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General Business A.A. Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:: 2025-26
GE Pattern:: local AA/AS
Total Units:: 60

First Year

Semester 1

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	BUS 300 Introduction to Business	3	L4
Req	BUS 105 Business Mathematics	3	L2
Req	MKT 300 Principles of Marketing	3
RE	ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing	3	L1A
Elec	any elective course	3

Semester 2

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
RE	ACCT 301 Financial Accounting	4
Req	BUS 320 Concepts in Personal Finance	3
Req	BUS 310 Business Communications	3	BUS 100 or ENGL C1000
GE	any Area L1B (Oral Communication & Critical Thinking) course	3		L1B
Elec	any elective course	2

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	CISA 305 Beginning Word Processing	2
Req	CISA 315 Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets	2
RE	BUS 212 Marketing for Small Businesses	1
RE	BUS 214 Financing a Small Business	1
GE	any Area L3 (Arts & Humanities) course	3	L3
GE	any Area L5 (Natural Sciences) course	3	L5
GE	any Area L7A (Physical Education) course	1	L7A
GE	any Area L7B (Life Development Skills) course	2	L7B

Semester 4

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	BUS 340 Business Law	3
RE	BUS 110 Business Economics	3
RE	BUS 210 The Business Plan	1
RE	MGMT 304 Principles of Management	3
GE	any Area L6 (Ethnic Studies) course	3	L6
Elec	any elective course	2

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Explanation of Categories
Req	Required Core	A course that is required for this program
RE	Restricted Elective	A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list
Elec	Degree Elective	A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree
GE	General Education	A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement

Career path

Career Options:

Career opportunities include account executive, analyst, bank employee, buyer, clerk, data-entry clerk, data-entry specialist, entrepreneur, financial planner, government service, insurance representative, investment counselor, manager, marketing, market research, office assistant, public administration, purchasing agent, retail/industrial sales.

Advising Notes:

This degree can be completed using either the local AA/AS general education (GE) pattern or the Cal-GETC transfer GE pattern. See a counselor to determine which pattern is best for you based on your academic goals.
Elective Courses: any elective courses numbered 100-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.

Scheduling Notes:

BUS 212 and 214 are offered in a staggered 5-week format, so they can be taken in the same semester.

Other Notes:

Business students planning to transfer should consider the Business Administration AS-T degree. See the catalog for more information.
An internship (BUS 498) is highly recommended as it opens up potential employment opportunities. Students can earn between 0.5 – 4.0 units for related paid or unpaid work experience including volunteer and internship positions through BUS 498. This course also works toward satisfying GE Area L7B. See the Work Experience website for more information.

Published April 12, 2025

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