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Business Studies
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Business Administration
The Business Studies department offers five program areas. These include the Business Studies Transfer area and four areas with entry level vocational coursework: Small Business Accounting, Small Business Management, Retail Management, and Real Estate. There are many certificates in each area that students may take to prepare them for certain job skills.

However only one associate degree can be awarded. A student must choose an associate degree in Business Administration or Small Business Accounting or Small Business Management or Retail Management. See each area for course requirements for specific vocations.
Business Administration Career Pathway
San Diego City College University Transfer Employment
Certificate Associate in Science
Associate in Science Degree: Business Studies
Business Studies Core Curriculum
CoursesUnits
*BUSE 119, Business Communications
OR ENGL 101, Reading and Composition
3
BUSE 140, Business Law & the Legal Environment3
CISC 181, Principles of Information Systems4
ECON 120, Principles of Economics I3
PHIL 102B, Introduction to Philosophy: Values3
Total Units = 16
*Business 119 is required for San Diego State University School of Business Administration degrees in Finance, Information Decision Systems, Management, and Marketing.

**Business 119 is required for all non-transfer course work and degrees.
Business Administration: San Diego State University Business Administration
CoursesUnits
Business Studies Core Curriculum16
ACCT 116A, Financial Accounting4
ACCT 116B, Managerial Accounting4
ECON 121, Principles of Economics II3
MATH 119, Elementary Statistics3
MATH 121, Basic Techniques of Applied Calculus I3
Total Units = 33

San Diego City College
*Note: An associate degree is awarded by the San Diego Community College District colleges in recognition of completion of a minimum of 60 units of specified requirements. See the college catalog for details.