General Business - Certificate (Major Code - GBUS)

The General Business Certificate provides students with a basic knowledge of business practices. It is designed to improve students’ skills and help prepare them for a career in business.

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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Demonstrate the ability to apply practical math skills used in business situations which include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages.
• Explain the process of maintaining proper accounting records for a business and demonstrate the skills required to maintain such records.
• Define the environments in which a business operates in local and global markets, including technology influences.
• Examine the importance of ethical behavior and social responsibility in a business environment.

Degree Map

CORE CURRICULUM 18 CREDITS

BUS 104	Business Math*	3
BUS 109	Survey of Business*	3
BUS 146	Introduction to Accounting*	3
BUS 167	Business Communications*	3
BUS 183	Starting a Business*	3

Select one of the following (3 credits):

CIS 116	Computer Essentials*	3
	OR
CIS 120	Introduction to Information Systems**	3
	OR
	Department approved elective	3

TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS 18 CREDITS