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The Retail Management Program is designed to provide students with a retail management foundation that will enable them, as current or prospective employees, to deal with the challenges of the retail environment. This program meets the requirements of the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) Retail Management Certificate program.
For the Certificate of Achievement in Retail Management complete 31 units of coursework listed below as well as the Graduation Requirements in English, Math and Computer Competency. Consult a Los Medanos College counselor to develop your education plan for the Certificate of Achievement.
Refer to the LMC catalog and an college counselor for more information.
| REQUIRED COURSES | UNIT | |
BUS-003* |
Business Math | 3 |
or |
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| MATH-007 | Self-Paced Arithmetic Skills | 3-3.5 |
| or | ||
| MATH-009 | Arithmetic Skills with Applications | 3 |
| BUS-181 | Accounting: Applied Principles+ | 3 |
| or | ||
| BUS-186 | Financial Accounting+ | 4 |
| BUS-026¤ | Retailing Operations | 3 |
| BUS-033¤¤ | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS-035** | Microsoft Office | 3 |
| or | ||
| BUS-035A/B/C | Microsoft Office Word/Excel/Powerpoint | 3 |
| or | ||
| BUS-018 | Microsoft Excel for Windows | 3 |
| or | ||
| COMSC-060 | Emerging Microcomputer Technologies | 4 |
| BUS-058 | Business English Note: Students who have completed English-100 are not required to complete BUS-058. |
3 |
| BUS-059*** | Business Communications | 3 |
| MANGT-050 | Introduction to Supervision+ | 3 |
| MANGT-070 | Relating in Human Terms+ | 3 |
| MANGT-075 | Managing Human Resources+ | 3 |
| TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR COURSES | 30-32 | |
| * | Meets mathematics competency requirement for Certificate of Achievement |
| ** | Meets computer literacy competency requirement for Associate in Science Degree and Certificate of Achievement |
*** |
Meets reading/writing competency requirement for Certificate of Achievement. |
| ¤ | Currently not offered at LMC, can be taken at DVC (BUSMK256) or Las Positas (Marketing 50). |
| ¤¤ | Currently not offered at LMC, can be taken at Las Positas (Marketing 60). |
| + | Renumbered Courses: BUS-109: Introduction to Business, formerly BUS-020 BUS-294: Business Law, formerly BUS-034 MANGT-050: Introduction to Supervision, formerly MANGT-050A/B/C: Introducing Supervision MANGT-060: Making Effective Decisions, formerly MANGT-060A/B/C MANGT-065: Mastering Management’s Tools, formerly MANGT-065A/B/C MANGT-070: Relating in Human Terms, formerly MANGT-070A/B/C/D/E MANGT-075: Managing Human Resources, formerly MANGT-075A/B/C |