Small Business/Entrepreneurship, AAS

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Learning outcomes

Analyze a business product or service idea for viability in the marketplace and understand the process of planning, preparing and implementing a business plan.
Understand the importance of small businesses in national and global economies.
Maintain and protect basic business information systems and accounting records.
Interpret and use oral instructions to complete assigned tasks. Speak clearly and produce written documents for a diverse group of customers and coworkers utilizing current business terminology.
Apply sound financial principles for bookkeeping, budgeting, financial reporting and planning.
Demonstrate leadership and the ability to interact on an interpersonal level with diverse groups.
Use an understanding of basic business principles and organizational priorities to make decisions about work being performed.

Requirements

Important notes

This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
Certificate and AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year to complete certificate and more than two years to complete AAS degree program.
This program offers flexible registration and open-entry enrollment.

Specific Requirements

Professional-Technical Core Courses

BUSN 199 - Orientation to Business 2 Credits
BUSN 102 - Entrepreneurial Thinking for Success 5 Credits
BUSN 125 - Exploring E-Commerce 5 Credits
BUSN 134 - Principles of Sales 5 Credits
BUSN 135 - Business Mathematics 5 Credits
BUSN 155 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
BUSN 165 - Managing Customer Service 5 Credits
BUSN 190 - Business Ethics & Sustainability 5 Credits
BUSN 216 - Business Computer Applications 5 Credits
BUSN 268 - Leadership 3 Credits
BUSN 299 - Business Capstone 1 Credits
BUSN 140 - Cooperative Education/Internship 5 Credits (1 credit)

Total Core Credits: 45 credits

Supporting Courses

ACCTG 124 - Accounting with Quickbooks 5 Credits

20 credits based on the chosen track

Build your own

With this track, you will choose any 20 credits of electives that are focused on your chosen career pathway. Choose courses from Business, Visual Communications, Hospitality, Computer Information Systems and more.

Marketing & Sales Track

BUSN 132 - Advertising 5 Credits
BSTEC 195 - Social Media for Business 5 Credits
VICOM 110 - Graphic Design I 5 Credits
HOST 104 - The Art of Negotiation 5 Credits

Total Supporting Course Credits: 25

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