Business Administration – Retail Management – Associate in Science Degree, Certificate of Achievement

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0506.50

The certificate prepares students for marketing careers in the retail industry in market research, promotion, advertising, distribution and pricing. The Business Administration – Retail Management Certificate was developed in cooperation with the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC), and is a nationally recognized certificate.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

  • Analyze the customer service factors involved in obtaining customer goodwill, enhancing the company image and communicating with customers.
  • Write effective business correspondence, and give clear, concise oral presentations.
  • Achieve confidence working with whole numbers, fractions, and percentages and applying them to common business problems such as markup, markdown, simple and compound interest, payroll, discounts, etc.
  • Identify the five mental stages of a sale.
  • Write a features-and-benefits analysis on a product.

Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement

ACCT 001AFINANCIAL ACCOUNTING4
or ACCT 010 BOOKKEEPING-ACCOUNTING
BIT 025SURVEY OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS3
BUS 010INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT3
BUS 011ABUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS3
BUS 117HUMAN RELATIONS/ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
BUS 128HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT3
MRKT 020PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
MRKT 132RETAIL MANAGEMENT3
Total Units25

General Education Requirements for the Associate in Science Degree

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