Program Description

The Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree prepares students to transfer to California State Universities (CSUs). Students who complete the Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to CSUs for business administration majors and majors in related disciplines. The Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree requirements will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many local CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific CSUs.

The Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree will enable students to develop theoretical and functional skills specific to many of the primary functions in business such as marketing, accounting, finance and management. Additionally, students will learn communication, interpersonal, collaboration, research, critical thinking and leadership skills through hands-on projects.

Learn more about the program on the Business Administration website.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Students will develop skills to interpret resource allocation through research in basic financial literacy skills (computation, critical thinking skills), by analyzing the data with understanding of communication/leadership local and in the global sphere of the business world. This is accomplished in writing and in their oral presentations.
• As a result of these basic business experiences, students will develop strategies on to which area of business they may enter.

Units Required

• Major: 44-45

Associate Degree Requirements

Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units to include:

• CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)¹ (49-58 units) (full certification is required)
• Core and support courses (44-45 units, of which 15 units may satisfy the GE requirement)
• Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement

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Important Note: Although it is possible to fulfill the requirements for the Associate Degree for Transfer by completing the IGETC for UC pattern, admission to CSU requires completion of an Oral Communication course (IGETC Area 1C; CSU GE Area A-1); therefore, students who plan to transfer to CSU should complete this course as part of their GE or elective units.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Core and Support Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
ACTG 1A	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	5
ACTG 1B	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	5
or ACTG 1BH	HONORS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
ACTG 1C	MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	5
or ACTG 1CH	HONORS MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
BUSI 18	BUSINESS LAW I	5
ECON 1A	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	5
ECON 1B	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	5
Support Courses
List A
Select one of the following:		5
MATH 12	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 1
MATH 10	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
or MATH 17	INTEGRATED STATISTICS II
or PSYC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
or SOC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
List B
Select two of the following:		9-10
BUSI 11	INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
or BUSI 91L	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INFORMATION PROCESSING
BUSI 22	PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
or BUSI 22H	HONORS PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
or any course not previously completed for List A 2
Total Units		44-45

1	MATH 1A or MATH 1AH may be substituted for MATH 12.
2	Only one course is permitted from: MATH 10, MATH 17, PSYC 7, SOC 7.