Business Fundamentals Certificate

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Career Opportunities

The AAS and Certificate programs prepare you for entry level positions in marketing, management or sales; they also give you the skills you need to open your own business.

Program Description

You will study management from three perspectives: marketing, management and economics. Marketing studies offer specific training in sales, advertising, promotion and marketing. Management studies offer a generalized perspective with broad applications in the business world. Economic studies give you a basic understanding of economics and its relationship to other disciplines.

The Business Fundamentals Certificate program prepares you for an entry-level position in business or for starting your own small business. You can apply all course work for this certificate to the AAS Degree in Business Management.

Total Credits: 25

Certificate Requirements

ACC 1015 - Payroll Accounting Credit(s): 3
OR
ACC 1031 - Income Tax Credit(s): 3
OR
ACC 1038 - Payroll and Sales Tax Credit(s): 3
ACC 1021 - Accounting Principles I Credit(s): 4
BUS 2016 - Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
BUS 2017 - Business Communication & Report Writing Credit(s): 3
CHOOSE 4 COURSES BELOW (12 Credits)
BUS 1002 - Entrepreneurial Operations Credit(s): 3
BUS 1015 - Introduction to Business Credit(s): 3
CIS 1018 - Intro to PC Applications Credit(s): 3
ENP 1005 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
MAN 1028 - Human Relations in Organizations Credit(s): 3
MAN 2000 - Human Resource Management I Credit(s): 3
MAN 2016 - Small Business Management Credit(s): 3
MAN 2026 - Principles of Management Credit(s): 3