College of Business, CSU, Chico
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Accounting and Management Information Systems
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Tehama Hall, Room 313
Phone: 530-898-6463, Fax: 530-898-4970
The Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems develops and delivers curriculum that leads to undergraduate degrees in:
- Business Administration (BADM) with an option in accounting
- Business Information Systems (BIS) with an option in accounting information systems, management information systems, or supply chain management systems.
The department recently earned recognition from the United States Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) for developing and delivering MIS curriculum that provides students with the comprehensive understanding, technical skills, and strategies they need to create and maintain secure information systems. Receipt of the certification is the first step toward earning recognition by the United States National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE).
Dedicated to providing students with opportunities to learn and apply cutting-edge IT solutions, the department maintains the Center for Information Systems Research.
Degree Options and Course Patterns
Students who seek a degree in Accounting may opt to follow one of two advising patterns: Professional Accounting or Corporate Financial Management. The Professional Accounting curriculum meets the requirements for students who want to enter career paths desiring CPA (Certified Public Accountant) status. Many Chico Professional Accounting students work for national, regional or local public accounting firms or for government agencies such as the IRS or California Franchise Board. The Corporate Financial Management pattern prepares students for staff accounting positions in large to medium sized corporate settings where CPA status is not required.
- Accounting: Professional Accounting Pattern
- Accounting: Corporate Financial Management Pattern
- Minor in Accounting
Students who seek an undergraduate degree in Business Information Systems (BSIS) may opt to refine their studies to accounting information systems, management information systems, or supply chain management systems. This degree was designed with input from industry partners to meet the growing job demands for consultants and business professionals who are technology savvy. In addition to serving as professional consultants, graduates in BSIS are prepared to work as business process analysts, project management trainees, IT infrastructure specialists, SAP functional analysts, and relationship management specialists.