School of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems
Undergraduate Programs
Majors
- Accountancy
Options: - Business Information Systems
Options: - Finance
Options:
Minors
Certificate
- Accounting - suspended
Graduate Programs
Major
- Accountancy - suspended
Accounting (ACTG)
ACTG 317, EXTERNAL REPORTING I, 4 Credits
Examines the theory and practice of financial accounting, the processing and controls phases of the accounting system, and reporting to external parties. Emphasis is placed on the accounting cycle and financial statement structure and content. The emphasis on the accounting cycle includes the processing and tracing of transaction data from source documents to financial statements.
Prerequisite: (BA 211 with C or better or BA 211H with C or better or BA 211Z with C or better or BA 211HZ with C or better) and (BA 213 [C] or BA 213H [C] or BA 213Z [C] or BA 213HZ [C])
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 318, EXTERNAL REPORTING II, 4 Credits
Continuation from ACTG 317 and the theory and practice of financial accounting and the reporting to external parties. Covers financial reporting objectives to provide information that is useful in investment and credit decisions, in assessing cash flow prospects, and about company resources and claims to those resources.
Prerequisite: ACTG 317 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 319, EXTERNAL REPORTING III, 4 Credits
Continuation from ACTG 318 and the theory and practice of financial accounting and the reporting to external parties. Covers financial reporting objectives to provide information that is useful in investment and credit decisions, in assessing cash flow prospects, and about company resources and claims to those resources.
Prerequisite: ACTG 318 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 321, COST MANAGEMENT I, 4 Credits
Reinforces and builds on the language and concepts of management accounting. Emphasizes different models for product costing and examines their effects on profit planning, budgeting, motivation, and control.
Prerequisite: ACTG 317 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 379, ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS, 4 Credits
Covers the analysis of data as it pertains to accounting professionals. The focuses include analytic techniques for decision making and the examination of “big data” involving accounting information. Hands-on experiences will develop skills with select software tools used in data analytics for accounting professionals.
Prerequisite: ACTG 318 with C- or better and (BA 370 [C-] or BA 370H [C-])
ACTG 405, READING & CONFERENCE, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ACTG 407, SEMINAR, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ACTG 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
This course is repeatable for 18 credits.
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 417, ADVANCED ACCOUNTING, 4 Credits
Explores advanced financial accounting theory and practice, building on the External Reporting course series ACTG 317/ACTG 318/ACTG 319. Focuses on topics including corporate combinations, consolidated financial statements, and other emerging accounting issues.
Prerequisite: ACTG 319 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 420, IT AUDITING, 4 Credits
Explores key information systems issues such as planning, acquisition, delivery, and monitoring from a risk and control perspective. Covers the use of IT audit standards, guidelines, and frameworks and build data analysis tool skills.
Prerequisite: (ACTG 317 with C- or better and (BA 370 [C-] or BA 370H [C-])) or BIS 371 [C-] or BA 371 [C-] or BIS 471 [C-] or BA 479 [C-]
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 424, TAXATION I, 4 Credits
Covers concepts related to business taxation and focuses primarily on 1) basic income tax law as it relates to businesses, 2) the role of income taxes in decision making processes, and 3) basic income tax research. Intended to assist students in preparation to become a professional, and thus contains components designed to aid in the development of technical, analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
Prerequisite: ACTG 319 with C- or better
ACTG 425, ADVANCED TAXATION, 4 Credits
Examines federal tax system as it applies to corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts. Emphasizes on understanding tax planning for business owners and refining the ability to research tax issues.
Prerequisite: ACTG 319 with C- or better
ACTG 427, ASSURANCE AND ATTESTATION SERVICES, 4 Credits
Assertions of enterprises gain credibility when examined by an independent third party. Assurance and attestation provide credibility. Coverage includes ethics, risk, materiality, internal control, evidence and reporting.
