Jan 14, 2025

2019-2020 Academic Catalog

2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Accounting Information Systems Concentration, BS

This unique program prepares students to bridge the gap between two disciplines that are critical to business operations: Accounting and Management Information Systems. The program is taught exclusively within the Department of Accounting and Finance which strengthens the curriculum structure of the program focusing on important, relevant accounting, internal controls, and information technology issues. AIS students take courses in database design, networking and data communications, systems analysis and design, and IT audit, all with an accounting emphasis.

Students who complete this concentration will be entering into one of the fastest growing, most dynamic areas in accounting. Graduates are attractive to public accounting firms and corporations with jobs such as liaisons between the accounting/financial systems users and the information systems technical staff or to design and deploy information technology to improve the accounting systems of an organization. Careers might take paths in areas such as IT or internal audit, forensic accounting, risk management, or litigation services. This qualifies students to sit for the CISA (Computer Information Systems Auditor) examination.

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Concentration Requirements for Accounting Information Systems must be completed with a grade of “C or better”. The following Preparation for the Major and Required for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: ENGL 2 , MATH 71 , BUS1 20 , BUS2 90 .

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (35 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (24 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 15 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education (3 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Complete One Sequence From:

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Preparation (17 units)

ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 4 units
ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 4 units (D1)
ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing 3 units (A3) (or equivalent)
MATH 71 - Calculus for Business and Aviation 3 units (B4) (Transfer students with MATH 30 (C or better) may use this in lieu of MATH 71 .)

Complete One Course From:

COMM 100W - Writing Workshop: Writing for Influence 3 units (Z)
ENGL 100WB - Written Communication: Business 3 units (Z)
LLD 100WB - Writing Workshop for Business Students 3 units (Z)

Major Requirements (67 units)

Core Courses (40 units)

Lower Division Courses (10 units)

BUS3 10 - Discovering Business 3 units (0 units required) (BUS3 10 is not required, but recommended.)
BUS1 20 - Financial Accounting 3 units
BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business 3 units
BUS2 90 - Business Statistics 3 units (Transfer students with STAT 95 (C or better) may use this in lieu of BUS2 90 .)
BUS4 91L - Computer Tools for Business 1 units

Business Fundamentals (15 units)

BUS2 130 - Introduction to Marketing 3 units
BUS5 140 - Fundamentals of Operations Management 3 units
BUS3 160 - Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 units
BUS1 170 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 units
BUS2 190 - Quantitative Business Analysis 3 units

Business Integration and Perspectives Courses (15 units)

BUS5 187 - Global Dimensions of Business 3 units
BUS4 188 - Business Systems and Policy 3 units
BUS3 189 - Strategic Management 3 units
PHIL 186 - Professional and Business Ethics 3 units (S)
One non-business global perspectives course in Area V 3 unit(s)

Concentration Requirements (27 units)

Additionally, to qualify for a baccalaureate degree in business administration with an accounting information systems concentration, all courses in the concentration must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. A cumulative 2.0 GPA is required in all business classes.

Accounting Information Systems Foundation Courses (24 units)

BUS1 120A - Accounting Information Systems 3 units
BUS1 120B - Advanced AIS and IS Risk Assessment 3 units
BUS1 120C - Network Environment and Accounting Controls 3 units
BUS1 120D - Accounting Topics in IT Audit 3 units
BUS1 120G - Programming and Systems Development in AIS 3 units
BUS1 121A - Intermediate Accounting I 3 units
BUS1 121B - Intermediate Accounting II 3 units
BUS1 122A - Management Accounting and Control Systems 3 units

Required Electives (3 units)

Complete one course from:

BUS1 123A - Tax Factors of Business and Investment Decision 3 units
BUS1 124 - Forensic Accounting 3 units
BUS1 127A - Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management 3 units
BUS1 129A - Financial Auditing 3 units
BUS1 129B - Operational Auditing 3 units

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