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ACCT 3 - Essentials of Accounting
Not open to students majoring in accounting or business administration. Basic concepts in preparation of business financial statements; introduction to understanding, analyzing, and interpreting accounting data by investors, managers, and creditors for decision making, planning, and control. Only minor attention given to record keeping procedures.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 4A - Financial Accounting Principles and Systems
Not open to freshmen. Financial accounting; accounting statements, transaction analysis, and data accumulation; partnership and corporation accounting.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 4B - Managerial Accounting Principles and Systems
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A with a C grade or better.
Not open to freshmen. Basic coverage of managerial control and decision support tools, job order costing, activity based costing, standard costing, budgeting, relevant costing, and quality control.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 120A - Intermediate Accounting I
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A with a B grade or better, or a 2.5 GPA in ACCT 4A and ACCT 4B , or ACCT 4A with a C grade or better.
Corequisite: ACCT 4B . DS 71 or equivelent recommended
Preparation and analysis of balance sheet and income statements; basic accounting theory and conceptual framework underlying financial accounting; theory of current assets; theory of current liabilities; investments; revenue recognition; error correction and principle changes; and a review of applicable authoritative pronouncements.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 120B - Intermediate Accounting II
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A with a C grade or better. DS 71 or equivalent recommended
An in-depth study of principles, procedures, and reporting requirements in financial accounting as applied to corporate entities; fixed and other noncurrent assets; income tax allocation; noncurrent liabilities, including pensions and leases; inflation accounting; and cash flow. Special attention is given to authoritative pronouncements.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 132 - Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A with a B grade or better, or a 2.5 GPA in ACCT 4A and ACCT 4B , or ACCT 4A with a C grade or better.
Corequisite: ACCT 4B . DS 71 or equivalent and IS 52 recommended.
Industrial and service industry cost accounting; intermediate level coverage of job order and process costing and standard costing; master budgeting, activity based costing/management, decision support tools, support department joint cost allocations, and quality control issues.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 144 - Tax Accounting and Planning
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A with a C grade or better.
Federal income taxation, research, and planning affecting individuals.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 145 - Federal Income Taxation of Entities and the Federal Uniform Estate and Gift Tax
Prerequisite: ACCT 4B and ACCT 144 with a C grade or better.
Federal income tax laws relating to entities. Primary emphasis placed on tax issues regarding C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships (including limited liability companies). Analysis of the Federal Uniform Estate and Gift tax. Entity tax accounting, return preparation, reporting, and tax research.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 146S - Accounting Information Systems and Controls SL
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A , ACCT 4B and IS 130 with a C grade or better.
Design of systems used in the collection, organization and reporting of accounting information. Applied knowledge of business cycles and internal system controls using relevant AIS software. Introduction to accounting analytics for managerial reporting, financial analysis, and auditing purposes. Academic topics and skills learned in this class will be applied in a real-world Service-Learning experience.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 148 - Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A with a C grade or better.
Concepts, principles, and problems of accounting for governmental and nonprofit organizations. Budgeting, fund accounting, cost/benefit analysis, cash planning and control, and independent auditing are introduced in the context of making decisions in governmental and nonprofit organizations.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 162 - Auditing
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A and ACCT 120B with a C grade or better.
Objectives and techniques in verification of business financial statements; duties, responsibilities, and professional ethics of the auditor; auditor’s reports; analysis of internal controls; audits of computerized systems.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 165 - International Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT 4A , ACCT 4B , and ACCT 120A with a C grade or better.
Accounting concepts, principles, and methods for multinational corporations. Currency for translation of financial statements, financial reporting, international accounting and auditing standards, and the managerial aspects of multinational transactions.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 167 - Advanced Accounting Problems
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A with a C grade or better.
Accounting for corporate consolidations and partnerships.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered:
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ACCT 169 - Forensic Accounting
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A and ACCT 132 with a C grade or better.
Basic forensic and investigative accounting. Case studies from financial accounting, cost accounting, federal income taxes, auditing, business law, and other business disciplines will be used to help students analyze facts and provide usable accounting and financial information.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4 |
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ACCT 170A - CPA Exam Study I: Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) & Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A , ACCT 120B , ACCT 132 and ACCT 187 with a C grade or better. ACCT 148 and ACCT 167 recommended
The course is available for students in the Professional Accounting Certificate Program only and cannot be used toward undergraduate or graduate degree requirements. The course will cover two of the four exam sections of the national examination required to become a Certified Public Accountant: Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) and Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR).
