SDCCD Small Business Accounting Associate in Science Degrees

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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.

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Small Business Accounting Career Pathway

Associate in Science Degrees: Business Studies

Business Studies Core Curriculum
Courses	Units
*BUSE 119, Business Communications OR ENGL 101, Reading and Composition	3
BUSE 140, Business Law & the Legal Environment	3
CISC 181, Principles of Information Systems	4
ECON 120, Principles of Economics I	3
PHIL 102B, Introduction to Philosophy: Values	3
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.

Small Business Accounting Emphasis
Courses	Units
Business Studies Core Curriculum	16
Certificate of Performance, Tax Preparer	10
Certificate of Performance, Small Business Bookkeeper	9
and
CBTE 140A, Introduction to Microsoft Excel	1
CBTE 140, Microsoft Excel	2
Complete the Following Other Courses Required for the Major:
ACCT 116A, Financial Accounting	4
ACCT 116B, Managerial Accounting	4
BUSE 101 Business Mathematics	3
BUSE 245C, Small Business Internship-Accounting	3
SPEE 180, Intercultural Communication	3
BIOL 101, Issues in Environmental Biology	4
Less courses already applied in one or more certificates or core	(6)
Total Units = 53

*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.


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