# BUSINESS CAREER TRACK CORE (Certificate of Achievement)

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

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**BUSINESS CAREER TRACK CORE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION
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The Business Career Track Core Certificate of Achievement provides an academic foundation for students in the area of business and industry, including current business practices, accounting, economics, law, and business communication. Students will gain valuable business knowledge, to prepare them for employment or occupational advancement.

**BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - CAREER TRACK PROGRAM**

The Business Administration - Career Track program offers different levels of achievement.  This Certificate of Achievement (CA) is for completing the core business courses in the Business Administration - Career Track AA degree. Other certificates in various concentrations are available, and when both are completed, with other General Education (GE) requirements, students can then earn the Business Administration - Career Track AA.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Describe and explain the legal, ethical, and regulatory context in which the practice of business is conducted in the United States.
2.  Demonstrate quantitative skills and critical thinking to prepare, analyze and interpret financial data that represent a business operation.
3.  Demonstrate quantitative skills and critical thinking to evaluate and interpret economic data that represent and impact business decision-making.
4.  Demonstrate interpersonal skills appropriate to a business environment.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses (18 units)** | | 18 |
| ACCT 251 | ELEMENTS OF ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS | 4 |
| or ACCT 201A | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| BUS 218 | BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| BUS 227 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 4 |
| BUS 245 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3 |
| ECON 200 | SURVEY OF ECONOMICS | 3 |
| or ECON C2001 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| or ECON C2002 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| or AGB 201 | AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| **Total** | | **18** |