Lead Employee Certificate

Certificate Code 5736

Program Contacts:
QC Campus
Acie Earl, 309-796-5267, earla@bhc.edu


Students who enroll in the Lead Employee Certificate program will pursue a one-year course of study designed to give students a basic understanding of several business topics, including accounting, computer skills, human relations, and law. This certificate helps provide a foundation toward the completion of the Business Management and Marketing degree.

Students interested in additional educational opportunities will find that the courses required for the Lead Employee Certificate also apply to the Team Leader Certificate.

Required courses for this program include: »

BA 110 Introduction to Business
Basic course introducing major kinds of business organizations and forms of ownership. Study of vocabulary and functions of activities such as financing, marketing, management, personnel administration, and international business.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: BUS 911

BA 111 Business Relations I
Orients students to the most acceptable modes of business dress and common business etiquette.
1 credit hour: 1 lecture hour; 0 lab hours per week.

BA 112 Business Relations II
Provides the basic elements of active participation in business meetings.
1 credit hour: 1 lecture hour; 0 lab hours per week.

BA 113 Business Relations III
Provides an orientation to typical service projects conducted by contemporary businesses.
1 credit hour: 1 lecture hour; 0 lab hours per week.

BA 160 Business Math I
Prerequisite: A minimum score of 32 on COMPASS pre-algebra test or a minimum score of 22 on ACT math.
A short review of basic math concepts and their application to actual business problems. Covers insurance, interest calculations, merchandising discounts, taxes, dividends and basic statistical measures.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

BA 170 Fundamentals of Accounting I
Basic principles, procedures, and methods of accounting. Provides accounting theory and practice as applied to proprietorships and partnerships. Stresses use of accounting data in business decisions. With BA 180, is designed for two-year career program students desiring to enter business occupations, not for transfer to a four-year college.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

BA 171 Fundamentals of Accounting Lab I
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in or previous completion of BA 170.
Uses computers to provide students with experience in data entry and computerized financial reporting on topics related to BA 170. Also uses the computer as an individual learning resource. Exercises, worksheets, and computerized practice problems are completed by the student. Not for transfer to a four-year college.
1 credit hour: 0 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week.

BL 201 Business Law I
Prerequisite: BA 110 recommended.
A general survey of the basic principles, systems and practices of American law including government agencies and regulation, alternative dispute resolution, torts, employment law, bankruptcy, international law, and consumer protection.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

CS 100 Introduction to Computers
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or REA 093 “B” or better.
Introduction to computer concepts, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society. Applications include word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and web-based software. Basic Algebra or equivalent is recommended.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 1 lab hour per week.

ECON 221 Principles of Macro Economics
Study of the basic macro economic principles of a capitalistic economy, its strengths and weaknesses including supply and demand, prices, role of government, national income measurement and determination, money, banking, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and unemployment, international trade and payments.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: S3 901

SPEC 101 Principles of Speech Communication
The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking and speaking.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C2 900

SPEC 111 Business and Professional Communication
Examines factors which influence communication in the organization, including management styles, nonverbal communication, personalities, leadership, formal/informal channels and interviewing.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

Course of Study Outline
First Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
BA 110 — Introduction to Business (3)
1BA 160 — Business Math I (3)
CS 100 — Introduction to Computers (3)
BL 201 — Business Law I (3)

Second Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
BA 111 — Business Relations I (1)
BA 112 — Business Relations II (1)
BA 113 — Business Relations III (1)
BA 170 — Fundamentals of Accounting (3)
BA 171 — Fundamentals of Accounting Lab (1)
SPEC 101 — Principles of Speech Communication or (3)
SPEC 111 — Business & Professional Communication
ECON 221 — Principles of Macro Economics (3)

Minimum total hours required for certificate (25)

1Students enrolling in BA 160 must have an appropriate COMPASS test score (see course description) OR have taken MATH 103 or MATH 080.


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Success Rates All Students Full-Time Part-Time
Completion rate at 100%
Completion rate at 150%

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  • Title IV loan debt
  • Private loan debt – $0
  • Institutional debt – $0