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Accounting is a recognized profession concerned with the measurement, analysis, interpretation and communication of economic data. Students are prepared for careers as either certified public accountants or for the private industrial sectors of the economy. The curriculum is designed to develop a basic understanding of the conceptual framework underlying the measurement and communication of economic data; an awareness of the moral and ethical considerations involved and incentives to grow and keep pace with ever-changing issues, conditions, forces and ideas.

Requirements

Accounting Concentration (24 Units)

I. Required Courses

• BUS 120A Accounting Information Systems
• BUS 121A Intermediate Accounting I
• BUS 121B Intermediate Accounting II
• BUS 123A Tax Factors of Business Decisions
• BUS 129A Financial Auditing

II. Select one of the following two courses (3 units)

• BUS 125 Special Financial Reporting Topics
• BUS 126 Advanced Accounting

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

• BUS 123C Taxation of Individuals and Pass-Through Entities
• BUS 128 Non-Profit Accounting

IV. Select one of the following five courses (3 units):

• BUS 120B Advanced Accounting Information Systems & Information Auditing Systems
• BUS 122B Advanced Management Accounting & Control Systems
• BUS 124 Forensic Accounting
• BUS 127A* Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management
• BUS 129B Operational Auditing

*BUS 127A - Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management (3 units). Students will be admitted based on the following: minimum GPA of 3.0 for four prerequisite courses which include BUS 121A and 121B; average GPA of 3.2 or above; review of their resume and successful interview and selection by the faculty advisor.

Note: Courses not selected in groups II and III may be used to satisfy the Group IV requirement.

Grade Requirements

To qualify for a Baccalaureate Degree in Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration, each of the following courses must be completed with a solid “C” or better: Bus 20, 120A, 121A, 121B, 122A, 123A, and 129A. BUS 127A requires additional selection criteria.*

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 to graduate.

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Business Pool

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

• MATH 71 Business Calculus (For Freshmen and Transfer Students admitted Fall 10 or later)
• ENGL 1B Composition
• BUS 20 Financial Accounting
• BUS 90 Business Statistics

Non-Business Support

• ECON 1A Macroeconomics
• ECON 1B Microeconomics
• PHIL 186 (@) Professional Business Ethics (See SJSU Studies below)
• Non-Business Global Perspectives

Lower Division Business Core

• BUS 10 Discovering Business(Freshman, only)
• BUS 80 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS 91L Business Computer Productivity Tools(1 unit)

Upper Division Business Core

• BUS 122A Management in Accounting Control Systems
• COMM 100W or ENG 100WB or LLD 100WB (Requires passing of the WST)
• BUS 130 Fundamentals of Marketing
• BUS 140 Fundamentals of Operations Management 
• BUS 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior
• BUS 170 Fundamentals of Finance
• BUS 187 Global Dimensions of Business
• BUS 188 Business Systems Integration
• BUS 189 Strategic Management(Graduating Seniors Only)
• BUS 190 Quantitative Business Analysis

General Education (48-51 Units)

Core GE

SJSU Studies

* Areas F1-F3 may also fulfill part of Area D

Interdisciplinary Electives or Minor (See a BSAC advisor for details)

Total Unit Requirement - 120 Units  

Standard Tracking Schedules

• Freshman Students
• Transfer Students