Associate in Science for Transfer | SC Program: AS-T.2008

A Business degree is an effective first step in launching a career with a wide offering of different fields. This type of degree allows for professional growth potential, and will help you create the leadership skills necessary to contribute to important business decisions.

The Associate in Science in Business Administration 2.0 for Transfer degree is designed to provide students with the common core of lower division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration. This includes business degrees with options such as accounting, finance, human resources management, international business, management, operations management, and marketing.

The Associate in Science in Business Administration 2.0 for Transfer degree aligns with the CSU Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

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Map your education by viewing the program map for the degree or certificate you’re interested in earning below. Meet with a counselor to create your official comprehensive education plan.

A program map shows all the required and recommended courses you need to graduate and a suggested order in which you should take them. The suggested sequence of courses is based on enrollment and includes all major and general education courses required for the degree.

Fall Semester, First Year

15 Units Total
ENGL C1000
GE 4
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1000
Units 4
Note: For students who would benefit from further instruction and individual support while taking their first college-transfer level English course, ENGL C1000E is a recommended alternative to ENGL C1000.

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. An argumentative research essay is required for the successful completion of the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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STAT C1000
GE M 4
Introduction to Statistics
STAT C1000
Units 4
This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared, and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students apply methods and processes to applications using data from a broad range of disciplines. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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BUAD 10
M 3
Introduction to Business
BUAD 10
Units 3
Advisory:English Placement Level 6 or higher.

This course is a survey course for both business and non-business majors covering the different disciplines (finance, management, and marketing) of business. The course also covers the complexities of the competitive business world and includes additional disciplines such as international business, forms of business ownership, social responsibility and ethics, and entrepreneurship. This course is designed to provide students familiarity with basic principles and practices of contemporary business, knowledge of business terminology, and an understanding of how business works within the U.S. economic system. Due to its introductory nature, it is recommended that this course be taken as a first business course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ACCT 2
M 4
Financial Accounting
ACCT 2
Units 4
Note: To be successful in this course, it is recommended that students are proficient in reading and basic math skills. These basic math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and finding "x" within a mathematical equation. It is also recommended that students are proficient in the use of a computer and calculator. Proficiency in and/or familiarity with creating, editing, and formatting spreadsheets using Excel is also recommended.

This course is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and financial statement analysis. It also includes issues related to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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Spring Semester, First Year

16 Units Total
ENGL C1001
GE 3
Critical Thinking and Writing
ENGL C1001
Units 3
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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COMM C1000
GE 3
Introduction to Public Speaking
COMM C1000
Units 3
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. This course may be taught in a distance education format.
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HUM 4
GE 3
Humanities Through the Film
HUM 4
Units 3
This course is an examination of the motion picture as an art form. This course offers a concise introduction to the history of film against the broader changes in popular culture since the late nineteenth century. Students will see how elements of film can provide valuable insights into how movies communicate and convey meaning to their audiences using a unique network of techniques. Students will see how film, film genres, and developments within the film industry offer a first-hand look at how specific films illuminate important aspects of philosophical, historical, aesthetic, and social life and analyze how film connects with the larger world. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ACCT 4
Pre. M 4
Managerial Accounting
ACCT 4
Units 4
Note: To be successful in this course, it is recommended that students are proficient in reading and basic math skills. These basic math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and finding "x" within a mathematical equation. It is also recommended that students are proficient in the use of a computer and calculator. Proficiency in and/or familiarity with creating, editing, and formatting spreadsheets using Excel is also recommended.

This course is the study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure, and cost-volume-profit analysis. Topics include issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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MATH 8
M 3
MATH 8 or 9 - see counselor for recommendation
MATH 8
Units 3
Advisory: English Placement Level 6 or higher

The course covers sets, matrices, and systems of equations and inequalities; linear programming; combinatorial techniques; introduction to probability; and mathematics of finance. The course is intended to provide (along with MATH 9) the mathematical skills needed for entry into upper division Business, Social, and Behavioral Science courses. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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Fall Semester, Second Year

