Small Business Operations

AS Degree or Certificate of Achievement

The Small Business Operations AS degree and certificate curriculum is designed to prepare students for success in small business management. This includes starting, operating, and expanding a small business. Courses are geared to the potential or current entrepreneur and to persons who serve as employees of small business firms. 

 

  • Required courses
    BUS 181
    or
    BUS 186     		Accounting: Applied Principles

    Financial Accounting     		3 Units

    4 Units
    BUS 027 Small Business Management 3 Units
    BUS 035
    or
    BUS 035 A/B/C      		Microsoft Office

    Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint     		3 Units

    4.5 Units
     MANGT 075 Managing Human Resources 3 Units
    Total units:     12 - 14.5 Units
  • Plus 12-units more (certificate) or 17-units more (degree)
    BUS 285 Tax Accounting 3 Units
    BUS 018 Microsoft Excel for Windows 3 Units
    BUS 109 Introduction to Business 3 Units
    BUS 294 Business Law 3 Units
    BUS 058 Business English 3 Units
    BUS 059 Business Communications 3 Units
    BUS 091 Managing/Working in a Diverse Workforce .5 Units
    BUS 092 Business Ethics .5 Units
    BUS 093 Dealing with Difficult People .5 Units
    BUS 095 Developing Customer Service Satisfaction .5 Units
    BUS 096 Time Management and Goal Setting .5 Units
    BUS 160 Personal Finance 3 Units
    BUS 185 Computer Assisted Accounting 3 Units
    ART 015 Graphic Design 3 Units
    COMSC 030 Web Site Development - Part I 1.5 Units
    COMSC 031 Web Site Development - Part II 1.5 Units
    COMSC 060 Information Technologies 4 Units
    JOURN 100 Mass Communication 3 Units
    MANGT 050 Introduction to Supervision 3 Units
    MANGT 060 Making Effective Decisions 3 Units
    MANGT 065 Mastering Management's Essential Tools 3 Units
    MANGT 070 Relating in Human Terms 3 Units
  • Total units needed
    Total Units for Certificate:  29 - 31.5 Units
    Total Units for Major:  29 - 31.5 Units
    Total Units for the Degree:  60 Units

 

Refer to the LMC catalog and an college counselor for more information.