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Business Administration, Certificate of Achievement

Banner Code: 1_CT_BSAD

Control Number: 22372

Financial Aid Eligible


The Business Administration program is designed to provide the opportunity for the transfer business major to achieve an Associate in Science degree. Students are advised to check course transferability for the school to which they intend to transfer.

Program Outcomes

  1. Function effectively in entry-level business positions or at a four-year college business program using the skills, principles, and tools they have acquired.
  2. Effectively apply and utilize the business principles and techniques they have learned in a business environment or at a four-year college business program.
  3. Demonstrate effective written and/or oral skills.

Review Certificate Requirements

Course Title Units
Required Courses
ACCT A101/A101HFinancial Accounting4
ACCT A102/A102HManagerial Accounting4
BUS A100/A100HIntroduction to Business3
BUS A110/A110HBusiness Law3
BUS A139Business Communication3
CIS A111/A111HIntroduction to Computer Information Systems3
ECON A170/A170HMicroeconomics3
ECON A175/A175HMacroeconomics3
ENGL A100Academic Reading and Writing3
or ESL A100 ESL College Composition
STAT A160Introduction to Statistics4
Select one of the following:5
Business Calculus
Calculus 1
Calculus 1 and 2 Honors
Total Units38

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Units
ACCT A101 Financial Accounting 4
BUS A100 Introduction to Business 3
ECON A170 Microeconomics 3
ENGL A100
Academic Reading and Writing
or ESL College Composition
3
 Units13
Semester 2
ACCT A102 Managerial Accounting 4
BUS A110 Business Law 3
ECON A175 Macroeconomics 3
STAT A160 Introduction to Statistics 4
 Units14
Year 2
Semester 1
BUS A139 Business Communication 3
CIS A111
Introduction to Computer Information Systems
or Introduction to Computer Information Systems Honors
3
MATH A140
Business Calculus
or Calculus 1
or Calculus 1 Honors
or Calculus 1 and 2 Honors
5
 Units11
 Total Units38