This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Business Management and Administration career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Business Management and Administration career cluster. The content includes but is not limited to communication skills, forms of business ownership and organizational structures, supervisory /management functions and skills, accounting concepts and practices, business law concepts, leadership skills, business ethics, governmental regulations, human resources and management issues, financial and data analysis, database development and queries, and career development.

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Business and Entrepreneurial Principles Honors

This course is designed to provide an introduction to business organization,
​management, and entrepreneurial principles. Topics include communication skills, various forms of business ownership and organizational structures, supervisory / management skills, leadership skills, human resources management activities, business ethics, and cultural diversity. Emphasis is placed on job readiness and career development. The use of computers is an integral part of this program. 

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION: Earned with successful completion of program and passing mark on the industry
​examination.

Accounting Applications Honors

This course emphasizes double-entry accounting; methods and principles of recording business transactions; the preparation of various documents used in recording income, expenses, acquisition of assets, incurrence of liabilities, and changes in equity; and the preparation of financial statements. The use of computers and appropriate software is required.

Prerequisite: Business and Entrepreneurial Principles Honors

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION: Earned with successful completion of program and passing mark on the industry
​examination.

Management and Human Resources Honors

This course explores the reach and impact of managing people, one of the most important resources of an organization. Students are required to perform higher level strategic thinking. Topics include; management policy development, evaluating organizational effectiveness, sourcing and recruitment, hiring and retention planning, employee training, performance appraisals, compensation and benefit programs, maintaining working conditions and providing a safe working environment.

Prerequisite: Accounting Applications 1 Honors

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION: Earned with successful completion of program and passing mark on the industry examination.

Business Analysis Honors

This course is designed to provide a higher level of understanding of business systems, accounting concepts, working with financial information, data analysis skills, managing business information with appropriate software, requirements analysis of information systems, data modeling, and database management.

Prerequisite: Management and Human Resources

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION: Earned with successful completion of program and passing mark on the industry examination.