Program Overview

Business Assistant Certificate of Achievement

Related Degrees & Certificates

• AS Associate in Science Degree Program
  • Business Administration | 60 units
  • Business Assistant | 60 units
  • Business Management | 60 units
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 60 units
  • Marketing | 60 units
• AS-T Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
  • Business Administration 2.0 | 60 units
• CA Certificate of Achievement
  • Business Administration | 19 units
  • Business Information Worker | 18 units
  • Business Management | 19 units
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 21 - 22 units
  • Human Relations in the Workplace | 18 units
  • Marketing | 18 units

Career Opportunities

Business assistants perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. A sample of reported job titles includes administrative associate, administrative specialist, administrative technician, clerk typist, office assistant, and staff assistant.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

• Design and manage business documents using current technology to engage in creative problem solving.
• Communicate an understanding of business concepts professionally through written, oral and visual presentations using current technology.
• Recognize ethical behavior in their chosen profession and behave in a socially responsible manner.
• Analyze business issues, interpret financial data and identify economic trends.

Program Overview

The Business Assistant certificate offers an advanced layer of core training for business and office assistants for a variety of duties. The business assistant curriculum enriches the chosen career of all who work in a professional office setting. This program continues with advanced topics in management information systems and technical skills in spreadsheets such as formulas, functions, analyzing data, creating and formatting charts, and advanced data analysis.

Requirements

Major: Core and Selective Requirements

Complete Core Courses, 15 units:

• BUS. 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 units
• BUS. 103 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 units
• BUS. 401 | Business Communications | 3 units
• CBOT 432 | Introduction to Computer Applications | 3 units
• CBOT 435 | Spreadsheets | 3 units

Selective Courses, choose 3 - 4 units from the following:

• ACTG 100 | Accounting Procedures | 3 units
• ACTG 121 | Financial Accounting | 4 units

Total Required Units: 18 - 19