CSUSB, College of Business and Public Administration

Concentrations

This page contains information related to both B.A. and B.S. concentrations. There are 7 concentrations between the two types of undergraduate degrees. The primary difference between the two degrees (B.A. or B.S.) is the number of courses required in the concentration.

B.A. Concentrations

Choose one concentration from the following:

Note: The concentration electives should be chosen from the electives listed for each concentration or, with the prior approval of the department chair, the student may substitute other courses for these electives. With prior approval, up to two of the concentration electives may be chosen from other academic disciplines. In planning their career goals, students should review course offerings of other departments to determine if specific courses fit their career plans.

Accounting Concentration (30 - 34 units)

1. ACCT 315: Accounting Information Systems (4)

2. ACCT 347: Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)

3. ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)

4. ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)

5. ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)

6. ACCT 440: Financial Statement Auditing (4)

7. Six to 10 units to be chosen from the following in consultation with a faculty advisor:

ACCT 442: Internal and Operational Auditing (4)
ACCT 444: Accounting Law, Ethics, and Institutions (4)
ACCT 447: Cost Accounting (4)
ACCT 468: Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
ACCT 575: Internship in Accounting (4)
ACCT 595: Independent Study (2 or 4 units)

Accounting Information Systems

Deleted from BA in Administration (Concentration in Accounting)

Finance Concentration (24 units)

1.    FIN 430: Financial Theory and Practice (4)
2.    FIN 432: Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
3.    FIN 433: International Business Finance (4)
4.    FIN 435: Investment Analysis (4)
5.    FIN 445: Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)

6. FIN 527: Financial Derivatives (4)
7. Four units chosen from:

ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ECON 410: Money and Banking (4)
ECON 475: Public Finance (4)
FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (4)
FIN 420: Entrepreneurial Finance (4)
FIN 534: Export-Import Financing (4)
FIN 555: Trade and Business in Asia (4)
FIN 575. Internship in Finance (4)
FIN 585: Real Estate Finance (4)
MGMT 442: Small Business Management (4)
SCM 350: Applied Decision Analysis (4)

Real Estate Concentration (24 units)

1.    FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (4)
2.    FIN 432: Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
3.    FIN 480: Real Estate Appraisal (4)
4.    Four units chosen from:

FIN 481: Real Estate Practice (4)
FIN 485: Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4)

5. FIN 585: Real Estate Finance (4)
6. Four units chosen from:

ACCT 347: Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ECON 410: Money and Banking (4)
FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 420: Entrepreneurial Finance (4)
FIN 430: Financial Theory and Practice (4)
FIN 433: International Business Finance (4)
FIN 435. Investment Analysis (4)
FIN 445: Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
FIN 481: Real Estate Practice (4) (if not taken previously)
FIN 482: Real Estate Development (4)
FIN 485: Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4) (if not taken previously)
FIN 523: Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 575: Internship in Finance (4)
MKTG 430: Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)

B.S. Concentrations (44 units)

Choose one concentration from the following:

The university offers concentrations in accounting, accounting information systems, finance, financial planning, and real estate within the Bachelor of Science in Administration. A Certificate in Accounting is also available. Further information is available from the Department of Accounting and Finance.

Accounting Concentration

1.    ACCT 315: Accounting Information Systems (4)
2.    ACCT 347: Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
3.    ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)
4.    ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
5.    ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
6.    ACCT 440: Financial Statement Auditing (4)
7.    Twenty units to be chosen from the following (in consultation with advisor):

ACCT 441: Advanced Auditing (4)
ACCT 442: Internal and Operational Auditing (4)
ACCT 444: Accounting Law, Ethics and Institutions (4)
ACCT 447: Cost Accounting (4)
ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ACCT 539: Advanced Accounting (4)
ACCT 556: Estates and Gifts and other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
May choose only one of the following two courses:
- ACCT 568: Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
- PA 568: Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4)
ACCT 574: Reporting Issues in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 575: Internship in Accounting (4)
ACCT 590: Seminar in Accounting (4)
ACCT 595: Independent Study (2 or 4)

