General Business
Certificate of Achievement Business · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Certificate of Achievement program is designed for students desiring a broad introduction to business rather than a specialized area of concentration. It should also be considered by students who think they may continue their education as a business major.
Learning Outcome(s):
- analyze common business transactions and link them to the appropriate financial statements.
- analyze the impact of shifts in supply and demand upon equilibrium price and quantity. Students who transfer to four-year colleges will have the appropriate background to successfully pursue a four-year Business degree.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 20 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 21 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECON 1 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Choose one: | ||
| MATH 5 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orBUS 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| orECON 11 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| Choose one: | ||
| CSIS 2L | Computers in Business Lab | 1 |
| orCSIS 2 | Computers in Business | 4 |
| Students must take additional courses from the Recommended Business Electives list to complete 18 units exclusively in the major if any of the above courses were used to satisfy General Education requirements. | ||
| Recommended Electives: | ||
| BUS 1 | Fundamentals of Business | 3 |
| BUS 80 | Business Law | 3 |
| MATH 1A | Single-Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 1B | Single-Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 1C | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 2 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 2C | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 6 | Calculus for Business/Social Science | 3 |
| MATH 7 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 8A | First Half of Precalculus | 4 |
| MATH 8B | Second Half of Precalculus | 4 |
| Recommended General Education Electives: | ||
| ANTH 3 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| HIST 7A | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 7B | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| PHIL 2 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PSYC 10 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 1A | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total | ||