Entrepreneurship
Certificate of Achievement Business Administration · MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Students who start and run their own businesses enjoy the freedom of being their own boss with unlimited earning potential. This certificate program is for both current and prospective entrepreneurs. It assists students in learning and applying the traits and skills necessary to start, operate, and maintain a successful business. Students choose from a variety of electives, emphasizing either selected business skills or industry-specific expertise. Students may take courses in any sequence.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop a business plan, marketing plan, and financial statements for a proposed business.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting | 4 |
| orACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | |
| BUS 130 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS 132 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| Select at least 9 elective units from the following: | 9 | |
| BUS 120 | Introduction to Business | |
| BUS 134 | Retail Management | |
| BUS 135 | Personal Selling | |
| BUS 138 | Business Promotion | |
| BUS 144 | Budgeting Basics | |
| BUS 147 | Personal Finance | |
| BUS 152 | Business Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis | |
| BUS 153 | Business Startup Fundamentals | |
| BUS 154 | Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | |
| BUS 155 | Business Plan Development | |
| BUS 160 | International Business | |
| BUS 289 | Career Mentoring | |
| BUS 292 | Internship Studies | |
| CSIT 146 | E-Commerce and Web Presence | |
| CSIT 155 | Social Media for Business | |
| HOSP 100 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | |
| HOSP 130 | Conference and Special Event Management | |
| MAT 125 | Web Design 1: Fundamentals | |
| MTEC 160 | Business of Music and Media I | |
| Total Units | 22 | |