Apr 11, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

Accounting, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan


All General Education course options can be found here.   

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (WRI 001 MATH 005 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall Spring
ECON 001: Introduction to Economics   ECON 005: Introduction to Business and Finance  
MATH 011: Calculus I   ECON 006A: Financial Accounting I  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   General Education: Lower Division Language
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, or Societies and Cultures of the Past

Second Year

Fall Spring
ECON 010: Statistical Inference   ECON 050: Introduction to Business Analytics and Spreadsheets  
ECON 006B: Financial Accounting II   ECON 007: Managerial Accounting  
ECON 100: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory   ECON 110: Econometrics  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, or Societies and Cultures of the Past General Education: Area A–Life Science

Third Year

Fall Spring
ECON 104: Management Communication Theory and Practice   ECON 101: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory  
ECON 105: Corporate Finance   ECON 137: Accounting Ethics  
Lower or Upper Division Elective Major Upper Division Accounting Requirement
General Education: Area A-Physical Science Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Major Upper Division Accounting Subjects Requirement Major Upper Division Accounting Subjects Requirement
General Education: Upper Division Crossroads General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective 

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.