Accountancy

About the Department

Shu Lin, Department Chair
Peters Business Building, Room 284
559.278.2852
FAX: 559.278.4911
craig.fresnostate.edu/acct/

The Department of Accountancy offers an option in accounting within the Bachelor of Science in the Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accountancy. The undergraduate qualifies students for, and the master’s program further prepares students for, the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exams.

Interesting Classes You Might Take

• Financial Accounting Principles and Systems
• Managerial Accounting Principles and Systems
• Federal Income Taxation of Entities
• and the Federal Uniform Estate and Gift Tax
• Auditing
• Forensic Accounting

What You Can Learn

• Ethics in accounting
• The theory and practice of flowcharting
• Data analytics and visualization for accounting professionals
• How to evaluate internal accounting controls in computer systems environments
• Learn about the interrelationships of people, procedures, and equipment
• Financial accounting for corporate entities

Career Opportunities

Undergraduates with a Bachelor of Science Degree/Accounting Option are trained to pursue numerous career opportunities in Public Accounting (CPA Firms), Private Industry (accounting, audit, or analyst work for Agriculture, Retail, Manufacturing, and Service companies), and Governmental/ Regulatory/ Not for Profit entities (accounting or audit work for federal or state agencies, and charitable organizations).

Accountancy option students often pursue professional certifications/licenses including the CPA state license (state license as a Certified Public Accountant), the CMA (industry designation for management accounting) and the CIA (industry designation for internal auditing).

What You Can Earn:

• Accountant I, $55,280 (in our region)
• Tax Accountant III, $85,868 (in our region)
• Cost Accountant II, $73,777 (in our region)

Source: HR reported data at salary.com as of January 2021

Programs

• Accounting (Professional), Certificate of Special Study

• Business Administration - Accountancy Option, B.S.

• Accounting, Minor