Associate of Arts in Business Administration

The Business program offers three degree options, an Associate in Arts in Business Administration, an Associate in Science in Business, and an Associate in Science in Business for Transfer. Students may also obtain a Certificate of Achievement in Business Administration and Skills Certificates in Finance, Legal Studies, Management and Supervision, Marketing, Retail Management and Advanced Retail Management.

Program Learning Outcomes: 

• Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:• demonstrate a firm understanding and working knowledge of the basic functions of a business enterprise, including the following components: business entrepreneurship, economics, business law, finance, human resource management, and marketing.
• demonstrate a firm understanding of the communication process in a business and professional setting, including: written, oral (including non-verbal), and electronic communication, and active listening.
• evaluate issues across the range of business functional areas by recognizing and analyzing problems using creativity, sound judgment, and business principles; and interpret business conditions, activities, or problems to provide solutions and means of continuous improvement in functional areas with consideration to the solutions impact on business enterprise “Big Picture”.
• demonstrate actions of integrity, honesty and ethical, socially responsible in decision-making and interaction with customers, co-workers, employers, general public and society in general.
  

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This degree program is designed to prepare students for transfer to a four year university business program. 

Based on LMI data there is a supply gap for middle-skill business administration occupations in the region.  By completing the AA in Business Administration degree students will earn the credits to transfer and complete the Bachelor in Business Administration degree expanding the entry-level education required for Accountant, Budget Analysts, Cost Estimators, etc. occupations. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Required Courses:
ACCTG 001	Introductory Accounting I	5
ACCTG 002	Introductory Accounting II	5
BUS 001	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 005	Business Law I	3
CIS 101	Introduction to Computers and Their Uses	3
ECON 001	Principles of Economics I	3
ECON 002	Principles of Economics II	3
Electives:
ACCTG 003 (OMIT)	Intermediate Accounting	3
ACCTG 011 (OMIT)	Cost Accounting	3
ACCTG 015 (OMIT)	Tax Accounting	3
ACCTG 016 (OMIT)	Tax Accounting II	3
BUS 006 (OMIT)	Business Law II
BUS 032	Business communications	3
BUS 107 (Add)	E-Commerce for Global Logistics & Entrepreneurship	3
CAOT 002 (OMIT)	Computer Keyboarding II	3
CAOT 030 (OMIT)	Office Procedures	3
CAOT 084 (OMIT)	Microcomputer Office Applications:  Word Processing	3
CAOT 085	Microcomputer Office Applications:  Spreadsheets	3
CAOT 086 (OMIT)	Microcomputer Office Applications: Database	3
CAOT 088 (OMIT)	Microcomputer Office Applications: Desktop Publishing	3
CIS 214 (OMIT)	Introduction to Network +	3
CIS 237 (OMIT)	Installing, Computing and Administering Microsoft SQL	3
CIS 190 (Add)	E-Commerce Essentials	3
FINANCE 001 (Add)	Principles of Finance	3
FINANCE 002	Investments	3
FINANCE 008	Personal Finance and Investments	3
INT BUS 001	International Trade	3
MARKET 001	Principles of Selling
MARKET 021	Principles of Marketing	3
MKTG 023 (Add)	Introduction to Social Media Marketing	3
MGMT 002	Organization & Management Theory	3
MGMT 013	Small Business Entrepreneurship	3
REAL ES 001 (OMIT)	Real Estate Principles	3
REAL ES 003 (OMIT)	Real Estate Practice	3
REAL ES 005 (OMIT)	Legal Aspects of Real Estate	3
REAL ES 007 (OMIT)	Real Estate Finance	3
MKTG 11 (Add)	Fundamentals of Marketing	3
REAL ES  014 (OMIT)	Property Management	3
REAL ES 016 (OMIT)	Income Tax Aspects of Real Estate	3
REAL ES 018 (OMIT)	Real Estate Investments I	3
SUPV 001	Elements of Supervision	3

The program is in the Business Division aligned with existing pathway to degree.

Cerritos, Citrus, Compton, East LA, El Camino, Glendale, LA City, LA Harbor, LA Mission, LA Pierce, LA Southwest, LA Valley, Long Beach, Mt. San Antonio, Pasadena, Rio Hondo, Santa Monica, West LA

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