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 170B - CPA Exam Study II: Auditing (AUD) & Regulation (REG)
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A , ACCT 120B , ACCT 132 , ACCT 144 and ACCT 187 with a C grade or better. ACCT 162 and ACCT 145 recommended.
The course is available for students in the Professional Accounting Certificate Program only and cannot be used toward undergraduate or graduate degree requirements. The course will cover two of the four exam sections of the national examination required to become a Certified Public Accountant: Auditing and Attestation (AUD) and Regulation (REG).
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 187 - Accounting Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
Prerequisite: ACCT 120A , ACCT 120B and ACCT 132 with a C grade or better.
This course examines the Accountants’ ethics and professional responsibilities that are integrated in the various roles an accountant undertakes in the recording and reporting of a business processes and financial information.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 189T - Topics in Accounting and Auditing
This course provides an introduction to the environment of financial accounting and reporting, financial statement analysis, federal income taxation affecting individuals, and Quickbooks financial software. Students will learn what accounting is, identify four financial statements, learn how to understand and analyze financial statements, and become familiar with federal income tax law in the determination of income, deductions, gains, losses, taxable income for individual income taxpayers. Students will also learn how to use Quickbooks to organize business finances and create invoices and reports.
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Units: 3 |
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ACCT 190 - Independent Study
See Academic Placement – Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-3 |
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ACCT 195I - Internship
Prerequisite: permission of internship coordinator
As a course substitution, prior department approval required. Only one internship may count towards option requirements. CR/NC grading only. Requires 150 hours of work at a pre-qualified, academically-related work station (business, government or nonprofit agency).
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
Africana Studies |
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AFRS 1 - Ethnic Experience
Examines the experiences of various ethnic minorities in the U.S., addresses the issue of race as it affects ethnic formation, analyzes public policy and ethnic experience, discusses the comparable ideologies of race and gender, and evaluates culture and ethnic experience.
Units: 3
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AFRS 10 - Introduction to Africana Studies: Beginnings, Political Struggle, and Academic Warfare
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth F
A survey course designed to introduce students to the vast array of scholarship defining the African American experience as they relate to the experiences of Africans on the continent and other peoples of African descent in the Diaspora.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 15 - Slavery and the American Experience
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth F
A survey course examining the role of slavery in the economic, political and social development of the United States from the founding of the colonies through the revolutionary period to the civil war and beyond.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 20 - Critical Thinking About Race
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Foundation A3
This course uses critical thinking skills to discuss, analyze, and critique centuries-old ideas on race/ethnicity and the social policies that were enacted to promote prejudice and discrimination against minorities with a special focus on peoples of African decent and American Indians.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 21 - Gospel Choir
(Same as AFRS 121 and MUSIC 102GC ) Performance of a variety of inspirational songs reflecting the African American cultural experience. Participation through rehearsals, activities, programs, and field trips.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 1 Repeatable for a maximum of 8 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1 |
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AFRS 24 - African American Music
The origin and evolution of African American music from the perspective of social and cultural history. Emphasis on slave songs, gospel, jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul music.
Units: 3
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Units: 3 |
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AFRS 27 - Black Popular Culture
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth F
Introduction to the historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans. Examines historical and social arrangements implicated in the experiences and the images these arrangements construct both in the United States and around the world.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 35 - Art and Music of Africa
Comprehensive study of African artistry and music.
Units: 3
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Units: 3 |
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AFRS 36 - Contemporary African Societies
Analysis of the cultural and political structure of African societies; understanding the impact of colonialism in Africa; realizing the relationship of African Americans to Africa.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 38 - Sociology of the Black Experience
Basic principles sociology and their application to the black experience. This introductory course utilizes the sociological approach to seek an understanding of the various experiences of black people in society. Involves participant observation, interviewing, and field trips.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 3
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AFRS 40 - Law, Policing, and Black Communities
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth F
Introduction to the historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans as shaped by laws, policing, and the prison system. Examines African American perceptions of the legal system, including their efforts to implement change.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 55T - Topics in African American Studies
Selected topics at the introductory level in African American Studies.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 9 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 1-3 |
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AFRS 56 - The African American Family
Deals with the origin, development, and adaptations the African American family has created to sustain itself as a viable institution. Emphasis is on problems encountered and created by the American society and how the African American family handles these adversities.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 60 - Introduction to African American Theatre
Study and practice in performance of African American drama and oral interpretation projects. Class will include poetry reading; dance performances; dramatic interpretations; comedic sketches. Previous experience not required.