16 Units Total
HIST 17A
GE 3
United States History
HIST 17A
Units 3
Advisory: ENGL C1000 with a grade of C or higher

This course is a survey of the history of the United States from Pre-Columbian Peoples to the end of Reconstruction. Topics include contact and settlement of America, the movement toward independence, the formation of a new nation and Constitution, westward expansion and manifest destiny, the causes and consequences of the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This course satisfies the CSU requirement for US History (US-1). This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ART 4
GE 3
Arts of Africa, Oceania, Indigenous NA
ART 4
Units 3
This course is a survey of visual culture within selected regions in Africa, Oceania, and indigenous North America. It will emphasize both historical and contemporary art. Lectures are focused on the styles, motifs, symbols, rituals, and traditions of the cultures and tribes from the selected regions as seen in their crafts, drawings, sculptures, printmaking, and painting. This course is part of the Art Transfer Degree and may be offered in a distance education format.
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ESCI 12
GE Lab 4
General Earth Science
ESCI 12
Units 4
Note: Required field trips when offered face to face.

This is a survey course designed for non-science majors. It spans the Earth-related sciences, including geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. In general, the course focuses on physical processes and materials as related to each discipline. Topics include the geologic evolution of the Earth, economic resources derived from the Earth, Earth materials, evolution and character of the oceans, ocean-atmosphere interactions, atmospheric processes including weather and climate, the solar system and Earth as part of the universe. Using an Earth systems approach, lecture and laboratory will consider concepts centered on the sustainable use of natural resources. The laboratory portion of this course provides hands-on activities that support and demonstrate lecture concepts. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ECON 1A
M 3
Principles of Economics-Micro
ECON 1A
Units 3
Advisory: English Placement Level 5 or higher (ECON 1A is not a prerequisite for ECON 1B)

This course is a study of the basic institutions and principles of microeconomics and so it concentrates on the parts of an economic system: the markets, the producers, the consumers, and the structures of basic industries, along with systems for relative resource use and income determination. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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BUAD 6
M 3
Business Law I
BUAD 6
Units 3
This course covers the fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions and is an introduction to the law as an instrument of social and political control in society. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, judicial and administrative processes, employment law, forms of business organizations, and domestic and international governmental regulations. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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Spring Semester, Second Year

13 Units Total
POLS C1000
GE 3
American Government and Politics
POLS C1000
Units 3
Advisory: ENGL C1000 or English Placement Level 7 or higher.

This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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BIOL 10
GE 3
General Biology
BIOL 10
Units 3
Note: BIOL 10 will meet the general education requirement for a laboratory science if taken with BIOL 10L.

This course is an introduction to the major concepts of modern biology. Topics covered include biochemistry, cell biology, heredity, and nature of genes, evolution, diversity of life, and principles of ecology. Emphasis will be placed on those aspects of biology that are rapidly reshaping our culture. This course may be offered in a distance education format. This course will meet the general education requirement for a laboratory science if taken with BIOL 10L.
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ETHS 1
GE 3
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHS 1
Units 3
Advisory: Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer-level English Composition course

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of race and ethnicity in the United States. It examines social justice movements in relation to ethnic and racial groups in the United States to provide a basis for a better understanding of the socioeconomic, cultural, and political conditions among key social groups including, but not limited to, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina/o Americans. This course examines the systemic nature of racial/ethnic oppression through an examination of key concepts including racialization and ethnocentrism, with a specific focus on the persistence of white supremacy. Using an anti-racist framework, the course will examine historical and contemporary social movements dedicated to the decolonization of social institutions, resistance, and social justice. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ECON 1B
M 3
Principles of Economics-Macro
ECON 1B
Units 3
Advisory: English Placement Level 5 or higher (ECON 1A is not a prerequisite for ECON 1B)

This course studies the basic economic institutions and principles as they pertain to the entire economic system such as money and banking, determinants of national income, employment, output and the roles played by government in using monetary and fiscal policy to promote the mandates of the Employment Act of 1946. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ELCT
1
Elective - see counselor for options
ELCT
Units 1
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Please see a counselor to discuss options for meeting general education requirements for transfer to California State Universities (CSU) and/or University of California (UC) campuses, as well as any specific additional courses that may be required by your chosen institution of transfer.

*Alternative Courses: Please see a Shasta College counselor for alternative course options. You can also view the following to find other courses to meet degree/certificate requirements:

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