1. College Success

• COLLG 110 College Success (3 credits)

• Course purpose: A foundational course to explore and affirm a career choice and build upon the skills, knowledge, and resources that will support you at Pierce College and beyond.

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• Note: The College Success course you select will depend on the Career Pathway Map you are following. Your advisor will assist you in selecting either the 3- or 5- credit version of the course. Should you choose to repeat a College Success course you must enroll in a College Success course with the same credit amount as the original course; a COLLG 110 course grade can only be replaced with a grade from another COLLG 110 course and a COLLG 115 course grade can only be replaced with a grade from another COLLG 115 course. 

2. English Course Recommendation

Choose one: 

• ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5 credits)

• Course purpose: This course prepares you to develop and strengthen English language use skills, which position you to effectively communicate ideas in various written forms. (Required course for admission into the BAS in Applied Business Management.)

• ENGL& 235 Technical Writing (5 credits)

• Course purpose: This course helps you develop writing skills for professional settings including visual rhetoric and design. You will build advanced knowledge of genres conventions introduced in ENGL& 101.

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• Note: Your advisor will assist you in reviewing your Guided Self Placement and selecting either the 5-credit or the 7-credit co-requisite ENGL& 101 + ENGLC 101 course.

3. Introduction to Business

• BUS& 101 Introduction to Business (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Understand business systems and the general world of commerce related to business and society. (Required course for admission into the BAS in Applied Business Management.)

4. Mathematics Course Recommendation

Choose one: 

• BTECA 117 Business Mathematics (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Gain skills for decision making and quantitative analysis and calculate and apply business- related formulas.

• MATH& 146 Introduction to Stats (5 credits)

• Course purpose: This course teaches you how collect and interpret data, compute probabilities, and test theories using statistical methods in order to make informed decisions. (Required course for admission into the BAS in Applied Business Management.)

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• Note: The math course you select will depend on the Career Pathway Map you are following, the transfer institution/degree that you select, and your math placement guidance. Your advisor will assist you in selecting the relevant 5 or 7 credit course(s) based upon co-requisite options. 

5. Creative Sales and Customer Relationship Management

• MNGT 182 Creative Sales and Customer Relationship Management (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Understand how to find and communicate value to customers, as well as understand how to maintain relationships with customers.

6. Professional Development

• MNGT 186 Professional Development (3 credits)

• Course purpose: Understand how to understand self, communicate value, and grow a career.

7. Introduction to Social Media

• BUS 134 Introduction to Social Media (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Understand marketing tools available and how to use them properly to maintain relationships and prospecting.

8. Principles of Marketing

• MNGT 282 Principles of Marketing (5 credits)

• Course purpose: In this course you will learn that marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

9. Fundamentals of Public Speaking

• CMST& 220 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Learn how to confidently present before an audience using tried and true principles of public speaking. You will develop and practice these skills through frequent presentations before the class, emphasizing speech organization, audience analysis, organization and delivery.​

10. Human Relations in the Workplace

• BUS 240 Human Relations in the Workplace (5 credits)

• Course purpose: Understand how to apply theories related to successful workplace interpersonal and diversity skills.

Total Credits: 46