Business

Ready to start your own business? Want to climb the corporate ladder? Add a Coastline degree or cert. to your briefcase. Make it your business to know the responsibilities of business in today's changing world.

Business Administration - AS-T Degree
Business Administration – AS Degree or Cert. of Achievement*
Business Administration - AA Degree Major

Business – AS Degree or Cert. of Achievement
Concentrations:

• Business administration
• General Business
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing

Why choose Coastline to study Business?

Simple... We have great instructors and convenient options to suit your style of learning. Coastline wants to help you earn more money, advance your career, and see more opportunities become available to you - all at your convenience.

Coastline College graduates with business degrees or certificates have gone on to become Management Analysts, Administrative Services Managers, General Managers, and Operations Managers. 

Business Administration

Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration For Transfer
3_AST_BUSADM

The Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer is designed to provide students with the common core of lower-division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration. This includes business degrees with options such as accounting, finance, human resource management, international business, management, operations management, and marketing. Coastline students who graduate with an AS-T are guaranteed acceptance into a Cal State university.

• Program Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and information-based approach.
  • Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrate awareness of ethical and social responsibility in today's multicultural, team-oriented, changing environment.
  • Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate language and tools through demonstrating an understanding of business terms and concepts.
• Program Courses

  Requirements for the major

  All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

  Students will complete all of the following courses:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  ACCT C101	Financial Accounting	4.0
  ACCT C102	Managerial Accounting	4.0
  ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics	3.0
  ECON C175	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.0
  BUS C110	Business/Law Legal Environment of Business	3.0
  Subtotal		17.0

  List A

  Select one course from the following:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  MATH C140	Business Calculus	4.0
  MATH C150	Finite Mathematics with Applications	4.0
  MATH C160	Introduction to Statistics	4.0
  Subtotal		4.0

  List B

  Select two courses from the following:

  Any course from List A not already taken.

  Course ID	Name	Units
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	3.0
  BUS C100	Introduction to Business	3.0
  ENGL C136	Business Communication	3.0
  Subtotal		6.0-7.0
  Total Required for the Major		27.0-28.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

  Additional information:

  • CSU General Education or IGETC pattern: 37-39 units
  • Transfer Electives as needed to reach 60 transferable units

Business Administration

Associate of Arts Degree Major
3_AA_BADM

A major in Business Administration prepares graduates for business and management related careers in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and the public sector. Courses required for this major encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. Students will develop teamwork and leadership skills, as well as the ability to motivate people and communicate effectively.

• Program Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Effectively communicate solutions to business problems, using appropriate language and tools and demonstrating understanding of business terms and concepts.
  • Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and information-based approach.
  • Use economic concepts including scarcity, opportunity cost, supply, and demand, etc. to analyze markets, evaluate fluctuations, and determine the impact on individual and global economic decisions.
• Program Courses

  Requirements for the Major

  All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

  Students will complete all of the following:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  ACCT C101	Financial Accounting	4.0
  ECON C170	Principals of Microeconomics	3.0
  ECON C175	Principals of Macroeconomics	3.0
  Subtotal		10.0

  Program Electives

  Select at least 8 units from the following:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  ACCT C102	Managerial Accounting	4.0
  BUS C110	Business Law/Legal Environment of Business	3.0
  BC C100	Introduction to Computers	3.0
  CIS C100	Introduction to Information Systems	3.0
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	3.0
  MATH C140	Business Calculus	4.0
  MATH C150	Finite Mathematics with Applications	4.0
  MATH C160	Introduction to Statistics	4.0
  MATH C180	Calculus 1	5.0
  MATH C185	Calculus 2	5.0
  Subtotal Electives		8.0
  Subtotal for Major		at least 18.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

Business

Associate of Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement

3_AS_BADM, 3_CL_BADM, 3_AS_BUS, 3_CL_GBUS, 3_AS_BHR, 3_CL_BHR, 3_AS_BUSM or 3_CL_BUSM

The Business program consists of various concentrations that will prepare an individual to have an understanding of business practices and provides students with the opportunity to select specific courses to meet their professional or personal business goals. These concentrations will provide entry-level professionals with knowledge and skills to work in a variety of business environments.

Concentrations:

• Business Administration
• General Business
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing

• Program Learning Outcomes

  Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and information based approach.
  • Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today's multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing global environment.
  • Effectively communicate solutions to business problems, using appropriate language and tools and demonstrating understanding of business terms and concepts.
• Major Required Courses

  Students will complete all of the following:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  BUS C100	Introduction to Business	3.0
  BUS C110	Business Law/Legal Environment of Business	3.0
  BUS C150	Introduction to Marketing	3.0
  MS C100	Business Organization and Management	3.0
  Subtotal		12.0

Concentrations:

• Business Administration

  Concentration in Business Administration

  3_AS_BADM or 3_CL_BADM

  Choose three of the following courses:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  ACCT C116	ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners	3.0
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	3.0
  ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics	3.0
  ECON C175	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.0
  MS C101	Management and Employee Communication	3.0
  MS C283-C284	Work Based Learning	3.0-4.0
  Subtotal Concentration		9.0-10.0
  Total for Certificate		21.0-22.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

• General Business

  Concentration in General Business

  3_AS_BUS or 3_CL_GBUS

  Choose three of the following courses:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  ACCT C100	Introduction to Accounting	3.0
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	4.0
  CIS C100	Introduction to Information Systems	3.0
  BUS C120	Personal Financial Planning	3.0
  BUS C222	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations and Management	3.0
  MS C104	Human Resource Management	3.0
  PHIL C115	Logic and Critical Thinking	3.0
  PHIL C120	Ethics	3.0
  BUS C281-C284	Work-Based Learning	1.0-4.0
  Subtotal Concentration		9.0-10.0
  Total for Certificate		21.0-22.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

• Human Resources Management

  Concentration in Human Resources Management

  3_AS_BHR or 3_CL_BHR

  Choose three of the following courses:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	3.0
  MS C101	Management and Employee Communication	3.0
  MS C102	Human Relations in Business	3.0
  MS C104	Human Resource Management	3.0
  MS C283-C284	Work Based Learning	3.0-4.0
  Subtotal Concentration		9.0-10.0
  Total for Certificate		21.0-22.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

• Marketing

  Concentration in Marketing

  3_AS_BUSM or 3_CL_BUSM

  Choose three of the following courses:

  Course ID	Name	Units
  BUS C120	Personal Finance	3.0
  BUS C130	E-Commerce: Strategic Thinking and Management	3.0
  BUS C222	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations and Management	3.0
  CIS C111	Introduction to Information Systems Programming	3.0
  MCOM C100	Introduction to Mass Communications	3.0
  MS C283-C284	Work Based Learning	3.0-4.0
  Subtotal Concentration		9.0-10.0
  Total for Certificate		21.0-22.0
  Total for Degree		60.0

Business Administration*

Associate of Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement

Prepare for business and management related careers in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and the public sector. Courses required for this major encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. Students will
develop teamwork and leadership skills, as well as an ability to motivate people and communicate effectively.

*Contact Extended Learning Division for more information

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