The General Business degree is designed to prepare students for employment at a small, medium, or large firm in a variety of capacities and across industries. Graduates will be well-versed in business terminology, business functions, communication, planning, organizing, and decision-making. Coursework exposes students to the fields of marketing, human resource management, operations and manufacturing, accounting and finance, as well as other niche professions in business. Students may select specific elective courses to meet their professional or personal business education goals. The courses in the program allow for further career and industry research.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.
2. Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.
3. Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today’s multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing global environment. 
4. Formulate strategies that embrace diversity within organizations and create inclusive organizational cultures.

Associate Degree Requirements

Unit Requirement

Complete at least 60 units of acceptable college work with a minimum of 12 units completed in residence at Coastline. Earn an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher from all colleges attended and a 2.0 or higher grade point average at Coastline.

*Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation and/or disqualification) during the semester graduation is petitioned.

Program of Study

Complete the required courses in one of the programs as detailed In the Requirements for the Major section of this catalog. All coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

General Education

Complete one of the three General Education options below (visit the General Education page for details):

Option 1 — AA/AS Local Degree GE: designed for students pursuing an Associate degree and who may or may not be planning to transfer to a four-year university. The degree is transferable to many colleges and universities.

Option 2—CSU GE Breadth: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU system. It may also be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.

Option 3—IGETC: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system. It also may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.

Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement

Complete at least 2.5 units from any Global and Multicultural Studies courses. See what courses fulfill the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
BUS C100	Introduction to Business	3
BUS C110	Business Law/Legal Environment of Business	3
BUS C150	Introduction to Marketing	3
MS C100	Principles of Management	3
or MGMT C100	Principles of Management
Program Electives
Complete 9-10 units of the following:		9-10
ACCT C100	Introduction to Accounting
ACCT C101	Financial Accounting 1
ACCT C102	Managerial Accounting 1
ACCT C116	ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners
BUS C118	Introduction to International Business
BUS C120	Personal Finance
BUS C141	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
BUS C142	Entrepreneurial Marketing and Operations
BUS C143	Entrepreneurial Financial Strategies
CIS C100	Introduction to Information Systems
or CIS C111	Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management
or CYBR C101	Introduction to Cybersecurity
ENGL C136	Business Communication 1
or MGMT C101	Management and Employee Communication
MGMT C115	Human Relations in Business
PHIL C115	Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL C120	Ethics
BUS C281	Work Based Learning
or BUS C282	Work Based Learning
or BUS C283	Work Based Learning
or BUS C284	Work Based Learning
CMST C100	Interpersonal Communication 2
CMST C110	Public Speaking 2
CMST C150	Intercultural Communication 2
ECON C110	Economic Issues and Policy
ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics 1, 2
ECON C175	Principles of Macroeconomics 1, 2
Units Required for Major		21-22

Unit Requirements

Requirement	Units
Units for Major Preparation	21-22
Local General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC pattern	Varies
Electives to satisfy unit requirement	Varies
Total Degree Units	60

1	These courses are required in the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree.
2	These courses also satisfy General Education (CSU-GE or IGETC) requirements.