Business Administration
A.A. Degree Business Administration · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.BUS.AA
Program Control Number: 10565
The associate degree curriculum in business administration enables students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree. Career opportunities exist in many areas of business administration such as accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial service specialities, management, marketing and sales, production and logistics, and systems and technology development.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Students will create clear, concise, well organized written business documents such as memos, reports, and executive summaries including financial information that can be used in an effective manner to communicate.
- Students will possess adequate technical knowledge to create financial information to be used in the accounting and related business environment.
- Students will be able to transfer to a 4 year university as a business administration major.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses for the associate in arts or science degree: | 23 | |
| ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 102 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Introduction to Information Systems and Applications | 3 |
| BUS 222 | Business Writing | 3 |
| Select ONE of the following: | 3 | |
| BUS 101 | Business Law | 3 |
| orBUS 105 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Select ONE course from the following electives** (see note): | 3-4 | |
| BUS 100 | Fundamentals of Business | 3 |
| BUS 120 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 125 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| BUS 140 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 113 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 120 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus for Biological, Management and Social Sciences | 5 |
| Total | 26-27 | |