COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

usiness (bus)99Certificate of Achievement (CA) orcertificate of proficiency (Cp)Students satisfactorily completing the required coursesin the following certificate options will be eligible for theCertificate of Achievement or Certificate of Proficiency.Confer with a counselor or the division dean concerningthe specific pattern of requirements for these programs.AccountingThe Accounting Certificate of Proficiency is designed forstudents who want to acquire skills to work as accountclerks or bookkeepers. This certificate is recommendedfor students who are not planning to transfer to a fouryearcollege and who plan to enter the job market aftercompletion of the certificate. The certificate can becompleted in two semesters. A Certificate of Achievementwill be awarded upon satisfactory completion of thecourses specified below.Certificate of Achievement Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsBUS 20 General Accounting 3BUS 24 Computerized Accounting Principles 3BUS 207CBusiness Communications in theModern Office 2BUS 225 The Professional Office Environment 3BUS 230D Beginning Keyboarding 1BUS 239 Quickbooks Pro 1.5CIS 42 Spreadsheet Applications 4Total Required Units: 17.5Business AdministrationCertificate of Proficiency Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsBUS 1A Financial Accounting 4BUS 2 Introduction to Business Law 3BUS 10 Introduction to Business (3)orCIS 1Introduction to Computer InformationSystems (4) 3-4ECON 1 Principles of Economics (Macro) (3)orECON 2 Principles of Economics (Micro) (3) 3Total Required Units: 13-14General Office ClerkThe general office clerk is the basic clerical employee inany organization. There is a constant need for personswith general office skills. This certificate provides the softskills and technical skills that an office clerk will needand it may be completed in two semesters. A Certificateof Proficiency will be awarded upon satisfactorycompletion of the courses specified below.Certificate of Achievement Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsBUS 202 Business Mathematics 3BUS 207C Business Communications in theModern Office 2BUS 225 The Professional Office Environment 3BUS 230D Beginning Keyboarding 1BUS 238B Word Processing II (3)orCIS 238B Word Processing II (3) 3CIS 1 Introduction to Computer InformationSystems 4Total Required Units: 16Legal Secretarial StudiesCertificate of Proficiency Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsBUS 216 Legal Secretarial Studies (Family/Corporate/Criminal/Real Estate) 3BUS 217 Legal Secretarial Studies (Probate/Personal Injury/Intellectual Property/Bankruptcy) 3BUS 227 Word Processing for Legal Professionals(3)orCIS 227 Word Processing for Legal Professionals(3) 3Total Required Units: 9Small Business AdministrationCertificate of Proficiency Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsBUS 54 Small Business Management 3BUS 10 Introduction to Business 3BUS 225 The Professional Office Environment (3)orBUS 208 Communication Skills for Technicians (3) 3Total Required Units: 9