Units: 3
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AFRS 68 - Black Protest from Emmett Till to Breonna Taylor
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth F
Introduction to historical and contemporary Black experience related to social protest/justice from 1955 to the present, including the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, and the movement for Black lives. Emphasis on racial justice with inclusion of intersectionality and diverse identities.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 102A - African Dance
Focuses on the history of African dance in the United States, uses of dance among Africans/African Americans. Activities include dance techniques; imagery/visualization, dance exercises; simple constructive rest techniques; African dance step techniques preparatory for advance class.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2
Weekly Lab/Activity Hours: 2
Units: 3
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AFRS 104W - Writing About American Inequality
Prerequisite: GE Foundation A2 with a C grade or better.
Analysis of poverty, social class, and inequality in America. Students receive feedback in preparing papers on poverty and inequality. Emphasis on research techniques, evaluation and documentation of evidence, and style and mechanics of writing. Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for graduation.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 121 - Gospel Choir
(Same as AFRS 21 and MUSIC 102GC ) Performance of a variety of inspirational songs reflecting the African American cultural experience. Participation through rehearsals, activities, programs, and field trips.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 1 Repeatable for a maximum of 8 units.
Course Typically Offered:
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AFRS 129 - African American Literary Classics
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Integration IC
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C
Discussion and written analyses of significant poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction by African American writers representing a variety of views and perspectives. Historical and social contexts of literary works.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 130T - Topics in Ethnic Studies
In-depth research and writing on the past and contemporary situation of America’s major ethnic minorities.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 1-3 |
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AFRS 135 - The African American Community
Analysis of the various lifestyles and cultural patterns of African American communities. Emphasis on unique cultural features of the family, religion, foods, music, art, and folkways. )
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 137 - African American Women
(AFRS 137 same as WGSS 137 .) An overview of the accomplishments of African American women in the United States; their contributions to American culture; African influence; African American women as defined by a dominant society vs. legitimate definition designed to encourage a positive self-concept.
Units: 3
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AFRS 139 - The African American Experience: Black Men and the Search for Self-Liberation
In this course, we will study the history of Black men, Black masculinity, and representations of Black men in media over the last century.. We will explore Black men’s relationships with Black women, the State, and to other Black men.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 140 - The African American Church
History of the formation and development of African American religious institutions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) in the African American community; their effect on the African American personality.
Units: 3
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Units: 3 |
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AFRS 142 - Hip Hop Culture
Analysis of the pre-history, formal advent, and subsequent cultural development and expansion of Hip-Hop primarily in Africana communities. Examines how Hip-Hop’s history, politics, and economics in America shapes Africana gender identities, political sensibilities, and cultural worldviews.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 144 - Race Relations
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Integration ID
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation, Breadth Area D and PLSI 2
Analysis of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the attitudes of whites toward blacks and other racial groups in the United States and elsewhere. Explores the functions of race relations and the social life that developed among non-white groups themselves.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 145 - Life and Times of Martin Luther King Jr.
Explores Dr. King’s leadership in the nonviolent movement for racial equality and human dignity, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to King’s assassination (1955-68). Emphasis on philosophy, ideology. Format: lectures, films, slides, recorded speeches, and discussion.
Units: 3
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AFRS 146 - Law and the Minority Community
Critical analysis of the foundation and changing structure of law and legal institutions as perceived by minority communities, with emphasis on equal employment and education, criminal justice, and political power.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 148 - Issues in the African American Community
Prerequisite: AFRS 10 or permission of instructor
In-depth, comprehensive, critical analysis of the current social and economic structure of the African American community. Examination of the effects of institutional racism on current social policy.
Units: 3
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AFRS 150 - South Africa
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: Multicultural/International
Prerequisite: GE Foundation and Breadth Area D
An introductory analysis of the social, racial, political, and economic problems of people of South Africa, both past and present.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 164 - African Cultural Perspectives
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: Multicultural/International
Prerequisite: GE Foundation and Breadth D.
