Academic Catalogs

Business Administration, Certificate of Achievement

Banner Code: 2_CN_BSAD

Control Number: 18945

Financial Aid Eligible


The Business Administration Certificate of Achievement is for students on a pathway towards earning the Business Administration AS-T or for students interested in earning transfer business course credits to support a non-business degree with a Business Minor. The courses in this program are part of the common core of lower division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree with a major or minor in Business Administration and aligns with CSU Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Describe fundamental business disciplines and processes including marketing, human resource management, supply chain management, and accounting.
  2. Demonstrate fundamental business skills including business communication, networking, and team work.
  3. Prepare business presentations, reports, and correspondence.
  4. Evaluate methods used to foster business ethics in the workplace.
  5. Analyze approaches to develop a strong, positive organizational culture.

 Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

  • Entry level office administrator 
  • Office Assistant
  • Assistant Manager
  • Shift Manager
  • Retail Management

Review Graduation Requirements and Program Maps.

Course Title Units
Required Courses
ACCT G101Financial Accounting4
BUS G100Introduction To Business3
or BUS G139 Business Communication
BUS G108Legal Environment of Business3
ECON G170Principles of Microeconomics3
ENGL G100Academic Reading and Writing4-6
or ENGL G100S Academic Reading and Writing
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:3-6
ACCT G102Managerial Accounting4
BUS G100Introduction To Business3
BUS G108Legal Environment of Business3
BUS G139Business Communication3
ECON G175Principles of Macroeconomics3
MATH G140Business Calculus4
STAT G160Introduction to Statistics3-6
or STAT G160S Introduction to Statistics
or PSYC G140 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or SOC G125 Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
or ECON G160 Statistics for Business and Economics
Total Units20-25