Business Administration Department

Accounting - The curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in business, industry, or government. Graduates often start as a beginning level accountant in a small business or enter a specialty field in industry. Such opportunities include working in payroll, accounts receivable/payable, and general ledger. The qualified individual often advances rapidly to a professional accounting position, particularly in the small business.

Business Administration - This curriculum is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles of business administration. This program fulfills typical lower-division requirements and prepares students for transfer to upper-division status at a four-year educational institutions.

Business Administration Degrees and Certificates

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Transfer Degree

• Business Administration A.A. Degree and Transfer Major (PDF) - The Associate Degree in Business Administration offered by Ohlone College is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles of business administration. Classes prepare students for studying business at most universities.

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Degree

• Accounting A.A. Degree (PDF) - This curriculum for the Accounting Associate of Arts degree is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in business, industry, or government. Graduates often start as a beginning level accountant in a small business or enter a specialty field in industry. Such opportunities include working in payroll, accounts receivable/payable, and general ledger. The qualified individual often advances rapidly to a professional accounting position, particularly in the small business.
• Business A.A. Degree (PDF) - The Associate of Arts degree with an area of emphasis in Business is designed to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a variety of business settings. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in areas of business management, information technology, economics, international business, and legal and ethical issues. Graduates from the AA in Business program will be able to communicate effectively for informal, formal, and quantitative tasks and will be conversant with the values and terminology of the field. They will be able to access information resources, evaluate them for credibility and relevance, and use the sources to present a wide range of alternatives.
• Social Science A.A. Degree (PDF) - The Associate of Arts degree with an area of emphasis in Social Science allows students to explore a number of career possibilities. The general emphasis prepares students to be enlightened citizens equipped with the broad cultural background in anthropology, economics, geography, history, psychology, sociology, etc. Employment prospects are generally strong after graduation; often employers prefer to hire people with the education in the right skills (critical thinking, writing, and analysis) rather than the right subjects. Social science degrees are also an excellent choice for students who want to pursue a higher degree, as universities often prefer candidates with a proven ability to learn and succeed. A social science education offers much more than career-specific training, because it teaches students to understand problems, develop solutions, and lead a balanced and well-rounded life.

Certificate of Achievement

• Accounting Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Business Communication Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Intercultural Communication Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• International Business Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Interpersonal Communication Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Leadership Communication Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Oral Interpretation Certificate of Achievement (PDF)
• Speech and Communication Studies Certificate of Achievement (PDF)

Review a sample listing of Courses in this area of study. Review academic requirements in the Catalog and in the Curriculum Guides. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.

Related Information at Ohlone

• Accounting Computer Lab
• Business Supervision Management
• Computer Applications & Occupational Technology
• Speech and Communication Studies

Division

Fine Arts, Business, and Communication Studies Division.

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