Business Management - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Certificate

The Business Management Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Certificate is for students who want to start a new business, students who want to grow or manage an existing business, and students who want to develop the entrepreneurial skills that businesses of all sizes value in this changing time. Students learn and practice creativity, problem solving, human relations, and the business fundamentals to build the foundation of a business plan. Courses from this Certificate apply to the Business Management Associate of Technical Arts Degree. All courses are available online. This certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of 45 credits as outlined.

Program Requirement Sheet

Certificate Pathway

This is a suggested certificate pathway, a sequence of courses to earn the degree completely online. Please connect with an advisor to customize your program to meet your needs.

 - Fall    - Winter    - Spring    - Summer

Quarter 1

Course #	Qtr. Offered	Course Title	Requirements	Credits
ENGL& 101 or BSTEC 110		English Composition Business Communications:CD	Prereq: ACCUPLACER, ACCUPLACER exemption, essay placement, or ENGL 099 (or cert equiv.) w/ a grade of 2.0 or higher. BSTEC 107 or placement into ENGL 099 or instructor permission. Keyboarding recommended.	5
MGMT 100		Human Relations in Organizations: CD	N/A	5
BUS 130		Business Mathematics	MATH 047 or equivalent with a grade of 2.0 or higher, or appropriate score on Math Placement Test, or advisor’s recommendation. Minimum placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093.	5

Total: 15 credits

Quarter 2

Course #	Qtr. Offered	Course Title	Requirements	Credits
ACCT 101		Accounting Fundamentals	Minimum placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093.	5
BSTEC 130		Computer Fundamentals	Placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093 or equivalent.	5
MGMT 130		Principles of Marketing	N/A	5

Total: 15 credits

Quarter 3

Course #	Qtr. Offered	Course Title	Requirements	Credits
MGMT 214		Principles of Management	N/A	5
MGMT 260		Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management	N/A	5
BUS& 101 or		Introduction to Business or	Placement in ENGL 099. 20 credits of business and management courses recommended. Minimum placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093; and ACCT 101; or instructor permission.	5 or
MGMT 275 or		Business Strategies or	Placement in ENGL 099. 20 credits of business and management courses recommended. Minimum placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093; and ACCT 101; or instructor permission.	5 or
ACCT 216		QuickBooks	Placement in ENGL 099. 20 credits of business and management courses recommended. Minimum placement into AENGL 093 or ENGLP 093; and ACCT 101; or instructor permission.	5

Total: 15 credits

Grand Total: 45 credits