Accounting, B.S.

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Coursework in the accounting major gives students broad training in the field of business, supplemented by intensive preparation in the field of accounting. Graduates of the program will find professional opportunities in public accounting (CPAs), in industry, in government and in not-for-profit organizations.

Program Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness Evaluation Plans for B.S. in Accounting.

Students pursuing the B.S. in Accounting are required to:

Attain at least a 2.700 grade point average in MATH 109 , ECON 200 , ECON 201 and ACTG 210 before enrolling in upper-division courses.
Maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in the major.
Receive at least a “C-” in all lower-division core requirements, upper-division core requirements, upper-division accounting core requirements and BUS 475 .
Complete all courses in the major for a letter grade.
Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of the requirements at Chapman University.
Complete 42 credits from upper division courses in the major.
Complete the capstone requirement BUS 475 .

lower-division core requirements (25 credits)

MATH 109 - Calculus with Applications in Business and Social Science 3 credits *
ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
MGSC 209 - Introductory Business Statistics 3 credits **
ACTG 210 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 credits
ACTG 211 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 credits
BUS 215 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credits
BUS 216 - Business Ethics 1 credit
MGSC 220 - Foundations of Business Analytics 3 credits

communications requirement (3 credits)

COM 219 - Business and Professional Communication for Business Majors 3 credits

upper-division core requirements (12 credits)

MKTG 304 - Marketing 3 credits
MGMT 316 - Management of Organizations 3 credits
FIN 317 - Financial Management 3 credits
MGSC 346 - Production and Operations Management 3 credits

upper-division accounting core requirements (27 credits)

ACTG 330 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 credits
ACTG 331 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 credits
ACTG 339 - Accounting Information Systems 3 credits
ACTG 440 - Accounting for Investments and Consolidations 3 credits
ACTG 450 - Individual Taxation 3 credits
ACTG 451 - Taxation of Corporations and Other Entities 3 credits
ACTG 460 - Auditing 3 credits
ACTG 461 - Accounting Analytics 3 credits
one of the following (3 credits)
ACTG 320 - Cost Accounting I 3 credits
ACTG 441 - Not-For Profit and Government Accounting, and International Accounting 3 credits

upper-division capstone requirement (3 credits)

BUS 475 - Business Policy: An International Perspective 3 credits

total credits 70

*Students may substitute MATH 110 for MATH 109 .
**Students may substitute MATH 203 for MGSC 209 .