Certificate of Advanced Business Studies Prerequisites and Foundation Courses

The Certificate of Advanced Business Studies (CABS) program is designed to build a solid foundation in business that will equip participants with the skills and competencies necessary to be successful administrators and managers. This 21-unit academic program can be completed as a stand-alone certificate or used to prepare non-business majors for graduate degree programs in business administration at CSUS.

Prerequisites
Prior to enrolling in the Certificate in Advanced Business Studies courses, students should be proficient in mathematics, statistics, and computer usage. The faculty will assume that all program participants have these minimum proficiencies. These skills may be attained through prior coursework, review classes, or experience. These proficiency courses will not count as credit toward program requirements.

• Statistics: Introductory coursework in probability and statistics is strongly preferred

• Mathematics: At least one semester of calculus is strongly preferred

• Computer usage: Ability to use common personal computing hardware and software, particularly word processing and spreadsheet programs.