This course explores the realities of the African cultural experiences through readings and films by Africans. The goal is to study the historical, political, economic, religious, and socio-cultural conditions of the continent in the pre-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 165 - African-American Theatre
(DRAMA 187 same as AFRS 165.) Performance, scene development, and dramatic styles consistent with the African American experience. Exploration of cross-cultural aesthetics as they inform creative development. Development of self-written or published scenes and plays.
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 178 - History of African Americans
(HIST 178 same as AFRS 178.)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 180T - Community-Based Topics in Africana Studies
Selected topics related to Black culture, Black institutions and networks, contemporary issues, activism and anti-bias work. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 9 units.
Units: 1-3 |
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AFRS 189 - Fieldwork in Community Relations
Supervised field observation, participation, and documentation in the operation of minority communities.
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AFRS 190 - Independent Study
See Academic Placement – Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-3 |
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AFRS 191 - History of Allensworth
An examination of the historical development of the African American town of Allensworth from its status as a town to its existence as a state historic park. Students will be exposed to various academic disciplines through lectures and a field trip to the park.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 1 |
Agricultural Business |
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AGBS 1 - Introductory Agricultural Economics
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Breadth D2
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2 for students in English college-readiness Category III and IV
Microeconomic principles of resource allocation, production, cost, and market price equilibrium with primary application to farms and agribusinesses. Supply and demand in commodity pricing under perfect and imperfect competition. Optimizing single variable input production function; total/marginal approaches to profit maximizing output.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 2 - Agricultural Sector Analysis
Domestic and international forces affecting industry profitability of farm input suppliers, agricultural producers, commodity processors, food marketers; government fiscal, monetary, trade policies interaction with agricultural credit, price support, food subsidy programs; inpact on agribusiness asset values, debt accumulation, income levels.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 5 - Survey of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Orientation to agricultural sector, institutions, and historic farm problems. Basic economic concepts and business principles applied to management, marketing, finance, and trade. Consumer demand and producer supply functions. Competitive market price determination. Overview of resource, environmental, consumer, and farming issues and government policies.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 28 - Introductory Agricultural Law
Fundamentals of agricultural law including historical sources; legislative laws and business ethics; administrative regulations, judicial decisions affecting agriculture; express and implied contracts with remedies for their breach in agricultural situations; real and personal property law plus secured transactions in agriculture.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 31 - Farm Accounting
Basic concepts and principles of financial accounting systems applied to farm operations; mechanics of recording single and double entry transactions under cash and accrual accounting methods; preparation and analysis of enterprise records and financial statements to generate management information.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 32 - Agribusiness Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: AGBS 31 or ACCT 4A
Application and analysis of accounting information for farm and agribusiness management; integration of economic, and financial principles in preparing business plans; equipment cost control and crop enterprise accounting methods; capital investment and profit performance; introduction to computerized farm accounting systems.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 71 - Agricultural Business Statistics
Study of statistical techniques and formal reasoning applications to management and social and agricultural sciences. Calculation, interpretation, critical evaluation, and historical relevance of quantitative tools, data analysis, and results including graphical presentations, descriptive and inferential statistics, hypotheses formulation and testing, and regression.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 76 - Agribusiness Microcomputer Applications
Applied microcomputing for agribusiness management; use of spreadsheet, database management , and presentation software; applications to basic farm accounting and financial budgeting, farm production recordkeeping, and commodity price trend tracking.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 78 - Agribusiness Quantitative Analysis
Functional relationships, marginal analysis and decision-making models in agribusiness; logic and probability in diagnosing problems, designing operations and achieving objectives; identification of procedures for efficient resource utilization.
Units: 3
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AGBS 80 - Undergraduate Research
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40 and permission of instructor
Directed study or research on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business. Consult department policies and procedures governing undergraduate research. Approved for SP grading.
Units: 1-4 Repeatable for a maximum of 4 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-4 |
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AGBS 85T - Topics in Agricultural Business
Agricultural economics, farm management, agribusiness management, financial planning, agricultural development, public policy, product marketing, and decision analysis. Topics may require lab hours.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 1-3 |
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AGBS 100 - Intermediate Agricultural Economics
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40 ; MATH 11 or MATH 75 or MATH 75A and MATH 75B
Analysis of farm financial statements; institutional sources of farm credit; time value of money and capital budgeting for agricultural investment; cost of debt and equity capital; risk management strategies; insurance, tax, and farm estate planning.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 105 - Agricultural Business Quantitative Methods
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 , AGBS 76 (C grade or better); MATH 11 or MATH 75 or MATH 75A and MATH 75B
Advanced functional relationships, modeling and decision-making analysis in agribusiness; linear programming, sensitivity and regression analysis in spreadsheet models; application of statistical tests for efficient data examination.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 109 - Management of Agri-food Supply Chains
Prerequisite: AGBS 100 and AGBS 105
Functional and Institutional approach to agri-food supply chain management, understanding animal protein, commodity crop and produce supply chains, sustainable institutional relationships, logistics and transportation, technology management, supply chain coordination through contracts and negotiations, food safety risk and communication.
