General Education - Business
Certificate Program
School of Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies
Grupp 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 3215
The General Education – Business Certificate Program provides college courses to promote a lifetime commitment to learning and growing in a complex and changing world. This certificate also provides a firm foundation in general education for many Business-oriented degree programs both within and outside of the College and largely follows the guidelines of the transfer framework, as approved by the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee (TAOC).
Graduates of this program are able to:
- read critically, analyze and interpret information, and construct logical, well-supported positions;
- find, evaluate, and ethically use information in a variety of formats for a variety of purposes;
- communicate effectively through speech;
- demonstrate an understanding of human behavior and/or the relationships of people within societies; and
- communicate effectively through writing.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A | 3 |
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A | 3 |
| MGMT100 Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Mathematics A,B | 3-4 |
| Natural Science C | 4 |
| Economics D | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities E | 3 |
| Business Elective F | 6-8 |
| Total Credit Hours | 27-31 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A | 3 |
| MGMT100 Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Economics D | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities E | 3 |
| Business Elective F | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16-17 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A | 3 |
| Mathematics A,B | 3-4 |
| Natural Science C | 4 |
| Business Elective F | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 13-15 |
A Placement testing required. B Choose from any of the following options: MATH115, MATH118, or MATH140. CChoose from any of the following options: BIOL101, BIOL181, CHEM101, PHYS106, SCIE103, SCIE104, or SCIE105. DChoose from any of the following options: ECON111 or ECON112. EChoose from any of the following options: COMT101, FREN110, FREN111, GRMN110, GRMN111, ITAL110, ITAL111, JPNS101, JPNS102, LITR254, LITR255, LITR261, MUSC101, MUSC103, MUSC106, MUSC124, PHIL111, PHIL125, SPAN110, SPAN111, VACV142, VAFA100, VAFA107, VAFA111, VAFA141, VAFA160, VAFA161, VAFA171, VAFA181, VAFA191, VAFA192, VAFA193, VAFA194, VAFA195, VAPH110, VAPH151, or VAPH196. F Choose from any of the following options: ACCT105, ACCT106, MGMT230, or MKTG215.