GENERAL BUSINESS CONCENTRATION
Certificate of Achievement Business · Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The General Business concentration gives students the opportunity to design their own certificate by choosing courses from the list that represent skills they wish to gain.
Students are required to take at least one accounting course but are encouraged to select additional courses that will help them understand specific areas of business that relate to a current or future job. Any Accounting, Agriculture Business, Business, or Economics class (ACCT, AGB, BUS, ECON prefix) may be applied.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Demonstrate quantitative skills and critical thinking to interpret and evaluate business data that will impact business decision-making.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills appropriate to a business environment.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course (4 units) | 4 | |
| ACCT 251 | ELEMENTS OF ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS | 4 |
| orACCT 201A | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| Optional Courses (choose 4-5 courses, minimum 12 units) | 12-16 | |
| ACCT 201B | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACCT 203 | TAX ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACCT 252A | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - QUICKBOOKS I | 2 |
| ACCT 252B | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - QUICKBOOKS II | 2 |
| AGB 201 | AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| AGB 202 | INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS | 3 |
| AGB 204 | AGRICULTURAL SALES AND COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| AGB 205 | FARM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| AGB 206 | SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE | 3 |
| AGB 210 | INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| orCIS 210 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| BUS 218 | BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| BUS 220 | PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING | 3 |
| BUS 227 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 4 |
| BUS 230 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL COMMERCE | 3 |
| BUS 231 | SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | 3 |
| BUS 232 | DIGITAL COMMERCE: CONTENT AND SERVICES | 3 |
| BUS 233 | DIGITAL COMMERCE: PHYSICAL PRODUCTS | 3 |
| BUS 234 | DIGITAL COMMERCE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| BUS 243 | MARKETING | 3 |
| BUS 245 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3 |
| BUS 248 | SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| BUS 249 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| BUS 283 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| BUS 285 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ECON 200 | SURVEY OF ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| CIS 216 | ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| Total | 16-20 | |