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Business Law I

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
BUS 115 Business Law I 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Fall 2015
This course introduces the student to the legal and ethical framework of business. Contracts, negotiable instruments, the law of sales, torts, crimes, constitutional law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and the court systems are examined. Upon completion the student should be able to identify legal and ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the laws that apply to them. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation agreement as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
Competencies
·Student Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the elements of a contract.
2. Describe the structure of the U.S. court system.
3. Identify laws, conditions and regulations in national and international work environments.

2014FA - Revised Local Prereq from RED 090 to DRE 098

2015FA - New Course Version (S24153)

2019SP - Revised Local Prereq: Add ENG 002

2020FA - Revised Local Prereq: Delete DRE 098, ENG 002

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