Prerequisite: ACTG 319 with C- or better
ACTG 428, ADVANCED AUDIT ANALYTICS, 4 Credits
An advanced course covering audit theory, current audit practice and auditor professional skills. Includes in-class activities, readings, presentations, research and group discussions of relevant advanced audit topics. Understand the use and future of data analytics in the audit profession. Theory, current audit practice and auditor professional skills.
Prerequisite: ACTG 427 with C- or better
ACTG 442, FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Develops the understanding and skill to use financial statements for investment decisions, credit decisions, performance analysis, and forecasting. Three main topic areas: analysis overview, accounting analysis, and financial analysis.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or ((BA 240 with C- or better or BA 240H with C- or better or BA 360 with C- or better or BA 360H with C- or better) and ACTG 317 [C-])
Equivalent to: FIN 442
Available via Ecampus
ACTG 499, SELECTED TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING, 1-6 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ACTG 520, IT AUDITING, 4 Credits
Explores key information systems issues such as planning, acquisition, delivery, and monitoring from a risk and control perspective. Covers the use of IT audit standards, guidelines, and frameworks and build data analysis tool skills.
Available via Ecampus
Finance (FIN)
FIN 341, INVESTMENTS, 4 Credits
Risk and reward characteristics of investments; sources of investment information; domestic and international security markets; investment characteristics of common stocks, debt securities, convertible securities, option contracts, and investment companies; real property investment; economic market analysis; technical market analysis; tax aspects of investments; and investment management.
Prerequisite: BA 240 with C or better or BA 240H with C or better or BA 360 with C or better or BA 360H with C or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 342, ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
Capital market theory and the valuation of risky assets, capital budgeting, valuing the firm's securities, capital structure theory, long-term financing alternatives, cost of capital, dividend policy, working capital management, financial analysis and planning, mergers, and takeovers.
Prerequisite: BA 240 with C or better or BA 240H with C or better or BA 360 with C or better or BA 360H with C or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 434, CFA PREPARATION, 2-4 Credits
Provides students with structure and guidance in their preparation for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level exam. Students systematically prepare for and are tested on the 18 sections of the exam.
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
FIN 437, APPLIED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, 2 Credits
Hands-on experience of managing two investment portfolios. Each member in the Oregon State Investment Group (OSIG) should act as a financial analyst to analyze a chosen company by performing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) or Residual Income Model (RIM), the relative valuation, and the SWOT analyses. The weekly seminar offers opportunities for students to present their analyses and offer comments and suggestions to other's presentations.
FIN 438, APPLIED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT II, 1 Credit
Each student will act as a financial analyst to analyze a chosen company using models learned in FIN 437. Provides students with an opportunity to practice security valuation and get familiar with the tools. Focuses on various measures of portfolio performance.
Prerequisite: FIN 437 with C- or better
FIN 439, APPLIED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT III, 1 Credit
Each student will act as a financial analyst to analyze a chosen company using models learned from FIN 437. Provides students additional opportunity to practice security valuation and strengthen their understanding of the tools. Introduces ways to develop an efficient portfolio.
Prerequisite: FIN 437 with C- or better
FIN 440, FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, 4 Credits
Examines fixed income assets and the markets in which they trade. Topics include a broad survey of various fixed income instruments, their issuers, critical components, risks, pricing, yields, and underlying sources of volatility. Includes important institutional features of the bond, mortgage, and mortgage-backed securities markets and strategies for constructing portfolios.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better
FIN 441, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of financial markets and financial institutions that form the economic system of trading financial and real assets both domestically and internationally. Explore concepts of financial theory, institutional detail, regulatory environments and the history of financial markets. Explore the legal, ethical, technological and global issues facing financial managers, markets, and institutions.
