# Accounting and Financial Planning (ACCTGFS) courses

Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://chaffey.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/19209/20264/18796/20090/20297

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ACCTGFS 30 — Personal Finance

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 5 sections listed as ACCTGFS-30 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/acctgfs.md); Fall 2026, 8 sections listed as ACCTGFS-30 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/acctgfs.md); Spring 2027, 10 sections listed as ACCTGFS-30 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/acctgfs.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 170100

Fundamentals of personal finance including financial planning, money management, income and asset protection, and investments. Course material covered includes calculations and problem solving related to budgeting, managing income taxes, building and maintaining good credit, large personal assets purchases, managing property and liability risk, investment fundamentals, and retirement and estate planning.

### ACCTGFS 442 — Fundamentals of Finance and Investing

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section listed as ACCTGFS-442 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/acctgfs.md); Spring 2027, 1 section listed as ACCTGFS-442 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/acctgfs.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 050400

Introduction to finance theory and its application to investment decisions involving stocks, bonds, mutual funds, government securities, options, and real estate. Topics include asset allocation principles, modern portfolio theory, investment tools and strategies, diversification, and tax implications of investments.

### ACCTGFS 453 — U.S. and California Income Tax Preparation

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 64-72 Lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 050210

U.S. and California income tax principles and tax return preparation as it relates to individuals, sole proprietorships, and other business entities.

### ACCTGFS 465 — Financial Accounting for the Non-Accounting Major

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 050200

Creation, use, and interpretation of accounting data by the non-accounting business major, from an entrepreneurial perspective. Topics include: business structure and financial statement analyses; forecasted financial statements; cash management and budgeting, including capital and operating budgets; management of receivables and payables; and an overview of financing options, banking relations, and credit management.