Accounting Concentration - Business Administration B.S.*

View information for the Department of Accounting and Finance .

Professors: Barnes, Filling, Fu, Kim, Lindsay, Song, Tan, Xie, Zhu

Office: Demergasso-Bava Hall (DBH) 216
Phone: (209) 667-3671

The concentration in Accounting is available to students earning the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration .

Students enrolled to complete a concentration in Accounting can also opt to take a Certificate in Accounting Professionalism; these students will graduate with both a Concentration in Accounting plus a Certificate in Accounting Professionalism.

Accounting is a systematic way of analyzing and describing the activities of a business or other economic entity primarily in monetary terms to provide useful information to managers, owners, investors, creditors, regulatory agencies, and others. Graduates will be able to develop and interpret financial reports and narratives and function in a competitive professional environment. They will be prepared in at least two specialized areas: auditing of financial results, completion of tax returns, and applying appropriate software to accounting problems.

View Learning Objectives for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and its concentrations.

View the degree program Roadmap, which provides recommended advising maps to complete the degree program. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

The Major

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

Units and Residency (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
General Education (minimum of 43 units)
Upper Division Writing Proficiency (minimum of 3 units)
- Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
United States Constitution and California State and Local Government (minimum of 3 units)
Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Complete the following prerequisites with a letter grade of C- or better in each course:

(27 units)

ACC 2110 - Financial Accounting 3 unit(s)
ACC 2130 - Managerial Accounting 3 unit(s)
CIS 2000 - Introduction to Business Computer Systems 3 unit(s)
BLW 2060 - Law, Environment and Ethics 3 unit(s)
BUS 2090 - Ethics and Social Responsibility for Businesses and Businesspeople 3 unit(s)
ECON 2500 - Principles of Macro Economics 3 unit(s)
ECON 2510 - Principles of Micro Economics 3 unit(s)
MATH 1500 - Finite Mathematics 3 unit(s) or
MATH 1410 - Calculus I
or
MATH 1552 Finite Mathematics with Support II
or MATH 1910 Calculus with Applications I
MATH 1610 - Statistics for Decision Making 3 unit(s) or
MATH 1600 Statistics
or
MATH 1553 Finite Mathematics and Business Statistics III

3. Complete the Writing Proficiency Requirement:

(3 units)

BUS 3100 - Business Technical Writing Communication (WP) 3 unit(s)
ENGL 3007 - Business Writing (WP) 3 unit(s)

4. Complete a minimum 26 units of coursework in the business administration core with a letter grade of C- or better in each course:

(26 units minimum)

BUS 4901 - Business Professionalism 1 unit(s)
CIS 3700 - Information Technology for Management 3 unit(s)
FIN 3220 - Business Finance 3 unit(s)
FIN 3225 - Financial Statement Analysis 1 unit(s) or ACC 3110 - Intermediate Accounting I
MGT 3310 - Management Theory and Practice 3 unit(s)
MGT 3400 - International Business 3 unit(s)
MGT 4900 - Business Policy 3 unit(s)
MKT 3410 - Principles of Marketing 3 unit(s)
OM 3010 - Operations Management 3 unit(s)
OM 3020 - Management Science 3 unit(s)

5. Complete a concentration.

The Concentration

(20 units)

1. Required courses, each of which must be completed with a grade of C- or better:

(16 units)

ACC 3120 - Intermediate Accounting II 4 unit(s)
ACC 3140 - Cost Accounting 4 unit(s)
ACC 4110 - Advanced Accounting 4 unit(s)
ACC 4140 - Income Tax Accounting 4 unit(s)

2. Complete one of the following two courses:

(4 units)

ACC 4120 - Auditing 4 unit(s)
ACC 4160 - Accounting Information Systems 4 unit(s)

3. Optional: Complete a Certificate in Accounting Professionalism

(13 units)

Students whose concentration is in Accounting can complete the following (with a C- or better):

The other Accounting elective (Audit or Accounting Information Systems) 4 unit(s)
ACC 4180 - Accounting Ethics 4 unit(s)
ACC 4190 - Accounting Data Analytics 4 unit(s) and
FIN 3225 - Financial Statement Analysis 1 unit(s)

Students who complete the Certificate in Accounting Professionalism would also have completed the Accounting concentration; these students would have completed FIN 3225 and the following accounting courses: ACC 3110, 3120, 3140, 4110, 4120, 4140, 4160, 4180 and 4190.

With regards to this Certificate in Accounting Professionalism, please note that Federal and State regulations require that federal and state aid funds are used to pay for courses that apply to a student’s program of study. Courses that are part of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (with an accounting concentration) degree are considered eligible courses for financial aid purposes. Courses in the certificate are not considered eligible for financial aid purposes as taking courses that are not required to complete your degree may result in receiving less or no federal aid. Federal Aide and Scholarship Office staff members are available to assist you in understanding your award and aid-recipient rights and responsibilities (www.csustan.edu/financialaid).

Note:

All courses in the Accounting concentration must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. The Accounting concentration must be completed with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better.

CPA/CMA Exams

The accounting program provides the foundation for students intending to prepare for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exams.

Admission into the accounting program does not guarantee that students will obtain a CPA and/or CMA certification. Certification requirements are set by agencies that are not controlled by or affiliated with the CSU and requirements can change at any time. For example, certification requirements can include evidence of the right to work in the United States (e.g., social security number or tax payer identification number) or successfully passing a criminal background check. Students are responsible for determining whether they can meet certification requirements. The CSU will not refund tuition, fees, or any associated costs, to students who determine subsequent to admission that they cannot meet certification requirements. Information concerning certification requirements is available from the department chair.