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Total Units: 20

Term 1

10 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ACCT 2: Financial Accounting	4.00
Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 68.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 136.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).
	BCIS 16: Project Management Tools	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 25.50 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 85.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course introduces students to two industry-leading management software used in today's successful businesses: Microsoft (MS) Project and Outlook. Students will be introduced to Microsoft Outlook, a personal information management (PIM) software, that provides users with the integrated tools needed to manage professional e-mail communication and accounts; manage and organize events; and create and manage contacts, contact lists, and Groups. Students will also be introduced to Microsoft Project, a project management software, that provides users with the management tools needed to build and manage business plans/schedule including creating tasks; setting up resources; assigning resources; creating Gantt charts, and Timelines, and reports; and tracking progress.
	BUS 20: Introduction to Business	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110).

Term 2

10 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ACCT 4: Managerial Accounting	4.00
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 68.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 136.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).
	BUS 35: Leading and Supervising Teams	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course invites current and future managers to build foundational skills for leading teams of employees in a diverse, multicultural work environment. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing to understand work situations, as well as developing leadership skills and strategies. This course emphasizes individual factors impacting success including communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and business ethics.
	BUS 46: Project Management	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is intended to prepare students to become entry-level project managers. Project Management professionals focus on project scope, procurement, time, risk, cost, quality, human resources, communication, and integration management. Students will learn to manage projects in a variety of industries with hands-on training, tools, and techniques that can be applied immediately in the job market.