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 208	Introduction to Financial Accounting	4.00
ACCT 209	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	4.00
BUSAD 100	Introduction to Business	3.00
BUSAD 145 or COMMST 145	Business Communication	4.00
BUSAD 155 or COMMST 155	Human Relations in the Workplace	3.00
BUSAD 200	Business Management	3.00
BUSAD 210	Business Law	3.00
CIS 101	Introduction to Computer and Information Technology	3.00
MARKET 100	Introduction to Marketing Principles	3.00
COMMST 111 or COMMST 111H	Interpersonal Communication	3.00
	OR
COMMST 140	Small Group Communication	3.00
MATH 110 or MATH 110H	Introduction to Statistics	4.00
	OR
PSYCH 120	Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences	4.00
ECON 100	Introduction to Economics	3.00
	OR
ECON 200 or ECON 200H	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.00
	OR
ECON 201 or ECON 201H	Principles 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.