ACCOUNTANCY/ FINANCE OPTION
Accountancy Track (50 Units)
Accountancy/Finance Option
Director
Trini Melcher, Ph.D.
Professor of Accounting
Craven Hall, Room 2251
(760) 750-4213
Accounting has often been
called “the language of business.” Through its accounting system, an
organization records its transactions and communicates its performance. The
accountancy curriculum at CSUSM is designed, in part, to prepare students for
careers in public accounting, including qualification to sit for the CPA
examination. It also has the flexibility and provides sufficient electives to
prepare students for careers in managerial accounting or governmental
accounting, not-for-profit accounting, and other business-related areas.
Foundations of Business
Courses
(12 units)
BUS 302 2
units
BUS 304 4
units
MGMT 302 2
units
MKTG 302 2
units
POM 302 2
units
Core Accountancy/Finance
Courses
(12 units)
ACCT 305 4
units
ACCT 308 4
units
FIN 304 4
units
Specialized Core Courses (8
units)
ACCT 306 4
units
ACCT 307 4
units
Accountancy Electives (6
units)
All 6 units must be selected
from Accountancy; i.e., FIN, GBM, HTM, and SSM electives cannot not be
substituted.
ACCT 405 (F, I, N, T)* 2 units
ACCT 406 (M, N)* 2 units
ACCT 407
(F, M, N, T)* 2 units
ACCT 416
(F, I, T)* 4 units
ACCT 420 (N)* 2 units
ACCT 421 (N)* 2 units
ACCT 422 (F,M)* 2 units
ACCT 423 (F,M)* 2 units
ACCT 481-485 1-4 units
ACCT 498 1-4
units
Capstone
BUS 444 4
units
Senior Experience
BUS 492 3
units
BUS 493 5
units
Finance Track (50 Units)
Finance is the study of the
interaction of firms and financial markets. Financial managers attempt to
identify and undertake projects that increase firm value and determine the best
means by which to finance the projects they undertake. Investors, the source of
financing for these projects, are free to choose from many types of securities
issued by many different types of firms. The risk-return profiles of these
individual securities, and the impact of portfolio design on the attainment of
an optimal risk-return profile, are major topic areas of finance. CSUSM
students who choose the finance track are able to specialize in the study of
corporate finance, investment analysis, and international finance. Students are
provided an education that permits them to enjoy careers as stockbrokers,
financial analysts, investment advisers, and the like.
Foundations of Business
Courses
(12 units)
BUS 302 2
unit
BUS 304 4
units
MGMT 302 2
units
MKTG 302 2
units
POM 302 2
units
Core Accountancy/Finance
Courses
(12 units)
ACCT 305 4
units
ACCT 308 or HTM 304 4 units
FIN 304 4
units
Specialized Core Courses (8
units)
FIN 321 4
units
FIN 341 4
units
Finance Electives (6 units)
A minimum of 2 units must be
selected from Finance. The remaining 4 units can be taken from ACCT, FIN, GBM,
HTM, or SSM.
FIN 331 4
units
FIN 404 2
units
FIN 405 2
units
FIN 422 2
units
FIN 441 2
units
FIN 481-5 1-4
units
FIN 498 1-4 units
Capstone
BUS 444 4
units
Senior Experience
BUS 492 3
units
BUS 493 5
units
*Recommended for:
F = Financial/CPA
I = Certified Internal
Auditor
M = Managerial CMA
N = Non-Profit/Government
T = Tax