The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) is offered by the Departments of Accounting and Finance, Economics, and Management and Marketing. Contact information and course descriptions can be found in the Catalog sections that follow for these departments. The Major is to be completed with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all courses counted for the major.
The Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Business Administration requires a minimum of 120 units which includes courses for the major and concentration, plus courses for the other university-wide graduation requirements: General Education, American Institutions, First-Year Experience, Junior-Year Diversity requirement, Upper Division Writing, Capstone, etc.
Accounting
The CSUB accounting program helps prepare students for a variety of career opportunities in public accounting, private accounting, and governmental accounting. It also helps prepare students for various professional certifications, such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certifications. See an advisor for more information about this program.
Requirements for the Major in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
This curriculum is designed for the student who wishes to earn a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Business Administration. It has two major components:
- required lower and upper division courses which provide a foundation for understanding business organizations, their operations, and their place in the global economic, political, and social world;
- a concentration of courses which permit an in-depth study of a selected aspect of business activity.
Courses requiring a specific prerequisite may be taken only after the prerequisite has been completed.
Note: One (1) semester unit of credit normally represents one hour of in-class work and 2-3 hours of outside study per week.
Note: Business Administration students shall not be enrolled in any upper division Business Administration course unless they have:
- Completed all courses in the Lower Division Foundation Core; and
- Attained junior status (completed at least 60 semester hours of course work counting toward the 120 semester hours needed for graduation).
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 41 |
| BA 1008 | Perspectives in Business and Financial Literacy 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Introduction to Financial Reporting and Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2210 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2018 | Essentials of Micro-Economics 1 | 3 |
| ECON 2028 | Essentials of Macro-Economics | 3 |
| BA 2200 | Quantitative Tools for Business and Economists | 4 |
| or ECON 2200 | Quantitative Tools for Business and Economists |
| MATH 2200 | Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods 1 | 4 |
| MIS 2000 | Software Productivity Tools | 1 |
| BA 3008 | Diversity in Business Organizations | 3 |
| or ECON 3008 | Gender and Diversity in Workplace |
| BA 3010 | Data Analysis & Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 3108 | Business And Society | 3 |
| BA 4908 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| FIN 3000 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3000 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 3020 | Introduction to Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4000 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3000 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| MGMT 3100 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| or ECON 4510 | Managerial Economics |
| 52 |
| ACCT 2350 | Business Law | 3 |
| ACCT 3000 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3010 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3030 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3250 | Fundamentals of Tax- Individuals | 3 |
| or ACCT 3260 | Fundamentals of Tax - Business |
| ACCT 3600 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 4000 | Advanced and International Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4080 | Auditing | 3 |
| 24 |
| Total Units | 120 |
Note: Students are encouraged to participate in the internship program: ACCT 4860 Internship in Accounting
