Business Administration: Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/business-education/business-administration-and-management.htm
The Business Administration: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Certificate of Achievement is a Career Technical Education (CTE) program which provides students with credentials that are the key to individual self-efficacy and a meaningful career. Mastery of this curriculum will help students lay the groundwork for managerial competence in the global marketplace. Entrepreneurship education also helps students understand basic management functions, their interrelationships, and the organization’s competitive niche. There are numerous career opportunities that exist in the Business Field including Industry, Government, and Self-Employment.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Student create professional business plan.
- Students identify strategies for motivating, supervising, and developing employees in the workplace.
- Students identify the legal aspects of managing a small business.
- Students interpret financial and economic data to improve business performance.
- Students utilize current business technology to analyze and evaluate business sector.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core Courses | ||
| BA 106 | Human Resource Management | 3.0 |
| BA 120 | Management-Accounting and Internal Control | 3.0 |
| or ACCT 100 | Introduction to Accounting | |
| BA 132 | Computer Applications for Managers | 3.0 |
| BA 156 | Motivational Presentation Skills for Managers (3) | 3.0 |
| or BCOT 148 | Effective Business Presentations | |
| or BCOT 247 | Managerial Business Communications | |
| or COMM 100 | Introduction to Communications Studies | |
| or COMM 130 | Public Speaking | |
| Degree Specific Courses | ||
| BA 113 | Legal Environment of Business | 3.0 |
| or LAW 110 | Business Law | |
| BA 153 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| BA 233 | Apple APP Design and Development for Entrepreneurs | 3.0 |
| BA 210 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3.0 |
| Total Units | 24 | |
Requirements for a Business Administration: Small Business Management Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement
Complete the Business Core courses (12.0 units) and the Certificate Specific courses (12.0 units) listed above with a grade point average of “C” or higher or “Pass.”
Notes:
Although many of these courses are transferable, this Certificate is nontransferable. Please see a Business Counselor or the respective department chairperson for additional alternatives.