Units: 3
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AGBS 110 - Farm Management
Prerequisite: AGBS 31 , AGBS 76 , and AGBS 100
Production economics and management techniques for analysis of efficient farm resource use, planning and organization; analysis of budgeting and optimization techniques, and computer applications for developing farm management plans.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 117 - Agricultural Labor-Management Relations
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Economic analysis of the farm labor market; labor productivity, agricultural mechanization and farm employment; farm labor laws and government regulations; agricultural labor relations, unionization, and collective bargaining; farm personnel administration practices and supervisory management principles.
Units: 3
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AGBS 120 - Agribusiness Management
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Organizational forms and management functions of agribusiness firms; human resource management systems; management science principles for optimizing plant location, equipment replacement, inventory control, and sales volume; operations research techniques, including probability-based network and decision models, for solving agribusiness problems.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 122 - Agricultural Cooperative Management
Prerequisite: AGBS 120
Philosophical, historical, and legislative evolution of U.S. agricultural cooperatives; uniqueness of cooperative organization, planning, direction and control functions vis-a-vis standard corporations; legal, financial, and tax considerations in managing input-supply and marketing cooperatives; case studies and field trips to cooperatives.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 3
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AGBS 124 - Food and Fiber Industry Management
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Production management of farm input manufactures, agricultural commodity processing, food/fiber product distribution; functional approach to transformation/value-added operations including planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling; case applications to materials handling, product development, food packaging, quality control, transportation logistics, inventory management.
Units: 3
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AGBS 128 - Agricultural Leadership
The role of government, industry, and consumers in developing comprehensive and inclusive solutions to current agricultural and food issues is explored. Leadership and communication skills for accomplishing group objectives are developed.
Additional Activity: field trips
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 130 - Agricultural Finance
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: AGBS 2 , AGBS 32 , AGBS 76 .
Prerequisite or Corequisite: AGBS 100 or permission of instructor.
Analysis of farm financial statements; institutional sources of farm credit; time value of money and capital budgeting for agricultural investment; cost of debt and equity capital; risk management strategies; insurance, tax, and farm estate planning.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 131 - Agricultural Capital Markets
Prerequisite: AGBS 2 and AGBS 130
Public and private financial intermediaries as sources of agricultural capital; the Cooperative Farm Credit System; credit management policies and practices; government policy, the regulatory environment, and competitive financial markets; legal requirements and financial instruments; external equity capital; and lease financing.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 136 - Farm and Ranch Appraisal
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40 ; AGBS 110 recommended
Principles of agricultural appraisal; physical and economic factors affecting land values; estimation of real estate value using income, cost, and market data approaches; case studies and field problems involving the valuation of local farm and ranch properties.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 140 - International Agricultural Economics
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40 ; AGBS 2 or ECON 50
U.S. agricultural sector in the global economy; trade theory versus government protectionism; domestic farm programs impacts on commodity exports/imports; international agreements, multi-lateral institutions, foreign currency exchange rates, overseas investment; regulatory, fiscal, monetary policies affecting agribusiness competitiveness in world markets.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 150 - Agricultural and Food Policy
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40 ; AGBS 2 or ECON 50
Analysis of public policies affecting the economics of U.S. and California agriculture; government programs influencing agricultural production, commodity distribution, market prices, farm income; environmental and natural resource issues; nutrition, food safety and biotechnology concerns; food industry regulation; international agricultural trade.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 155 - Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
GE Area/Graduation Requirement: GE Integration ID
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D
Economic Analysis of public policies governing land use, water management, energy generation, mineral exploitation and forest administration; review of population pressures and resource conservation; examination of externalities, property rights issues, resource use planning, agricultural zoning, environmental regulations, and reclamation law.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 160 - Agricultural Marketing Analysis
Prerequisite: AGBS 100 or permission of instructor
Commodity transformation and product flow through processing and distribution channels; market structure, conduct and performance; marketing system efficiency and marketing bill components; over supply, marketing orders, grading and standards, and price stabilization; price forecasting, futures market trading, and risk management.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 162 - Commodity Futures Trading
Prerequisite: AGBS 160 or permission of instructor
