Business Administration
Certificate of Achievement Business · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Business Administration program is designed to provide the opportunity for the transfer business major to achieve an Associate in Science degree. Students are advised to check course transferability for the school to which they intend to transfer.
Program Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
- Function effectively in entry-level business positions or at a four-year college business program using the skills, principles, and tools they have acquired.
- Effectively apply and utilize the business principles and techniques they have learned in a business environment or at a four-year college business program.
- Demonstrate effective written and/or oral skills.
Requirements
Review Certificate Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT A101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| orACCT A101H | Financial Accounting Honors | |
| ACCT A102 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| orACCT A102H | Managerial Accounting Honors | |
| BUS A100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| orBUS A100H | Introduction to Business Honors | |
| BUS A110 | Business Law | 3 |
| orBUS A110H | Business Law Honors | |
| BUS A139 | Business Communication | 3 |
| CIS A111 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| orCIS A111H | Introduction to Computer Information Systems Honors | |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| orECON C2001H | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors | |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| orECON C2002H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| orESL A100 | ESL College Composition | |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| MATH A140 | Business Calculus | |
| MATH A180 | Calculus 1 | |
| orMATH A180H | Calculus 1 Honors | |
| Total Units | 38 | |
Program Sequence
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Units |
|---|---|
| ACCT A101 | Financial Accounting |
| BUS A100 | Introduction to Business |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| ENGL C1000or ESL A100 | Academic Reading and Writingor ESL College Composition |
| Units |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| ACCT A102 |
| BUS A110 |
| ECON C2002 |
| STAT C1000 |
Year 2
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| BUS A139 |
| CIS A111or CIS A111H |
| MATH A140or MATH A180or MATH A180H |