Accounting Information Systems Concentration

1.    ACCT 315: Accounting Information Systems (4)
2.    ACCT 347: Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
3.    ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)
4.    ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
5.    ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
6.    ACCT 440: Financial Statement Auditing (4)
7.    CSCI 201: Computer Science I (4)
8.    CSCI 202: Computer Science II (4)
9.    Twelve units chosen from:

CSCI 330: Data Structures (4)
CSCI 455: Software Engineering (4)
INFO 274: Data Base Management and Policies (4)
INFO 275: Information Networking and Security (4)
INFO 276: Systems Analysis and Design (4)
INFO 372: Information Technology (4)
INFO 474: Advanced Data Base Management and Information Assurance (4)
INFO 475: Advanced Information Networking and Security (4)
INFO 476: Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (4)

Finance Concentration

1. Four units chosen from:

FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (4)

2.    FIN 430: Financial Theory and Practice (4)
3.    FIN 432: Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
4.    FIN 433: International Business Finance (4)
5.    FIN 435: Investment Analysis (4)
6.    FIN 445: Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)

7. FIN 527: Financial Derivatives (4)

8. Twenty units of electives chosen from:

ACCT 372: Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 447: Cost Accounting (4)
ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ACCT 556: Estates and Gifts and other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
ECON 410: Money and Banking (4)
ECON 475: Public Finance (4)
FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (if not taken previously) (4)
FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (if not taken previously) (4)
FIN 420: Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 480: Real Estate Appraisal (4)
FIN 523: Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 534: Export-Import Financing (4)
FIN 555: Trade and Business in Asia (4)
FIN 575: Internship in Finance (4)
FIN 585: Real Estate Finance (4)
FIN 590: Seminar in Finance (4)
MGMT 442: Small Business Management (4)
SCM 350: Applied Decision Analysis (4)

Note: Students interested in taking the CFP examination should take the following as their electives: ACCT 426, 536, 556 and FIN 360.

Financial Planning Concentration

1.    ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
2.    ACCT 556: Estates and Gifts and Other Specialized Taxation Topics (4)
3.    FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
4.    FIN 430: Financial Theory and Practice (4)
5.    FIN 435: Investment Analysis (4)
6.    FIN 460: Retirement Planning (4)
7.    Twenty units chosen from:

ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (4)
FIN 433: International Business Finance (4)
FIN 445: Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
FIN 523: Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 585: Real Estate Finance (4)
MGMT 442: Small Business Management (4)
MKTG 430: Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)

Real Estate Concentration

1.    FIN 380: Principles of Real Estate (4)
2.    FIN 430: Financial Theory and Practice (4)
3.    FIN 432: Financial Institutions and Capital Formation (4)
4.    FIN 480: Real Estate Appraisal (4)
5.    Four units chosen from:

FIN 481: Real Estate Practice (4)
FIN 485: Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4)

6. FIN 585: Real Estate Finance (4)
7. Twenty units chosen from:

ACCT 347: Management Accounting and Decision Making (4)
ACCT 372:Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 373: Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)
ACCT 426: Introduction to Taxation (4)
ACCT 536: Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4)
ECON 410: Money and Banking (4)
FIN 360: Financial Planning Process and Insurance (4)
FIN 420: Entrepreneurial Finance (4)
FIN 433: International Business Finance (4)
FIN 435: Investment Analysis (4)
FIN 445: Financial Analysis and Decision-Making (4)
FIN 481: Real Estate Practice (4) (if not taken as a required course)
FIN 482: Real Estate Development (4)
FIN 485: Legal Aspects of Real Estate (4) (if not taken as a required course)
FIN 523: Security Trading and Analysis (4)
FIN 575: Internship in Finance (4)
MKTG 430: Professional Selling and Sales Management (4)