This Supply Chain Management Associate of Science degree program prepares students to progress in their careers and educational paths in a wide variety of industries that depend on their supply chains. For learners who are currently working, this program will provide them with the knowledge and skills to move up the career ladder to an analyst role or into another back-office function.

The supply chain management courses required for this degree prepare students to sit for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) SCProTM Fundamentals certifications. Courses focus on overall supply chain management, demand planning, inventory control, and warehousing operations. Coursework also covers the traditional managerial framework of leading, organizing, planning, controlling, communicating, training, and process improvement. Students will use analytical tools including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, and other frameworks. Coursework emphasizes embracing diversity within organizations and creating inclusive organizational cultures.

Potential careers include logistics analysts; industrial production managers; wholesale and retail buyers; cargo and freight agents; production, planning, and expediting clerks; and brokerage clerks. Supply chain positions are required in many industries and in businesses of many sizes.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

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

1. 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.
2. Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.
3. Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.
4. Formulate strategies that embrace diversity within organizations and create inclusive organizational cultures.

Review Graduation Requirements and General Education. 

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
BUS C100	Introduction to Business 1	3
BUS C139	Business Communication 1	3
or ENGL C136	Business Communication
MGMT C100	Principles of Management	3
MGMT C115	Human Relations in Business	3
MGMT C171	Supply Chain Management Fundamentals	3
MGMT C172	Warehousing Operations	3
Program Electives
Choose a minimum of six units from the following:		6
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 C101	Introduction to Project Management
BUS C110	Business Law/Legal Environment of Business 1
BUS C118	Introduction to International Business
BUS C120	Personal Finance
BUS C141	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
CIS C100	Introduction to Information Systems
CIS C111	Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management 1
CIS C250	Introduction to Data Analytics
CYBR C101	Introduction to Cybersecurity
CMST C100	Interpersonal Communication 2
CMST C110	Public Speaking 2
CMST C150	Intercultural Communication 2
ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics 1, 2
ECON C175	Principles of Macroeconomics 1, 2
PHIL C140	Business and Organizational Ethics
BUS C281	Work Experience Education
or BUS C282	Work Experience Education
or BUS C283	Work Experience Education
or BUS C284	Work Experience Education
Units Required for Major		24
Local General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC pattern		Varies
Electives to satisfy unit requirement		Varies
Total Units		60

¹

Course is on the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree (BUS ADT) course pattern.

²

Course satisfies General Education requirements​.