Entrepreneurship/Small Business

This degree equips students with the essential skills and knowledge to start and manage successful small businesses. This comprehensive program covers key areas such as business fundamentals, marketing, finance, and management. Students will learn to create effective business plans, set up payroll systems, and interpret financial data. Through a combination of core courses and electives, graduates will be prepared to launch their own ventures or contribute to existing small businesses with a solid foundation in entrepreneurial principles and practices. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will understand and apply the business skills necessary to start or manage a successful small business; be able to create a written business plan; and be able to set-up a payroll system and interpret the data from various forms.

Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss
transfer requirements.

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Associate in Science Program Map 

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR DEGREE UNITS
  BUSAD 101   Introduction to Business
  ENTRE 101 Create Your Own Business 2
  ENTRE 102 Grow Your Own Business  3
  BUSAD162 Principles of Marketing 3
  Complete one of the following   
  BUSAD 158   Run Your Own Business 
  ENTRE 103   Run Your Own Business  3
   Complete one of the following  
  ACCTG 130   Payroll Accounting 3
  ACCTG 120   Computerized Accounting Systems  3
  Complete one of the following   
 ENGL C1000 BUSAD106 Written Business Communications
3
 CABOT 102 CABOT 105 Introduction to Office Correspondence 3
   Complete one of the following  
  BUSAD 110  Human Relations in Business  3
  BUSAD 120   Business Law I  3
  Complete two of the following (6-8 units) 
  BUSAD 163   Social Media Marketing I  3
  BUSAD 165   Social Media Marketing II
  BUSAD 169   Professional Selling Fundamentals
  ACCTG 101   Financial Accounting
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 28-31
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSESWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
 Fall 2025  GCC Catalog 2025-2026
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Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.