Study of commodity futures and options markets; speculative trading and techniques of fundamental and technical analyses; crop and livestock hedging strategies for commodity procurement and marketing; integrating options and futures trading for risk management; and development of futures trading plans.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 163 - Agricultural Export Marketing
Prerequisite: AGBS 160 or permission of instructor
Determination of potential overseas markets for U.S. agricultural products through export marketing studies; foreign business environment and distribution channels; product preparation and transportation abroad; cultural-specific promotional and advertising programs; international sales agreements, financial transactions, plus banking and shipping documentation.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 164 - Agribusiness Sales Management
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Marketing management strategies for stimulating business and consumer demand for agricultural goods and services; food and fiber merchandising using institutional, functional, value approaches; sales program organization and staff development for effective communication of product information and timely completion transactions.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 170WS - Advanced Agribusiness Applications
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 , AGBS 2 , AGBS 28 , AGBS 32 , and AGBS 76
To be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed or concurrently enrolled. Introduction to various types of professional agribusiness written communications. The development of written communication skills will include business correspondence and other forms common to agribusinesses. Meets the upper-division writing requirement for graduation. A service learning project is expected of all students.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 173 - Wine Marketing
Introduction to basic marketing concepts such as pricing, promotion, packaging and place applied to the wine business. Sources of information and methods to conduct market research in the wine industry. Consumer trends, buyer behavior and the structure and legal environment will be discussed.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 180 - Undergraduate Research
Prerequisite: senior standing and permission of instructor
Directed study or research on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business. Consult department policies and procedures governing undergraduate research. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-4 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-4 |
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AGBS 185T - Topics in Agricultural Business
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Agricultural economics, farm management, agribusiness management, financial planning, agricultural development, public policy, product marketing, and decision analysis. Topics may require lab hours.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 9 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 1-3 |
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AGBS 192 - Agricultural Business Field Studies
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
Business and economic functions performed by specialized agricultural agencies with emphasis on physical operating patterns. Field trips to production, marketing, and finance firms. Workshops with agribusiness managers.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1
Weekly Lab/Activity Hours: 2
Additional Activity: field trips
Course Fee: field trip fees, $75
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 2 |
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AGBS 194I - Agribusiness Internship
Prerequisite: sophomore standing
Emphasis on development of decision-making ability through industrial experience integrated with basic principles acquired in the classroom. Only 3 units of internship allowable in the major. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-3 |
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AGBS 195 - Agricultural Business Competitive Teams
Prerequisite: AGBS 1 or ECON 40
This course provides students with hands-on experience incorporating theories and tools learned through required coursework. Activities will be an “academic playground” that will give students the opportunity to show off their skills in a competitive environment among colleges and universities.
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 280T - Topics in Agricultural Business
Prerequisite: Classified standing or permission of instructor
Fields of study include: farm management, agribusiness management, financial planning, international agriculture, public policy, and product marketing.
Units: 3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 3 |
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AGBS 290 - Independent Study
See Academic Placement – Approved for SP grading.
Units: 1-3 Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units.
Course Typically Offered:
Units: 1-3 |
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AGED 50 - Orientation to Agricultural Education
An overview of Agricultural Education in California, including the principle components of Agricultural Education, developing academic and career plans, and observation in a secondary agricultural classroom. Two-hour lecture and three-hour school site observation laboratory. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGED 66 - Agricultural Communications
Agricultural news and information gathering and dissemination to food producers and consumers through print/broadcast media and computer networks; mass communications writing, editing, simulated videotape presentations
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 3 |
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AGED 80 - Undergraduate Research
Prerequisite: Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of instructor
Exploratory work on a suitable agricultural problem in agricultural education. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-4 Repeatable for a maximum of 4 units.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-4 |
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AGED 115 - FFA Activities
Organization and administration of various FFA activities. Parliamentary procedure and meeting organization; committee work and structure.
Units: 2 Repeatable for a maximum of 4 units.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Units: 2 |
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