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Accounting B.B.A.

Information about the Department of Accounting can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS section of this catalog. 

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Field of Study Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives. A grade of C or better is required for each of these courses.

ACCT 2101Accounting Principles I

3
ACCT 2102Accounting Principles II

3
BCOM 2285Prof Writing & AI Prompting

3
CBIS 2220Principles of Info Systems

3
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3
Total Credit Hours:18

 

Major Requirements

Common Business Knowledge Courses

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
BUAD 2172Business Ethics

3
FINC 3131Business Finance I

3
LENB 3135Legal Environment of Business

3
MGMT 3101Applied Business Statistics

3
MGMT 3141Principles of Management

3
MGMT 3165Oper Quality & Supply Chn Mgmt

3
MGMT 4195Strategic Management

3
MKTG 3161Principles of Marketing

3
Total Credit Hours:24

International Requirement

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
ACCT 3103Intermediate Accounting III

3
BCOM 4283Global and Intercul Bus Comm

3
BUAD 3500Issues in Intl Business

3
CBIS 4215International Ecommerce

3
ECON 3220International Trade

3
FINC 3240International Finance

3
LOGS 3181International Logistics

3
MGMT 4145International Management

3
MKTG 3180Intl Marketing Environment

3
MKTG 4175Intl Marketing Strategies

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Accounting Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
ACCT 3000Accounting Profession

3
ACCT 3101Intermediate Accounting I

3
ACCT 3102Intermediate Accounting II

3
ACCT 3106Accounting Information Systems

3
ACCT 3116Principles of Taxation I

3
ACCT 3120Cost Accounting

3
ACCT 4135Auditing

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Accounting Electives

Satisfactorily complete two of the following courses with a grade of C or better. Students intending to apply for the Master of Accountancy program are encouraged to take ACCT 3103 and ACCT 4125 as electives.
ACCT 3103Intermediate Accounting III

3
ACCT 4120Strategic Cost Management

3
ACCT 4125Principles of Taxation II

3
ACCT 4605Internship

1 - 6
CBIS 3120Intro Enterprise Resource Plan

3
CBIS 3210Business Analysis

3
CBIS 3213Intro Information Technology

3
CBIS 3214Intro to Database Management

3
FINC 3132Business Finance II

3
FINC 4101Investment Analysis

3
LENB 3145Business Law

3
LOGS 3180Bus Log & Supply Chain Mgt

3
LOGS 3182Logistics Analytics

3
Total Credit Hours:6

 

Optional Concentrations

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may also be used toward concentration requirements, if listed among the approved courses below.

Federal financial aid will not pay for an optional concentration course unless that course is also necessary to complete the 120 hours required for a degree or the 39 hours of required upper-level credit.  Contact Financial Aid if you have questions about your federal aid eligibility.  

Human Resources Management Concentration

Satisfactorily complete MGMT 4105 and six additional hours from the following courses:

MGMT 4115Collective Barg/Labor Relation

3
MGMT 4125Compensation and Benefits

3
MGMT 4605Internship &/or Coop Education

1 - 3
Total Credit Hours:9

Logistics and Transportation Concentration

Satisfactorily complete LOGS 3180 and two of the following courses:

LOGS 3181International Logistics

3
LOGS 3182Logistics Analytics

3
LOGS 4605Logistics Internship

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Sales Concentration

Satisfactorily complete MKTG 3170, MKTG 4164, and three additional hours from the following courses:

MKTG 3167Retailing

3
MKTG 3170Professional Selling

3
MKTG 4164Sales Management

3
MKTG 4505Special Topics

3
MKTG 4605Internship/Coop Education

1 - 9
LOGS 3180Bus Log & Supply Chain Mgt

3
Total Credit Hours:9

 

Electives

Total Credit Hours:0-2

 

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all ACCT courses, all Area F courses, and all Common Business Knowledge courses.  Common Business Knowledge courses are ACCT 2101, ACCT 2102, BCOM 2285, BUAD 2172, CBIS 2220, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, FINC 3131, LENB 3135, MGMT 3101, MGMT 3141, MGMT 3165, MGMT 4195, and MKTG 3161, and the course taken to fulfill the international business requirement.

Students may take an upper-level accounting course a maximum of two times in attempting to earn a grade of "C" or higher. The limit applies to upper level (3000 or higher) accounting required or elective classes. If a student cannot achieve a grade of "C" or better in these first two attempts, they are not permitted to enroll in any upper level accounting classes for a period of one year. This does not include students that have withdrawn from a section and received a "W" on their transcript.

The accounting major senior exit requirement is a graduation survey that will be completed during the final semester before graduation. Students will be contacted late in the semester with instructions for completing the survey.

Total Credit Hours: 120