Business – Marketing and Finance

Program description

This degree prepares you to enter the workforce and have the skills necessary for entry level jobs in the fields of Sales, Purchasing, Insurance, Marketing and Finance. Many courses are offered during the day and evening at one of our extended education campuses, and online.

This degree is approved through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Upon satisfactory completion of all degree requirements and filing an application for graduation with Admissions and Records, the student’s transcript will reflect completion of this degree.

Program learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this degree, the student should be able to:

1. Prepare an 8-Point Retail Filter Project: Describe how each of the eight filters apply, evaluate how competition handles the eight filters and describe the most significant concept(s) learned from this evaluation process, and to conclude, determine what you would revise in the retail establishment you evaluated.
2. Demonstrate the use of skills relevant for problem-solving, decision-making, and resolving ethical dilemmas in the business environment including critical thinking, effective written and oral communication, working effectively in teams, and the proficient use of computers for information search, retrieval, problem solving and communication.
3. Compose a paper that defines the functions of management and describes examples relating to existing businesses.
4. Express the accounting equation; identify and perform the processes of the accounting cycle; and prepare and interpret the basic financial statements for service and merchandising organizations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
5. Compose clear and effective communication using the following modalities: business letters, memos, and e-mails.

Degree requirements

Associate in Science Degree Requirements