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Business Occupations

Computer skills and general business knowledge are highly valued in today’s competitive workforce.

In this three-quarter certificate program, you’ll explore basic concepts in business, management, accounting and business math. You’ll gain computer and 10-key calculator skills, as well as how to effectively communicate and interact with people in the workplace.

The certificate provides marketable skills for jobs in all types of career fields.

  1. Understand the private enterprise system, basic business math applications, and accounting principles.
  2. Communicate effectively – verbal and written – in order to function in the world of work.
  3. Develop desk-top 10-key calculator and computer skills.
  4. Select business elective classes to meet individual goals, including supervised volunteer experience or co-op work experience to gain current work experience.

Breaking Ground on Your Pathway


Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.

Prepare for College-level English

English placement is required for this program. If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:
AE 36 → AE 46 and 47 (taken together) → AE 67 → ENGL 99 → ENGL& 101

The Business Occupations Certificate is designed to provide a balanced survey of business knowledge and skills that are core to the General Business Associate in Applied Science degree program and most other business AAS degree programs.

All students graduating from this program must have a minimum grade of 2.0 on each of the accounting, management, economics and general business required courses. Students must also have a 2.0 cumulative minimum grade point average on all required courses in the program.

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Total Program Credits: 46


Program Courses

First Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BT 152
College and Career Strategies  
3
BUS 103
Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators  
5
BUS 280
Human Relations in Business  
5
CATT 120
Microsoft Word I  
2.5
Total Credits
 
15.5

Second Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
ACCT 151
College Accounting I   1
5
CATT 138
Microsoft Excel I  
2.5
ENGL&101
English Composition I   3
5
MMGT 223
Customer Service  
3
Total Credits
 
15.5

Third Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
BUS& 101
Introduction to Business  
5
ECON 100
Fundamentals of Economics   2
5
MMGT 101
Principles of Management  
5
Total Credits
 
15

1 ACCT 151 may be substituted with ACCT& 201.
2 ECON 100 may be substituted with a higher level ECON course.
3 ENGL& 101 may be substituted with BT 272, 274.

Estimated costs for completing this program

 
WA Resident
Non-Resident
International
Tuition
$ 4,682
$ 5,756
$ 10,640
Books
$ 702
$ 702
$ 702
Course Fees
$ 10
$ 10
$ 10
Institutional Fees
$ 1,606
$ 1,606
$ 1,606
Total Costs
$ 7,000
$ 8,074
$ 12,958

Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.

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