a timely manner! The program can accommodate a variety of preferred course loads, from part time students to full time students. Full time students could finish in as little as 5 - 6 quarters if transferring with an Associates in Business - Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) degree.

Students without a Business - DTA degree may still apply for the program, but they may need to complete additional coursework outside of CWU to fulfill degree requirements. We recommend students have completed a pre-calculus class that is equivalent to CWU’s MATH 153 before starting the program (equivalents to MATH 154, MATH 170, and MATH 172 are also acceptable). 

• MATH 153 is not consistently offered online by CWU and we strongly encourage students to have this completed prior to transferring. Students who transfer without this completed may need to take this course at a community college or another institution and transfer it in to meet degree requirements.
• MATH& 141 is the most common equivalent offered at Washington Community Colleges

Online specializations include: 

• General Business Specialization

• Human Resource Management Specialization

• Leadership & Management Specialization

• Marketing Management Specialization

• Supply Chain Management Specialization

Who is eligible for the online Business Administration degree?

• Admission to the CWU- Web Campus requires students to have completed 90 college credits by the quarter of admission.
• We recommend student have completed a Washington State Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) degree (Associates of Arts, DTA or Associates of Business, DTA/MRP)
• For full admission to the Business Administration major, applicants must have the following:
  • Completion of ENG 101 and 102 with a 1.7 or higher in each class (or equivalent acceptable courses)
  • Minimum of 30 earned transferable credits (the CWU Web Campus does require 90 credits taken at the college level)
  • 2.25 Collegiate GPA (this is the GPA of all college level course work)
  • Must be in good academic standing (your last term of attendance at a college or university, you had a 2.0 term GPA and your GPA at your last school was a 2.0 or higher)

Online Degree - Bachelor of Applied Science in Supply Chain Management

• This fully online program is designed for students with approved accredited Associates of Applied Science or Technical degrees. Prospective students are encouraged to email CBAdvising@cwu.edu to seek an evaluation to determine eligiblity.

  • BAS in Supply Chain Managment 

Who is eligible for the online Supply Chain Management degree?

• Admission to the CWU- Web Campus requires students to have completed 90 college credits by the quarter of admission.
• For full admission to the BAS in Supply Chain Management program, applicants must have the following:
  • Completion of an approved Applied Science or Technical associate's degree from a community or technical college
    • Please email CBAdvising@cwu.edu to see if your associate's degree will satisfy this requirement
  • Completion of ENG 101 with a 1.7 or higher (or equivalent acceptable course)
  • 2.25 Collegiate GPA (this is the GPA of all college level course work)
  • Must be in good academic standing (your last term of attendance at a college or university, you had a 2.0 term GPA and your GPA at your last school was a 2.0 or higher)

*Online major programs are not currently available to students within the service area of the CWU-Ellensburg location except by extenuating circumstances. If you are in this serviceable area and interested in the online programs, please email CBAdvising@cwu.edu for more information.

Online Business Minors

• Food and Agribusiness Management and Marketing Minor

• Business Analytics Minor

• Digital Marketing Minor

• Economics I Minor

• Human Resource Management Minor

• Sport Business Minor

• Supply Chain Management Minor

To Apply for Online Programs:

In order to be considered for these programs, students must also apply and be admitted to Central via the online application.

To apply to an online College of Business major program:

1. Apply to CWU through the online application and select Web campus

2. Select academic interest area Business Administration/Business Administration Online or Supply Chain Management

3. After admission to CWU, our office will reach out to you based on your academic interest area to start the major application process through the "CB Major Application" Canvas course

4. Complete the "CB Major Application" Canvas course for the program you're interested in with accurate information as early as you can before the below deadlines

   1. You can also select College of Business minor programs on the Canvas course to declare

5. Watch your CWU email for follow up questions, major admission decision, and first quarter advising recommendations

6. The timeline for application review and advising are listed below under "Online Program Application Dates & Deadlines" - please email CBAdvising@cwu.edu if you have any questions

Online Program Application Deadlines

• To start Summer 2022:
  • Application to the program opens in March 2022
  • First quarter course recommendations will be emailed to your CWU Outlook email within 5 business days after receipt of admission decision email 
  • Enrollment begins May 2, 2022
  • Applications to the program must be received by June 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM
• To start Fall 2022:
  • Application to program the opens in April 2022
  • First quarter course recommendations will be emailed to your CWU email within 5-10 business days after receipt of admission decision email
  • Enrollment date for new transfer students: May 13, 2022
  • Applications to the program must be received by September 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM

*Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis only. 

If you are an incoming web-campus student interested in the College of Business for Fall 2022 and have been admitted to CWU, check out how to connect with an advisor here: Incoming Fall 2022 Students - Connect with an Advisor! | Central Washington University