About The Program

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The General Business Certificate Program prepares students for entry-level employment in a variety of business support positions. The program generally can be completed within one academic year. Students may enter the program in the fall, winter or spring quarter. 

For a roadmap that identifies the preferred sequencing of courses and other specific recommendations from faculty, please see the corresponding program map(s):

• General Business – COP

Certificate Requirements

• Communications:
  
  5 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I OR BUS 119 Business Communications.
• Quantitative Skills:
  
  5 credits – BUS 104 Business Math Applications.
• Human Relations / Social Science:
  
  5 credits – BUS 144 Management of Human Relations.

Program Requirements

ACCT 101	Intro to Accounting Concepts	5
BTEC 146	PowerPoint Fundamentals	1
BTEC 149	Internet Fundamentals	1
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	5
BUS 150	Customer Service/Management	5
BUS 165	Salesmanship	5
CS 110	Intro to Microcomputer Apps	3
BTEC 131 (was CS 121)	Intro to Spreadsheets	5

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Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.

Total credits required to earn this certificate: 45

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Students completing this program should acquire the following skills and abilities:

• Articulate the relationship between human behavior, customer service, and business outcomes.
• Perform basic bookkeeping and accounting tasks using spreadsheets and industry standard accounting software.
• Compose written business documents, including email and reports, using industry standard software.
• Identify the relationships between business functions, such as accounting, marketing, purchasing, human resources, and operations management.
• Communicate professionally in writing and speaking as appropriate to a business work environment (GS Communication).
• Apply objective, valid methods of inquiry and problem solving to draw rational, ethical, and coherent conclusions (GS Critical Thinking).
• Apply mathematical information to make decisions and solve problems in business (GS Numeracy/Quantitative Literacy).
• Interact effectively with individuals and groups (GS Interpersonal Relations).

Revised February 2021 (Effective Summer 2021)

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Consult an advisor if you have any questions.