- Community of interest
- Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- AS-T Degree
- Program code
- 41755.30AS-T
- Department
- Business Admin/Mgmt
- CIP code
- 52.0201: Business Administration and Management, General.
- TOP code
- 0505.00 - Business Administration*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- AS-T Degree
- Program code
- 41755.30AS-T
- Department
- Business Admin/Mgmt
- CIP code
- 52.0201: Business Administration and Management, General.
- TOP code
- 0505.00 - Business Administration*
Next Steps
AS-T Degree — expand to learn about this award
The AS-T is designed for transfer preparation to a specific California State University major. Like every Butte College associate degree, it has two parts: a general-education curriculum and an academic program of specialization.
About Associate Degrees for Transfer. AA-T and AS-T degrees are aligned with transfer model curricula developed jointly by the Academic Senates and discipline faculty in the California Community College and California State University systems. Completing one with a qualifying GPA guarantees CSU admission with junior standing in a related major (campus assignment depends on space and competitive criteria).
About General Education. GE is an integrated program of learning designed to foster intellectual curiosity, cultural understanding, critical thinking, creative reasoning, oral and written communication, and the capacity for ethical reasoning. By graduation, you'll have developed the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, apply quantitative reasoning, understand how the major academic disciplines ask their questions, comprehend diverse cultures and historical periods, and assess ethical problems — alongside the depth you build in your major.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
course details
This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110).
Select one: Meets Area 2
General Education: Area 1A
about Area 1A
English Composition
Baccalaureate-level academic writing — expository and argumentative. The foundation for every other course you'll write in.
General Education: Area 1C
Department recommends COMM C1000.
about Area 1C
Oral Communication
Public speaking and group discussion — organizing ideas for a live audience, listening actively, responding under pressure.
General Education: Area 3A
Department recommends ART 1.
about Area 3A
Arts
Engaging with creative work — painting, music, theatre, design — through making, viewing, and interpreting.
Term 2
Class Schedules
course details
This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).
Select one: Meets Area 2
Department recommends MATH 12.
3–4 unitsGeneral Education: Area 1B
Department recommends ENGL C1001.
about Area 1B
Critical Thinking and Composition
Reading and writing about complex texts — analyzing arguments, identifying assumptions, building your own case with evidence.
General Education: Area 4
Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2/US-3 graduation requirements for CSU.
about Area 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences
The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.
General Education: Area 5A
Must have 5C Lab component if not taken in 5A/5C. Seven total Area 5 units required.
about Area 5A
Physical Science
The physical world — chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy — and how science actually works.
Term 3
Class Schedules
course details
This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).
Prerequisite: ACCT 2
Meets Area 4.
course details
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Market equilibrium will also be discussed. (C-ID ECON 201).
Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
General Education: Area 3B
Taking HIST 18, HIST 26 or HIST C1001 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU.
about Area 3B
Humanities
History, literature, philosophy, language — how people across time and cultures have made sense of the world.
General Education: Area 6
about Area 6
Ethnic Studies
The histories, experiences, and contributions of the four autonomous disciplines: Black / African American / Africana studies, Native American studies, Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x studies, and Asian American studies.
Term 4
Class Schedules
course details
Fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions. Introduction to the legal process. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, criminal law, business organizations, and judicial and administrative processes. (C-ID BUS 125).
Meets Area 4.
course details
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies. (C-ID ECON 202).
Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
General Education: Area 5B
Must have 5C Lab component if not taken in 5A/5C. Seven total Area 5 units required.
about Area 5B
Biological Science
Life and living systems — from cells to ecosystems.
Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)
Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 8
- Sales Managers
- Project Management Specialists
- Management Analysts
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.
Local Job Market
Sales ManagersSOC 11-202230 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Amain.com 2
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals 2
- Bank of America 1
- Five Below 1
- Hassan & Sons Inc 1
Where the postings are
- Chapmantown, Butte County 6
- Chico, Butte County 6
- Oroville, Butte County 2
- Butte Creek, Butte County 1
- Durham, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Project Management SpecialistsSOC 13-108235 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Maximus 3
- Feather River Tribal Health 2
- Lumen 2
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals 2
- Ahtna 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 12
- Chapmantown, Butte County 2
- Thermalito, Butte County 2
- Durham, Butte County 1
- Hammonton, Yuba County 1
Sample current postings
Management AnalystsSOC 13-11116 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Amain.com 2
- Maximus 2
- Butte-Glenn Community College District 1
- Tegria 1
Where the postings are
- Chapmantown, Butte County 2
- Chico, Butte County 2
- Oregon, Butte County 1
- Thermalito, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Human Resources SpecialistsSOC 13-10711 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- Butte-Glenn Community College District 1
Where the postings are
- Thermalito, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
General and Operations ManagersSOC 11-102165 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- LocumJobsNetwork 3
- Butte County 1
- City Rise LLC 1
- CompHealth 1
- Enloe Health 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 6
- Oregon, Butte County 5
- Chapmantown, Butte County 2
- Thermalito, Butte County 2
- Butte Creek, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Chief ExecutivesSOC 11-10111 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- Feather River Tribal Health 1
Where the postings are
- Yuba City, Sutter County 1
Sample current postings
Business Operations Specialists, All OtherSOC 13-11994 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- PG&E Corporation 1
- Pacific Gas And Electric Company 1
- Pure HomeRiver 1
- Westlake Hardware 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 4
Sample current postings
Accountants and AuditorsSOC 13-20111 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- Home & Health Care Management 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 60 days within up to 50 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Career Connections shows 8 of 24 occupations mapped by the NCES/IPEDS crosswalk.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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