Business Administration

Certificate of Achievement Business Administration · Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog

The Business Administration Certificate of Achievement is for students on a pathway towards earning the Business Administration AS-T or for students interested in earning transfer business course credits to support a non-business degree with a Business Minor. The courses in this program are part of the common core of lower division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree with a major or minor in Business Administration and aligns with CSU Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe fundamental business disciplines and processes including marketing, human resource management, supply chain management, and accounting.
  2. Demonstrate fundamental business skills including business communication, networking, and team work.
  3. Prepare business presentations, reports, and correspondence.
  4. Evaluate methods used to foster business ethics in the workplace.
  5. Analyze approaches to develop a strong, positive organizational culture.

Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

Requirements

Review Graduation Requirements and Program Maps.

CourseTitleUnits
Required Courses
ACCT G101Financial Accounting4
BUS G100Introduction To Business3
orBUS G139Business Communication
BUS G108Legal Environment of Business3
ECON C2001Principles of Microeconomics3
ENGL C1000Academic Reading and Writing4-6
orENGL C1000EAcademic Reading and Writing
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:3-6
ACCT G102Managerial Accounting4
BUS G100Introduction To Business3
BUS G108Legal Environment of Business3
BUS G139Business Communication3
ECON C2002Principles of Macroeconomics3
MATH G140Business Calculus4
STAT C1000Introduction to Statistics3-6
orSTAT C1000EIntroduction to Statistics
orPSYC G140Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
orSOC G125Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
orECON G160Statistics for Business and Economics
Total Units20-25

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