Prerequisite: BA 240 with C or better or BA 240H with C or better or BA 360 with C or better or BA 360H with C or better or FIN 340 with C or better or FIN 340H with C or better
FIN 442, FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS, 4 Credits
Develops the understanding and skill to use financial statements for investment decisions, credit decisions, performance analysis, and forecasting. Three main topic areas: analysis overview, accounting analysis, and financial analysis.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or ((BA 240 with C- or better or BA 240H with C- or better or BA 360 with C- or better or BA 360H with C- or better) and ACTG 317 [C-])
Equivalent to: ACTG 442
Available via Ecampus
FIN 443, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
An introduction to the construction, revision, and performance evaluation of financial asset portfolios.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 444, FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
Investigation of financial hedging activities for corporations and financial institutions using futures, options, and other derivative securities. Identification of risk attributes, valid hedging rationales, and management of hedging programs.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better
FIN 445, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
International monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better and FIN 342 [C-]
Recommended: FIN 440 or FIN 442 or FIN 443 or FIN 444 or FIN 499
Available via Ecampus
FIN 447, COMMERCIAL BANKING, 4 Credits
Develop an understanding of the banking system in the United States and gain insight into managing the financial assets of a bank. Emphasis on understanding the regulatory framework of the United States banking system, the organizational structures of banks, and managing the financial performance of a bank. Focus on integrating the theoretical framework of financial asset management with the “hands on” technical skills of risk mitigation and financial optimization strategies to increase a bank’s return on assets and equity.
Prerequisite: BA 240 with C- or better or BA 240H with C- or better or BA 360 with C- or better or BA 360H with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 448, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, 4 Credits
Explores international equity markets; international bond markets, foreign exchange markets; derivative markets; cryptocurrency markets; trading strategies; global financial crisis; volatility index VIX; market stabilization mechanisms.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better and FIN 342 [C-]
Recommended: FIN 440 or FIN 442 or FIN 443 or FIN 444 or FIN 499
Available via Ecampus
FIN 450, FINANCING SPORT, 2 Credits
Provides an overview of the financial aspects of the sport industry and examines the mechanisms for funding sports leagues, teams, and venues at both the professional and college levels. Considers the role of public sector funding and its relationship to sources of revenue such as naming rights, ticket sales, media rights, sponsorships, and licensed merchandise.
Prerequisite: BA 350 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 460, PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL PLANNING, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of professional approach to personal financial planning. Topics included are client/planner interaction, financial statement development and analysis, time value of money, cash flow and debt management, risk management, education planning, retirement planning, tax planning, estate planning, special needs planning, business entity selection and taxation, economics and external environment study, ethics and practice standards of Certified Financial Planner. Formulates a comprehensive financial plan that best fits a client while following ethics and professional responsibilities.
Prerequisite: BA 240 with C- or better or BA 240H with C- or better or BA 360 with C- or better or BA 360H with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 461, INSURANCE PLANNING, 2 Credits
Introduces basic concepts of risk management process in financial planning which involves measuring risk exposures, comparing, and contrasting various risk management tools to manage risk exposures. Uses the risk management tools which include insurances on health, life, disability, auto and property. Enhances a student’s approach to Insurance planning.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or FIN 460 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 462, TAX PLANNING, 2 Credits
Introduces basic concepts of tax planning. Covers income tax systems and ways to minimize tax liability in compliance with IRC. Provides an understanding of how to calculate taxes on various investments and learn strategies to manage tax liability.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or FIN 460 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 463, RETIREMENT PLANNING, 2 Credits
Focuses on Retirement Planning. Develops appropriate retirement plans for individuals and small businesses. Examines qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, IRAs, and Social Security. Discusses regulatory and tax considerations.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or FIN 460 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 464, ESTATE PLANNING, 2 Credits
Introduces Estate Planning and focuses on developing an appropriate technique to estate planning given a client’s objectives and needs. Covers the legal, tax, financial and non-financial aspects of the estate planning process. Topics include trusts, wills, probate, charitable giving, wealth transfers and related taxes.
Prerequisite: FIN 342 with C- or better or FIN 460 with C- or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 465, FINANCIAL PLANNING CAPSTONE, 4 Credits
Serves as the capstone course in the Financial Planning program. Synthesize and integrate knowledge from previous courses to develop a comprehensive financial plan. Covers client communications skills.
