 Small Business/Entrepreneurship (Certificate
& AAS options)
Department Website: http://business.highline.edu
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Important Notes
- This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
- Certificate and AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
- Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
- Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year to complete certificate and more than two years to complete AAS degree program.
- This program offers flexible registration and open-entry enrollment.
Certificate Learning Outcomes
- Analyze a business product or service idea for viability in the marketplace and understand the process of planning, preparing and implementing a business plan.
- Implement a sales and marketing process.
- Maintain and protect basic business information systems and accounting records.
- Interpret and use oral instructions to complete assigned tasks. Speak clearly and produce written documents for a diverse group of customers and coworkers utilizing current business terminology.
- Employ workforce readiness skills, including problem solving, organizational planning and time management.
AAS Learning Outcomes
- Analyze a business product or service idea for viability in the marketplace and understand the process of planning, preparing and implementing a business plan.
- Understand the importance of small businesses in national and global economies.
- Maintain and protect basic business information systems and accounting records.
- Interpret and use oral instructions to complete assigned tasks. Speak clearly and produce written documents for a diverse group of customers and coworkers utilizing current business terminology.
- Employ workforce readiness skills, including problem solving, organizational planning and time management.
- Demonstrate leadership and the ability to interact on an interpersonal level with diverse groups.
- Use an understanding of basic business principles and organizational priorities to make decisions about work being performed.
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Professional-Technical Core Courses (PT)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| BUS& 101 | Introduction to Business | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 125 | Exploring E-Commerce | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 132 | Advertising | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 133 | Basic Money Management |
- | 3 |
| BUSN 134 | Principles of Salesmanship | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 135 | Business Mathematics |
- | 5 |
| BUSN 138 | Principles of Marketing | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 155 | Entrepreneurship | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 165 | Managing Customer Service |
- | 5 |
| BUS& 201 | Business Law |
- | 5 |
| BUSN 205 | International Business | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 212 | Business Ethics Seminar |
- | 3 |
| BUSN 216 | Microcomputer Applications |
- | 5 |
| BUSN 225 | E-Commerce Management |
- | 5 |
| BUSN 270 | Principles of Management and Supervision |
- | 5 |
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Total Core Course Credits |
35 |
71 |
Supporting Courses (SC)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| ECON 110 | Essentials of Economics |
- | 5 |
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Total Supporting Course Credits |
0 |
5 |
Related Instruction Courses (RI)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| CMST& 101 | Introduction to Communication | 5 | 5 |
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 | 5 |
| ACCTG 121 | Practical Accounting | 5 | 5 |
| BUSN 160 | Human/Labor Relations | 5 | 5 |
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Total Related Instruction Credits |
20 |
20 |
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Total Program Credits |
55 |
96 |
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