General Information

Department	Office	Phone
Accounting and Finance	BT 850	(408) 924-3460

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:	48-51 units
Business Pool:	12 units (6 of these 12 units fulfill GE requirements)
Non-Business Support Courses:	14 units (6 of these 12 units fulfill SJSU Studies requirements)
Lower Division Business Core:	4 - 7 units
Upper Division Business Core:	27 units (3 units fulfill SJSU Studies requirements)
AIS Concentration:	27 units
Total Units	123 Units

 

A 2.0 (C average) is required in the major in order to earn the BS degree. The cumulative GPA for all business courses must be 2.0 or better in order to graduate.

Accounting Information Systems Concentration (30 units)

I. Required Foundation Courses (15 units):

• BUS1* 120A Accounting Information Systems
• BUS1* 121A Intermediate Accounting I
• BUS1* 121B Intermediate Accounting II
• BUS1* 122A Management Accounting and Control Systems
• BUS1* 123A Tax Factors of Business and Investment Decision

II. Required AIS Concentration Courses (12 units):

• BUS1* 120B Accounting Information Systems Risk Assessment
• BUS1* 120C Network Environments & Accounting Controls
• BUS1* 120D Accounting Topics in IT Audit
• BUS1* 120G Systems Development in AIS

III. Select one of the following four courses (3 units):

• BUS1* 124 Forensic Accounting
• BUS1*# 127A Honor's Practicum in Corporate Financial Management
• BUS1* 129A Financial Auditing
• BUS1* 129B Operational Auditing

* Requires grade of “C” or better
# Additional Criteria needed (see Accounting Department (BT 850) for details)

Business Pool

As of Fall 2009, ALL concentrations will require grade minimums of “C” or better in BUS 20, BUS 90, Math 70, and ENGL 1B. Grades of “C-“ earned prior to to Fall 2009 will satisfy major requirements.

• MATH 71 Business Calculus
• English 1B English Composition
• BUS1 20 Financial Accounting
• BUS2 90 Business Statistics

Freshmen admitted in fall 2010 or later must complete MATH 71 with a grade of C or better. Transfer students and Freshmen admitted prior to fall 2010 complete MATH 70, Finite Math with grade of C or better.

Non-Business Support Courses

• ECON 1A Principles of Econ: Macro
• ECON 1B Principles of Econ: Micro
• PHIL 186 Professional Business Ethics (Area S)
• Non-Business Global Perspectives (Area V)
  
  (See approved list in BSAC)

Lower Division Business Core

• BUS3 10 Discovering Business(Highly recommended for Freshmen)
• BUS3 80 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS4 91L Computer Tools for Business(1 unit)

Upper Division Business Core

• COMM 100W , ENGL 100WB, or LLD 100WB(C or better) (Requires passing of WST)
• BUS2 130 Fundamentals of Marketing
• BUS3 140 Fundamentals of Operations Management
• BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior
• BUS1 170 Fundamentals of Finance
• BUS3 187 Global Dimensions of Business
• BUS4 188 Business Systems and Policy
• BUS3 189 Strategic Management(Graduating Seniors Only)
• BUS2 190 Quantitative Business Analysis

General Education (48-51 Units)

Core GE

Section	Course name	Units
A	Basic Skills	9
B4	Math Concepts (Math 71)	3
B	Science (including lab)	9
C	Humanities & Arts	9
D	Social Science*	9
E	Human Understanding & Dev.	3
F1	American History**
F2&3	US Constitution & CA Government**                    Physical Education (2 separate & distinct activities)

SJSU Studies (Requires passing the WST)

Section	Course name	Units
S	Self & Society (Phil 186)	3
R	Earth & Environment	3
V	Culture & Civilization (See Non Business Global above)	3
Z	Written Communication II (100W) (Requires a C or better)	3

*   Econ 1B fulfills area D1 for Business majors
** Areas F1,F2 & F3 may also fulfill Areas D2 & D3 (See BSAC advisor for details)