Home Business, Certificate of Specialization
Not Financial Aid Eligible
Banner Code: 3_CE_HMBS
The home-based business certificate is a three-course sequence that was created to provide basic, intermediate, and advanced educational opportunities designed to help you choose and successfully launch a home-based business.
The courses will give the current and future home-based entrepreneur an overview of home-based business and the spectrum of opportunities that successful home-based entrepreneurs are pursuing. With an ever-increasing number of adults today self-employed, many are running their own home-based business or are planning to start one.
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Effectively communicate solutions to business problems, using appropriate language and tools and demonstrating understanding of business terms and concepts.
- Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and information-based approach.
- 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.
Certificate Graduation Requirements
A Certificate is awarded upon completion of the required coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course. A grade of P (Pass) is acceptable, however, the student must meet an overall GPA requirement of 2.0 to receive the certificate. To receive the certificate, a student must file a petition for graduation during their final semester prior to the application deadline as noted on the Coastline Graduation webpage.
Certificate of Specialization
- 50 percent of the certificate program’s units must be completed at Coastline.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Students will complete all of the following: | ||
| BUS C170 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Finance | 3 |
| BUS C222 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations and Management | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
| Business Law/Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| E-Commerce: Strategic Thinking and Management | ||
| Introduction to Marketing | ||
| Total Units | 9 | |