Business Administration

The Business Administration Associate in Arts Degree (60 units total, 21 units in the major) is designed to prepare students for transfer at the junior level to California State University programs and colleges offering Bachelor's degrees in Business, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or other related degrees.

Upon completion of this degree the student will be able to demonstrate a general understanding of business and apply critical thinking skills to technical and economic issues in a global business environment.

Courses required for the associate degree major at Cerro Coso Community College may not be the same as those required for the major at a four-year school. If you plan to transfer, consult a counselor and http://www.assist.org/ to identify the courses needed from the major at your transfer school and to develop a plan that will best meet your goals.

You must complete a minimum of 60 units, including the courses listed in the major and general education requirements, with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better, and a grade of "A", "B", or "C" in all courses for the major. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Cerro Coso Community College.

Your transfer institution may require some of the courses to be taken for a grade. Please consult a counselor and http://www.assist.org/ to determine any limitations on Pass/No Pass grading in major preparation courses.

Completion of the Cerro Coso local General Education Pattern DOES NOT prepare a student for transfer. If you are planning to transfer to a four-year school, depending on your transfer goal, you should select Option B or C only. For more information refer to the general education section of the catalog.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to

  • Demonstrate a general understanding of the nature of business.
  • Apply critical thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation) to technical and economic issues in a business environment.
  • Recognize skills necessary to function effectively in the global economy.

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Courses

Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.

Complete all of the following courses:

BSAD C101 Financial Accounting 4 Units
BSAD C102 Managerial Accounting 4
CSCI C101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
ECON C102 Macroeconomics 3
ECON C103 Microeconomics 3
MATH C121 Elementary Probability and Statistics 4

Complete one of the following general education patterns:

OPTION A Cerro Coso Local General Education Pattern
OPTION B CSU General Education Breadth
OPTION C IGETC - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

Contact

Karen O'Connor
Business & IT
Phone: (760) 384-6172
Email: koconnor@cerrocoso.edu