Small Business Management, Level I Certificate

First Semester

• BUSI 1301 -  Business Principles 3 credit hours.
• ACNT 1303 -  Introduction to Accounting I 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1311 -  Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1341 -  Business Ethics 3 credit hours. ¹
• Elective - Choose from Business Electives 3 credit hours.

Second Semester

• ACNT 1329 -  Payroll and Business Tax Accounting 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 2309 -  Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 1303 -  Principles of Finance 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1302 -  Principles of Retailing 3 credit hours.
• Elective - Choose from Soft Skills Electives 3 credit hours.¹

Grand Total Hours: 30

Note(s):

* BCIS/COSC is the preference over ITSC/ITSE because it transfers more readily to four-year institutions.

Refer to the Testing Center portion of the catalog for more information regarding the Texas Success Initiative (TSI).

Suggested Business Electives

• ACNT 1311 -  Introduction to Computerized Accounting 3 credit hours.
• ACNT 1313 -  Computerized Accounting Applications 3 credit hours.
• BCIS 1305 -  Business Computer Applications 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1301 -  Supervision 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1325 -  Office Management 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1327 -  Principles of Management 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1382 -  Cooperative Education I-Business Administration and Management, General 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 2303 -  Problem Solving and Decision Making 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 2309 -  Leadership 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 1303 -  Principles of Finance 3 credit hours.
• BUSI 1307 -  Personal Finance 3 credit hours.
• HRPO 2301 -  Human Resources Management 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1313 -  Public Relations 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 2312 -  e-Commerce Marketing 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 2349 -  Advertising and Sales Promotion 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1301 -  Business English 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1309 -  Administrative Office Procedures I 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1329 -  Beginning Keyboarding 3 credit hours.
• POFT 2312 -  Business Correspondence and Communication 3 credit hours.

Suggested Soft Skills Electives:

• HRPO 1311 -  Human Relations 3 credit hours.
• HRPO 2307 -  Organizational Behavior 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1301 -  Customer Relationship Management 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1313 -  Professional Workforce Preparation 3 credit hours.