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Accounting (120 Credits)
The objectives of the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in accounting are to provide knowledge about practical and conceptual accounting, basic accounting information systems, and the use of accounting information for managerial decision-making purposes. This provides preparation for careers in private, governmental, and non-profit accounting. It also provides a foundation to enter the Master of Accounting program for those interested in a professional career in public accounting or consulting.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 201 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN] | 3 |
| MIS 250 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 or 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 230 | 3 |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| SOC [SSCI] or PSYCH [SSCI]2 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 231 | 3 |
| B LAW 210 | 3 |
| COM 102, COMSOC 235, or H D 205 | 3 or 4 |
| MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| POL S Elective | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Consider studying abroad this summer | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 330 | 3 |
| ACCTG 335 or 338 | 3 |
| FIN 325 | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | 3 |
| MKTG 360 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 331 | 3 |
| ACCTG 335 or 338 | 3 |
| MGTOP 340 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 400-level ACCTG course3 | 3 |
| ACCTG 433 [M] | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 400-level ACCTG course3 | 3 |
| ACCTG 438 [M] or ACCTG 439 [M] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 402 [WRTG]4 | 3 |
| MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
Footnotes
| 1 | For a total of 7 units—one Biological Science [BSCI] and one Physical Science [PSCI] course, including one lab course, or 8 units of SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102. SCIENCE 102 is offered Spring semester. |
| 2 | Required for the major. |
| 3 | Accounting Upper-Division Business Electives (6 credits): Any 400-level Accounting course, B LAW 411, MGMT 401, 485, 487, MGTOP 470, MKTG 379, or any 300-400-level MIS or FIN course. May not include courses from the business administration core, the set of required accounting courses, or any 498 or 499 courses. |
| 4 | If approved, ENGLISH 403 may fulfill the UCORE Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] requirement. |
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