Accounting - BBA
A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from an AACSB-Accredited (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Accounting program prepares students for careers that offer numerous opportunities for growth and development. This degree program provides the minimum credentials necessary for entry into most accounting careers. However, the BBA degree does not meet the requirements to sit for the CPA examination in Texas.
Many accounting graduates are employed by public accounting firms that provide assurance, tax and other services to all types of organizations. Other accounting graduates pursue careers with business firms and financial institutions, within all levels of government, and as accounting educators.
Upper Level Entry Requirements
Admission to the upper level major of accounting requires satisfactory completion of specific coursework. To review requirements and application procedures see Upper-Level Entry Requirements and Application Procedures.
Lower-Level Business Program (BUAD)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 1 | 3 |
| American history 2 | 3 | |
| Communication | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus 3 | 3 |
| American history 2 | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 229 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ISTM 210 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government 2 | 3 |
| Communication | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 230 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| MGMT 211 | Legal and Social Environment of Business | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government 2 | 3 |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | MATH 148, MATH 152, MATH 168 and MATH 172 will be accepted in lieu of MATH 140. |
| 2 | For those students under ROTC contract, see Requirement 7 of the "Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree". |
| 3 | MATH 147, MATH 151 and MATH 171 will be accepted in lieu of MATH 142. |
Management Information Systems: Students intending to major in Management Information Systems must add ISTM 250 Business Programming Logic and Design (3 credits) to sophomore year curriculum in Business (lower level). The creative arts elective or a communication elective can be taken during the junior year.
Business Honors: Students admitted to Business Honors must add (1) BUSN 125 Business Learning Community I (3 credits) to the freshman year curriculum and (2) BUSN 225 Business Competency (3 credits) to the sophomore year curriculum in Business (lower level). The creative arts elective and a communication elective can be taken during the junior year.
Finance: Students intending to major in Finance must add FINC 210 to freshman year curriculum in Business (lower-level). The general elective taken in the senior year can be reduced by 1 credit.
Upper-Level Accounting Program
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ACCT 327 | Financial Reporting I | 3 |
| FINC 341 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing | 3 |
| SCMT 303 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| International elective 1 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 322 | Professional Development Seminar – BBA | 1 |
| ACCT 328 | Financial Reporting II | 3 |
| ACCT 329 | Cost Management and Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 421 | Critical Communication Skills for Accountants 2 | 2 |
| MGMT 363 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| SCMT 364 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 405 | Income Tax | 3 |
| ACCT 427 | Accounting and Financial Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT 212 | Business Law | 3 |
| General electives 3 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 407 | Auditing 2 | 3 |
| MGMT 466 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| International elective 1 | 3 | |
| General electives 3 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Six hours required. A complete list of approved courses is available in the Undergraduate Program Office, Room 238, Wehner Building. In the BBA curricula, the 6 hours of approved international elective courses simultaneously fulfill the University's International and Cultural Diversity Graduation requirement. |
| 2 | This course is an approved writing-designated (W) or oral communication (C) business course. See your academic advisor for additional information. |
| 3 | General elective courses are open to any course offered for University credit, except ACCT 209, ACCT 210, FINC 409, IBUS 301, ISTM 209, KINE 198, MGMT 209, MGMT 309, MKTG 409, SCMT 309. Additional restrictions may apply: see academic advisor for information. May be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. |
No more than 33 hours of accounting courses may be applied toward the undergraduate degree.
See Department of Accounting advisors for more information on the requirements to sit for the CPA examination.
Professional Program students will follow the degree plan coordinated by the Professional Program office.
Professional Program students will substitute ACCT 321 to replace 2 hours of General electives.