Accounting And Information Systems
General Information
The corporate accountant's role to gather, analyze and present information is increasingly being dated by automated accounting information systems. Advanced systems gather data when the transaction occurs and deliver financial knowledge and expertise directly to the line manager's desktop. Increasingly, the accountant's role is to work with information system professionals to build the systems that put information directly into the hands of managers. This dual concentration prepares students to lead successful careers that span the two disciplines of accounting and information systems design. Students complete the core course work in each discipline. Students completing this degree have the flexibility to pursue entry level jobs either in accounting or management information systems, and possess the foundation to pursue careers that integrate both disciplines.
Requirements
| Course type |
Units |
| General Education: |
51 units |
| Business Pool: |
12 units |
| Non-business Support Courses: |
14 units |
| Lower Division Business Core: |
7 units |
| Upper Division Business Core: |
27 units |
| AIS Concentration: |
33 units |
| Total Units |
123 Units |
Accounting Information Systems Concentration (33 Units)
Required Courses
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 120A |
Accounting Information Systems |
| BUS 120B |
Accounting Information Systems Risk Assessment |
| BUS 120C |
AIS Network Environments and Controls |
| BUS 120D |
Accounting, Security, and Control Issues in E-Commerce |
| BUS 120G |
Programming & Systems Development in AIS |
| BUS 121A |
Intermediate Accounting I |
| BUS 121B |
Intermediate Accounting II |
Choose three of the following courses
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 123A |
Tax Factors of Business & Investment Decisions |
| BUS 127A * |
Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management |
| BUS 127B* |
Advanced Honors Practicum |
| BUS 129A |
Financial Auditing |
| BUS 129B |
Operational Auditing |
| BUS 120E |
Current Topics in IT Audit |
*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 a concentration in Accounting Information Systems, each of the following courses must be completed with a "C" or better:
BUS 20, 120A, 120B, 120C, 120D, 120G, 121A, 121B, 122A, and 123A, 127A 129A, 129B, and 120E
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 courses.
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 (GE Area B4) |
| ENGL 1B |
Composition (GE Area C) |
| BUS 20 |
Financial Accounting |
| BUS 90 |
Business Statistics |
Non-Business Support
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| ECON 1A |
Macroeconomics (GE Area D) |
| PHIL 186 |
(@) Professional Business Ethics |
| ECON 1B |
Microeconomics (GE Area D) |
|
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) |
*Not required; however, this course is recommended for Freshman
Upper Division Business Core
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| COMM 100W, ENGL 100WB, or LLD 100WB |
Writing Workshop (Requires passing of the WST) |
| BUS 122A |
Management in Accounting and Control System |
| 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 F1-3 may also fulfill part of Area D
Advanced GE
| Section |
Course name |
Units |
| R |
Earth and Environment |
3 |
| S |
Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S. (Phil 186) |
3 |
| V |
Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding |
3 |
| Z |
Written Comm. II (100W) |
3 |
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