Business Management Certificate of Achievement

The objective of this certificate program is to provide entry-level, marketable employment skills to equip the student with a basic understanding of the terminology and basic concepts/procedures used in business, and to acquaint the student with various subfunctions within the overall career field of business. Completion of the certificate program will prepare the student for entry-level employment in a variety of related occupations including supervision, small business ownership, and management trainee.

Admission: Open to all students. Registration is limited to class size restrictions.

Major/Program Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Required Courses:

ACCT 208Introduction to Financial Accounting

4.00

ACCT 209Introduction to Managerial Accounting

4.00

BUSAD 100Introduction to Business

3.00

BUSAD 145 or COMMST 145Business Communication

4.00

BUSAD 155 or COMMST 155Human Relations in the Workplace

3.00

BUSAD 200Business Management

3.00

BUSAD 210Business Law

3.00

CIS 101Introduction to Computer and Information Technology

3.00

MARKET 100Introduction to Marketing Principles

3.00

 

COMMST 111 or COMMST 111HInterpersonal Communication

3.00

OR

COMMST 140Small Group Communication

3.00

 

MATH 110 or MATH 110HIntroduction to Probability and Statistics

4.00

OR

PSYCH 120Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

4.00

 

ECON 100Introduction to Economics

3.00

OR

ECON 200 or ECON 200HPrinciples of Macroeconomics

3.00

OR

ECON 201 or ECON 201HPrinciples of Microeconomics

3.00

Total Credit Hours: 40.00

A student receiving a certificate in this field will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a significant understanding of the fundamental concepts of accounting, business law, economics, communication, and marketing.
  • Produce clearly written, concise analyses, and deliver clear, well-organized, persuasive oral presentations.
  • Use accounting information to make informed decisions about the internal operations of a company.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role planning, organizing, leading and controlling plays in organizational success.
  • Identify and apply ethical principles in management decision making.
  • Describe what marketing entails and shows how the components are implemented.
  • Analyze, interpret and present economic data.