Business Administration, B.S.: Option in Accounting

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A total of 120 units are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with the Accounting option. This option prepares students for careers in either Public Accounting, serving clients professionally in the areas of financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, taxes and systems; or Managerial Accounting, dealing with the functions of the controller in a business firm, or an institutional or governmental agency; or internal auditing. The Business Administration major with an option in Accounting requires completion of 45 units in core courses and 27 units in the option. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

For Major Specific Admissions Criteria go to http://www.calstatela.edu/admissions/major-specific-criteria

Core Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (45 units)

Lower Division Required Courses ( 15 units)

ACCT 2100 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 2110 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (3)
ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (3)
FIN 2050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I (3)
Note: ECON 2010 or ECON 2020 is double-counted in GE Block D.

Upper Division Required Courses ( 30 units)

Notes:

Note 1: BUS 4970 is the capstone course and requires completion of all other core courses, both lower and upper division. It is strongly
recommended that the course be taken toward the end of the program.

Note 2: It is strongly recommended that when taking the upper division core courses, students follow the sequence: CIS 3010, BUS 3050,
FIN 3030, ECON 3060, MKT 3100, MGMT3060, MGMT 3070, MGMT 3080, BUS 4150, and BUS 4970.

Note 3: ECON 3060 is double-counted in upper division GE Block B: Natural Science and Mathematics

Note 4: MGMT 3080 is double-counted in GE Block C: Upper Division Requirement: Arts and Humanities.

Note 5: BUS 3050 is designated as a Writing Intensive (WI) course.

Option Requirements for Accounting (27 units)

Required Courses (21 units)

Electives (6 units)

Select 6 units from the following:

ACCT 4200 - Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting (3)
ACCT 4210A - Corporate Taxation (3)
ACCT 4210C - State and Local Taxation (3)
ACCT 4210D - IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program (3)
ACCT 4240B - Auditing (3)
ACCT 4250 - International Accounting (3)
ACCT 4270 - Governmental and Institutional Accounting (3)
ACCT 4280A - Internal Auditing (3)
ACCT 4340 - Professional Accounting Ethics (3)
ACCT 4350 - Forensic Accounting (3)
ACCT 4360 - Advanced Forensic Accounting (3)
ACCT 4370 - Security Risk Management and Internal Controls (3)
ACCT 4380 - Computer Forensics and Investigations (3)
ACCT 4540 - Special Topics in Accounting (1-3)
ACCT 4980 - Undergraduate Directed Study (1-3)
FIN 3050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business II (3)
Students have 3 credit hours which are not designated. Students are strongly encouraged to take one additional class among the classes offered by the College of Business and Economics

Program Standards

Note the following accounting program standards.

Part I.

To enroll in upper division accounting courses (except ACCT 3200AB), undergraduate students must have:

1) Completed the following courses:

2) Followed procedures specified by the Department of Accounting in the semester preceding enrollment in the first upper division accounting course (except 3200AB).

Part II.

Students in the accounting option must earn a grade of C or higher in all accounting courses and pass at least twelve units in upper division accounting classes at Cal State L.A.

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