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Small Business Accounting
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.

San Diego City College
Business Studies Department website
Small Business Accounting Career Pathway
High School San Diego City College University Transfer Employment
Certificate Associate in
Science
Associate in Science Degrees: 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.
Small Business Accounting Emphasis
CoursesUnits
Business Studies Core Curriculum16
Certificate of Performance, Tax Preparer10
Certificate of Performance, Small Business Bookkeeper9
and
CBTE 140A, Introduction to Microsoft Excel1
CBTE 140, Microsoft Excel2
Complete the Following Other Courses Required for the Major:
ACCT 116A, Financial Accounting4
ACCT 116B, Managerial Accounting4
BUSE 101 Business Mathematics3
BUSE 245C, Small Business Internship-Accounting3
SPEE 180, Intercultural Communication3
BIOL 101, Issues in Environmental Biology4
Less courses already applied in one or more certificates or core(6)
Total Units = 53

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*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.