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  "college": "coastline-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Business",
  "id": "business--business-coa",
  "name": "Business",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "business",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/pathways/business-operations-management/business/business-coa/",
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Business certificate is designed to help students explore an educational path in business to achieve employment or promotion at a small, medium, or large firm. Graduates will be conversant in business terminology, business functions, communication, planning, organizing, and decision-making. Coursework exposes students to the fields of marketing, human resource management, operations and manufacturing, accounting, and finance. Students may select specific elective courses to meet their professional or educational goals. The courses in the program allow for further career and industry research.\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n1.  Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.\n2.  Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today’s multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing global environment."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Requirements\n\nReview Graduation Requirements."
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C100",
          "title": "Introduction to Business #",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C110",
          "title": "Business Law/Legal Environment of Business",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C150",
          "title": "Introduction to Marketing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MGMT C100",
          "title": "Principles of Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Program Electives"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Complete 6 units from the following:",
          "units": "6"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT C100",
          "title": "Introduction to Accounting",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT C101",
          "title": "Financial Accounting #",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT C102",
          "title": "Managerial Accounting #",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ACCT C116",
          "title": "ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C101",
          "title": "Introduction to Project Management",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C118",
          "title": "Introduction to International Business",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C120",
          "title": "Personal Finance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C139",
          "title": "Business Communication #",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C136",
          "title": "Business Communication",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C141",
          "title": "Introduction to Entrepreneurship",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C281",
          "title": "Work Experience Education",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C282",
          "title": "Work Experience Education",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C283",
          "title": "Work Experience Education",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS C284",
          "title": "Work Experience Education",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CIS C100",
          "title": "Introduction to Information Systems",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CIS C111",
          "title": "Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CYBR C101",
          "title": "Introduction to Cybersecurity",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MGMT C111",
          "title": "Human Resource Management",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MGMT C115",
          "title": "Human Relations in Business",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MGMT C171",
          "title": "Supply Chain Management Fundamentals",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CMST C100",
          "title": "Interpersonal Communication *",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Public Speaking *",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CMST C150",
          "title": "Intercultural Communication 2",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DMC C100",
          "title": "Introduction to Mass Communication",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C110",
          "title": "Economic Issues and Policy",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C170",
          "title": "Principles of Microeconomics #*",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C175",
          "title": "Principles of Macroeconomics #*",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL C115",
          "title": "Logic and Critical Thinking",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL C120",
          "title": "Ethics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL C140",
          "title": "Business and Organizational Ethics",
          "indent": true
        },
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "18"
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      "markdown": "#. These courses are required in the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree.\n*. These courses also satisfy General Education (CalGETC) requirements."
    }
  ]
}