Business Administration

The AA in Business Administration is designed to provide students with the general knowledge needed to pursue a career in Business.

The Associate of Arts degree is granted to students who have completed at least 12 semester units of the required 60-degree applicable semester units at Glendale Community College. The required 60 semester units must include all of the following: (1) Completion of the courses required in the major or area of emphasis with a grade of “C” or better, or a “P” grade. (2) Completion of one of the following general education patterns: GCC General Education Requirements or the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements. (3) A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required 60 semester units.

Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will be able to recognize, analyze, and assess current economic challenges facing global and domestic businesses; analyze, evaluate, and explain business problems using basic concepts and terminology of accounting and finance; and understand and apply the four P’s of marketing, business law, investments, and management.

Associate of Arts Program Map

REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR		UNITS
ACCTG 101	Financial Accounting	5
ACCTG 102	Managerial Accounting	5
BUSAD 101	Introduction to Business	3
BUSAD 106	Written Business Communication	3
BUSAD 120	Business Law I	3
CS/IS 100 or CS/IS 101	Computer Concepts or Introduction to Computer and Information Systems	3 or 5
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
BUSAD 131	Introduction to Finance	3
BUSAD 141	Introduction of Management	3
BUSAD 144	Human Resources	3
BUSAD 162	Principles of Marketing	3
BUSAD 170	Introduction to International Business	3
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		25-27

Units for the major may be double counted for Cal-GETC or GCC General Education. Elective units may be used to reach the 60-unit degree requirement.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED DUE TO PREREQUISITES. SEE A COUNSELOR FOR A PERSONALIZED STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

Spring 2025	GCC Catalog Addendum 2024-2025
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.