Accounting concentration
General information
Accounting is a recognized profession concerned with the measurement, analysis, interpretation and communication of economic data. Students are prepared for careers as either certified public accountants or for the private industrial sectors of the economy. The curriculum is designed to develop a basic understanding of the conceptual framework underlying the measurement and communication of economic data; an awareness of the moral and ethical considerations involved and incentives to grow and keep pace with ever-changing issues, conditions, forces and ideas.
Requirements
| Course type |
Units |
| General Education: |
48-51 units |
| Business Pool: |
12 units |
| Non-business Support: |
14 units |
| Lower Division Business Core: |
4 - 7 units |
| Upper Division Business Core: |
30 units |
| Accounting Concentration: |
24 units |
| Electives or Minor: |
Units needed to reach 120 and fulfill all requirements |
Accounting Concentration (24 Units)
Required Courses
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 120A |
Accounting Information Systems |
| BUS 121A |
Intermediate Accounting I |
| BUS 121B |
Intermediate Accounting II |
| BUS 123A |
Tax Factors of Business Decisions |
Choose four of the following courses:
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 120B |
Advanced Accounting Information Systems & Information Auditing Systems |
| BUS 120C |
Information System Control EDP Audit |
| BUS 122B |
Advanced Management Accounting & Control Systems |
| BUS 123C |
Taxation of Individuals and Pass-Through Entities |
| BUS 123D |
Income Tax Practicum (Spring only) |
| BUS 124 |
Forensic Accounting |
| BUS 125 |
Special Financial Reporting Topics |
| BUS 126 |
Advanced Accounting |
| BUS 128 |
Non-Profit Accounting |
| BUS 127A* |
Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management |
| BUS 127B* |
Advanced Honors Practicum |
| BUS 129A |
Financial Auditing |
| BUS 129B |
Operational Auditing |
*BUS 127A - Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management (3 units) and BUS 127B Advanced Honors Practicum
Corporate sponsored project. Students will be admitted based on the following: minimum GPA of 3.0 for four prerequisite courses which include BUS 121A, 121B, 122A, and 173A; average GPA of 3.2 or above; review of their resume and successful interview and selection by the faculty advisor.
Grade Requirements
To qualify for a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration, each of the following courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better:
BUS 20, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, and 123A
Any of these courses in which a grade of "C-" or below is earned must be repeated and completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Business Pool
These courses require a "C-" or better and must be completed and cleared by BSAC in BC 008 (924-3435) prior to taking upper-division Business
Note: Students must earn a "C" or better in Math 70 in order for it to fulfill GE requirements.
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| MATH 70 |
Finite Math |
| ENGL 1B |
Composition |
| BUS 20 |
Financial Accounting |
| BUS 90 |
Business Statistics |
Non-Business Support
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| ECON 1A |
Macroeconomics |
| PHIL 186 |
(@) Professional Business Ethics |
| ECON 1B |
Microeconomics |
|
Non-Business Global Perspectives (#)(Click here to see the approved list of courses) |
Lower Division Business Core
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 10 |
Discovering Business (Freshman, only) |
| BUS 80 |
Legal Environment of Business |
| BUS 91L |
Business Computer Productivity Tools (1 unit) |
(Accounting students must take BUS 122A in lieu of BUS 21)
Upper Division Business Core
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 122A |
Management in Accounting Control Systems |
| COMM 100W, ENGL 100WB, or LLD 100WB |
Writing Workshop (Requires passing of the WST) |
| BUS 130 |
Fundamentals of Marketing |
| BUS 140 |
Fundamentals of Operations Management |
| BUS 160 |
Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior |
| BUS 170 |
Fundamentals of Finance |
| BUS 187 |
Global Dimensions of Business |
| BUS 188 |
Business Systems Integration |
| BUS 189 |
Strategic Management (Graduating Seniors Only) |
| BUS 190 |
Quantitative Business Analysis |
General Education (48-51 Units)
Core GE
| Section |
Course name |
Units |
| A |
Basic Skills |
9 |
| B |
Science (including lab) |
6 |
| B4 |
Math Concepts (Math 70) |
3 |
| C |
Humanities and Arts |
9 |
| D |
Social Science(Econ 1B-D1)* |
9 |
| E |
Development |
0-3 |
| F1 |
American History |
0-3 |
| F2, F3 |
US Constitution CA Government |
0-3 |
* Areas F1-F3 may also fulfill part of Area D
Advanced GE
| Section |
Course name |
Units |
| S |
Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S. (Phil 186) |
3 |
| R |
Earth and Environment |
3 |
| V |
Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding |
3 |
| Z |
Written Comm. II (100W) |
3 |
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