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University Catalog 2022-2023 
    
University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

      

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


Program Standards


Note the following accounting program standards.

Part I.


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

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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