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The Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration for Transfer is designed to provide students with the common core of lower division courses required by most universities to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration. This includes business degrees with options such as accounting, finance, human resources management, management, and marketing. Students must meet with a counselor to ensure completion of required coursework for chosen major and specific college/university

Program Overview

Program Highlights

  • Develop the skills needed for today’s workplace by identifying your areas of interest early.
  • Explore seemingly endless career opportunities from small retail shops to international corporations, every kind of company, organization and government agency relies on business expertise.
  • Office Administrative Technician is among the most ubiquitous and comprehensive of professions with duties ranging from program management, content administration, staff supervision, and office administration to management analysis, travel arrangement, office machine maintenance,
    and dictation.

Associate Degree and Certificate of Achievement in Business can be completed within two (2) years.

Degree

Associate in Science in Business
Administration for Transfer 2.0
Associates in Arts Degree in Economic for Transfer

Certificate of Achievement

Small Business Management

Business Administration for Transfer 2.0

The Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration for Transfer is designed to provide students with the common core of lower division courses required by most universities to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration. This includes business degrees with options such as accounting, finance, human resources management, management, and marketing. Students must meet with a counselor to ensure completion of required coursework for chosen major and specific college/university.

Economics for Transfer

The Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer is designed to provide students with the common core of lower division courses required by most universities to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in Economics. This includes economic degrees with the options such as environmental and international economics.

Small Business Management

The Certificate of Achievement in Small Business Management provides the knowledge and skills for students to be employed in entry level management positions and/or small business ownership. The student completing this certificate will have the basic knowledge of the stakeholder theory, legal implications in the business setting, structuring a small business, analyzing business documents, and contemporary U.S. business practices.

Two-Year Advising Plans

​​​Degree Type​Degree Name
​Associate in Science for TransferBusiness-Business Administration 2.0-AS-T
​Associate in Science for TransferBusiness-Economics-AS-T
​Certificate of AchievementBusiness-Small Business Management CA
​Certificate of AchievementGeneral Education California State University (CSU)-CA
​Certificate of AchievementGeneral Education: Intersegmental General Education Curriculum (IGETC)-CA

Employment Opportunities

Business Administration

Certified Public Accountant

Management Accounting

Auditor

Budget Analysis

Financial Accounts

Administrative Assistant

Bank Employee

Clerk

Data-Entry

Receptionist

Retail/Industrial Sales/Management

Small Business Ownership

Word Processor

Degrees and Certificates

Total Units for the Certificate of Achievement: 15 Units
Required Core Courses: 15 Units

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
ENGL-1  College Composition3
*or CSU A2 or IGETC 1A
ENGL-9 Critical Thinking and Composition3
*or CSU A3 or IGETC 1B
SPCH 1  Public Speaking3
*or CSU A1 or IGETC 1C
ES-1  Introduction to Ethnic Studies3
*or CSU For IGETC 7
Students must complete three units from the following:
Supervisor
MATH-6  Finite Mathematics3
MATH 7  Trigonometry3
MATH-8  Advanced Algebra3
MATH-11A  Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I3
MATH-11B  Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II3
MATH-40  Elementary Statistics3
*or CSU B4 or IGETC 2
 

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement General Education Preparation the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills through the production of written or oral critical responses to texts.
2. Demonstrate, in a clear and concise manner, how to apply mathematical concepts, principles and methods to solve problems.
3. Evaluate and critically analyze social justice efforts/practices that address inequalities in communities and environments.

Total Hours for the Certificate of Completion in High School Equivalency: 176 Hours

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
BS-170 Basic Skills: Pre-High School Equivalency Preparation I136 Hours
BS-171 Basic Skills: Pre-High School Equivalency Preparation II40 Hours

Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of the Certificate of Completion in High School Equivalency the student will be able to:
Demonstrate the basic skills foundation required to take the high school equivalency test.

Total units for the Certificate of Achievement: 15 units
Required Core Courses:

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
BUS-2  Introduction to Business3
BUS-10  Managing Diversity and Human Resources3
BUS-22  Business Law3
BUS-25  Small Business Management3
BUS-27  Business Communications3

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Small Business Management, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary business principles, practices and organizational structures.
2. Write, proofread and revise common business communications.
3. Define common business terms, ideas, phrases and integrity as it applies to business stakeholders.
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the legal framework that surrounds contemporary U.S. business.
5. Identify human resource issues and their economic costs and benefits.

Total Units for the Associate in Arts Degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.0: 60 units
Core Units: 20-23

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
ECON-10  Macro-Economics3
ECON-11  Micro-Economics3
MATH-40  Elementary Statistics3
MATH-1A  Analytic Geometry and Calculus I5
Select two 6-9 units from the following:
BUS-1A  Accounting Principles - Financial3
BUS-1B  Accounting Principles - Managerial3
BUS-27  Business Communications3
ENGL-9 Critical Thinking and Composition3
MATH-1B  Analytic Geometry and Calculus II5

Completion of either the CSU General Education or IGETC Option
Remaining Units to total 60 Units may be selected from courses numbered 1-49


Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate in Arts Degree in Economics the student will be able to:
1. Apply economics reasoning to real life situations using economic concepts such as scarcity, marginal utility, and opportunity costs.
2. Use analytical techniques to measure conditions related to the individual, business firms, and macro-economic systems.
3. Explain the role that households, business organizations, governments, and the international sector play in free markets, command economics, and mixed economics
4. Evaluate the objectives, limitations, and mechanics of common regulation, monetary policy, and fiscal policy.

Total units for the Associate in Science Degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.0: 60 units
Required Core Courses minimum grade 2.0: 24 Units
Complete the following 21 units:

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
BUS-1A  Accounting Principles - Financial3
BUS-1B  Accounting Principles - Managerial3
BUS-22  Business Law3
ECON-10  Macro-Economics3
ECON-11  Micro-Economics3
MATH-40  Elementary Statistics3
MATH-6  Finite Mathematics3
Select 3 additional units from the following:
BUS-2  Introduction to Business3
BUS-27  Business Communications3

Completion of either the CSU General Education or IGETC Option
Remaining Units to total 60 Units may be selected from
courses numbered 1-49


Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer, the student will be able to:
1. Describe and provide current examples of the impact of external forces on business operations and practices including: Social forces (Demographics and cultural shifts) Economic forces (income distribution, macroeconomic conditions) Technological forces (Internet, digital media, e-marketing) Competition (ability of small businesses to compete across borders) Regulatory forces (laws influencing companies and consumers).
2. Apply business concepts to marketing, management, finance, accounting, and information technology.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of laws effecting working relationships with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

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