管理课程主要集中于组织成员之间的关系以及组织的决策行为和文化。这些课程借鉴了社会科学和行为科学的许多方面，以指导学生的智力发展。一个常见的主题是使用人员技能来管理员工。学生们还将参加管理课程，以加深他们对企业如何与消费者和其他企业发展互利交流的了解。我们针对高年级学生而获得的成功的专业指导计划正在改善雇主们已确定的关键需求的专业和软技能开发领域。我们有一个新的强制性商务专业发展计划，面向大二和转学生，由我们的常驻志愿高管进行指导。最后，我们的“学生成功资助计划”可以帮助学生支付参加技能，知识建设和社交活动
After successful completion of the Lower-Division Pre-Business Core, students take an associated set of Foundation of Business and Core courses for their selected option/track. Each option/track has numerous required and elective courses from which a student can tailor a program to satisfy individual career goals. Students in the College of Business Administration (CoBA) will find that their program of study is both rigorous and relevant to real-world business problems. The curriculum is designed to help students develop a wide range of skills and abilities applicable to both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors of the economy. The program's focus on problem identification and problem solving allows students to develop analytical and critical thinking skills that gives Cal State San Marcos business graduates a distinctive advantage in today's job market.