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Business: General A.A. Degree - Fall 2025 Catalog Rights

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. For counseling appointments call 916.608.6510. ATTENTION: General Education requirements have changed for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please see GE guidance page for more information on the different pathways.

Total Units:
60

First Year

Semester 1

14 Units
Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered* GE Area
BUS 300 Z
Introduction to Business
3
F, S
ACCT 301 Z
Financial Accounting
4
F, S
BUS 310 Z
Business Communications
3
F, S
Living Skills: Physical Education Z
1
F, S
L7A
ENGL C1000 Z
Academic Reading and Writing or
3
F, S
L1A
ENGL C1000H
Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
3
F, S
L1A
Z At least one section of this course is offered with free textbooks and is labeled as zero textbook costs (ZTC). If it is a GE area class or elective, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill the GE requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

Semester 2

16 Units
Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered* GE Area
ECON 302 Z
Principles of Macroeconomics or
3
F, S
L4
BUS 320 Z
Concepts in Personal Finance
3
F, S
L4
Natural Science Z
3
F, S
L5
CISC 310
Introduction to Computer Information Science or
3
F, S
BUSTEC 367
Database and Records Management or
3
F, S
Business Elective: See List Below 1
3
Arts and Humanities Z
3
F, S
L3
STAT C1000 Z
Introduction to Statistics
4
F, S
L2
Z At least one section of this course is offered with free textbooks and is labeled as zero textbook costs (ZTC). If it is a GE area class or elective, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill the GE requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

A minimum of 3 units from the following:

BUSTEC 360 Word Processing Beyond the Essentials (2)   

BUSTEC 367 Database and Records Management (3)   

CISC310 Introduction to Computer Information Science (3)  

BUSTEC362Comprehensive Electronic Spreadsheets (2)

Second Year

Semester 3

16 Units
Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered* GE Area
BUS 330 Z
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
3
F, S
BUS 340 Z
Business Law or
3
F, S
BUS 345
Law and Society
3
F, S
BUS 498 Z
Work Experience in Business
1
F, S
MGMT 362
Techniques of Management
3
F, S
Oral Communication and Critical Thinking Z
3
F, S
L1B
Living Skills: Life Development Skills Z
3
F, S
L7B
Z At least one section of this course is offered with free textbooks and is labeled as zero textbook costs (ZTC). If it is a GE area class or elective, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill the GE requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

Semester 4

14 Units
Course Units Pre-Reqs^ Semesters Offered* GE Area
MKT 300
Principles of Marketing
3
F, S
BUS Elective
3
F, S
BUS Elective
3
F, S
Ethnic Studies Z
3
F, S
6
Degree Applicable Elective
2
F, S
Z At least one section of this course is offered with free textbooks and is labeled as zero textbook costs (ZTC). If it is a GE area class or elective, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill the GE requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

Business Elective List:

A minimum of 6 units from the following:

Selected from one of the following concentrations: Accounting, Business, BUSTEC, Computer Information Science, Management, Marketing, Project Management, or Real Estate.

Notes

ATTENTION: General Education requirements have changed for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please see GE guidance page for more information on the different pathways. For the previous academic year see General Education requirements.

  • FLC 2025-2026 AA/AS General Education requirements. 
  • A degree applicable elective is defined as any class with a course number between 100 and 499. 
  • Some English and math courses have support courses (co-requisites). See your assessment results for more details. 
  • Students may earn credit for College Entrance Board Advanced Placement (AP) tests with scores of 3, 4, or 5. AP scores can be used to meet Folsom Lake College associate degree general education , CSU,UC, and other 4 year University requirements --Check with your counselor to determine whether these test results will be accepted at the transfer institution of your choice.


Zero Textbook Costs (ZTC):

The Zero Textbook Costs designation and logo are added to any course that provides free access to all required instructional materials. These are typically shared with students through Canvas. Courses that are designated as ZTC may still require students to purchase supplemental materials such as lab coats, a calculator, art supplies, etc. See full definitions and searching tips on the Zero Textbook Costs page of the college website.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026

Published May 02, 2025

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