Prerequisite: FIN 341 with C- or better and FIN 342 [C-] and FIN 460 [C-] and FIN 461 [C-] and FIN 462 [C-] and FIN 463 [C-] and FIN 464 [C-]
Available via Ecampus
FIN 499, SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FIN 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 2-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 4 credits.
FIN 540, FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, 4 Credits
Examines fixed income assets and the markets in which they trade. Topics include a broad survey of various fixed income instruments, their issuers, critical components, risks, pricing, yields, and underlying sources of volatility. Includes important institutional features of the bond, mortgage, and mortgage-backed securities markets and strategies for constructing portfolios.
Prerequisite: FIN 542 (may be taken concurrently) with B- or better
FIN 541, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of financial markets and financial institutions that form the economic system of trading financial and real assets both domestically and internationally. Explore concepts of financial theory, institutional detail, regulatory environments and the history of financial markets. Explore the legal, ethical, technological and global issues facing financial managers, markets, and institutions.
Prerequisite: BA 540 (may be taken concurrently) with B- or better
FIN 542, INVESTMENTS, 3 Credits
Introduction to the tools and concepts of security analysis and investments; basic security types, including stocks, bonds, options and futures, respective markets and to how these securities are traded; fundamental valuation techniques and theory for stocks and bonds.
Recommended: BA 360
Available via Ecampus
FIN 543, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
An introduction to the construction, revision, and performance evaluation of financial asset portfolios.
Prerequisite: FIN 542 with C or better
Available via Ecampus
FIN 544, FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
Investigation of financial hedging activities for corporations and financial institutions using futures, options, and other derivative securities. Identification of risk attributes, valid hedging rationales, and management of hedging programs.
Recommended: FIN 542
FIN 545, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 4 Credits
International monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.
Prerequisite: BA 540 with B- or better
Recommended: FIN 341 and FIN 342 and (FIN 440 or FIN 442 or FIN 443 or FIN 444 or FIN 499)
Available via Ecampus
FIN 546, ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE, 3 Credits
Examines the influence of market imperfections on financial decision-making and corporate valuation; develops the skills necessary to assess a company's capital structure and its financial performance; and evaluates a company's corporate governance structures.
Prerequisite: BA 540 with B- or better
FIN 547, COMMERCIAL BANKING, 4 Credits
Develop an understanding of the banking system in the United States and gain insight into managing the financial assets of a bank. Emphasis on understanding the regulatory framework of the United States banking system, the organizational structures of banks, and managing the financial performance of a bank. Focus on integrating the theoretical framework of financial asset management with the “hands on” technical skills of risk mitigation and financial optimization strategies to increase a bank’s return on assets and equity.
Recommended: BA 540
Available via Ecampus
FIN 548, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, 4 Credits
Explores international equity markets; international bond markets, foreign exchange markets; derivative markets; cryptocurrency markets; trading strategies; global financial crisis; volatility index VIX; market stabilization mechanisms.
Prerequisite: BA 540 with C or better and FIN 542 [C]
Available via Ecampus
FIN 549, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, 3 Credits
Examines the theory and practice of the market for corporate control, primarily focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Provides an understanding of how to structure, value, and implement an M&A transaction. Applies the appropriate tools and skills to evaluate M&A transactions.
Prerequisite: FIN 546 with B- or better
FIN 560, PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL PLANNING, 4 Credits
Provides an overview of professional approach to personal financial planning. Topics included are client/planner interaction, financial statement development and analysis, time value of money, cash flow and debt management, risk management, education planning, retirement planning, tax planning, estate planning, special needs planning, business entity selection and taxation, economics and external environment study, ethics and practice standards of Certified Financial Planner. Formulates a comprehensive financial plan that best fits a client while following ethics and professional responsibilities.
Recommended: BA 540
Available via Ecampus
FIN 599, SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.