Accountancy, BSBA (46-259) (120 hours) [Also available as an accelerated program]

Major Requirements: 72 Semester Hours

• ACCT 1101 - Foundations of Financial Reporting (3) *+
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3) *+
• ACCT 2901 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3) +
• ACCT 2920 - Cost and Managerial Accounting (3) +
• ACCT 2930 - Tax I (3) +
• ACCT 2950 - Accounting Analytics (3)
• ACCT 2960 - Accounting Information Systems (3) +
• ACCT 3102 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3) +
• ACCT 3103 - Intermediate Financial Accounting III (3) +
• ACCT 4100 - Advanced Accounting (3)
• ACCT 4105 - Auditing (3)
• ACCT 4130 - Tax II (3)
• BLAW 2720 - Legal Environment of Business (3) *
• BLAW 3721 - Law of Business Transactions (3)
• FIN 2801 - Business Statistics I (3) *
• FIN 3801 - Business Statistics II (3)
• FIN 3850 - Principles of Finance (3)
• MGT 3315 - Management of Organizations (3)
• MGT 3325 - Business Communication (3)
• MGT 3360 - Supply Chain and Operations Management (3)
• MGT 4357 - Organizational Policy and Strategy (3)
• MKT 3405 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• 3000- or 4000-level Business Electives (6)

General Education Requirements: 43 Semester Hours

All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. See The General Education Program Requirements  for the full listing of requirements. The following general education courses are required by this major:

• CIS 1600 - Business Information Management GE (3) *

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• COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3)

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• COMM 1050 - Communication in Practice GE (3)

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• MKT 1401 - Professional Speaking and Presentation GE (3)

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• ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3) *
• ECON 1011 - Principles of Microeconomics GE (3) *
• MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) *

Free Electives: 5 Semester Hours

Minimum Total: 120 Semester Hours

*Students expecting to receive the B.S.B.A. degree must meet all preadmission requirements to be admitted to this program. See the Statement of Policy on Admission to a B.S.B.A. degree program. Preadmission courses include: ACCT 1101 , ACCT 2102 , BLAW 2720 , CIS 1600 , ECON 1010 , ECON 1011 , FIN 2801 , and MATH 1111 .

+ACCT 1101 , ACCT 2102 , ACCT 2901 , ACCT 2920 , ACCT 2930 , ACCT 2960 , ACCT 3102 , and ACCT 3103  must be completed with a grade of C or better to receive the B.S.B.A.- Accountancy degree.

Accelerated Program Notes:

The Accelerated model for this program is designed for the MA Accountancy.

Students should apply for admittance to the Accelerated Program at the beginning of the junior year, after earning at least 60 hours of undergraduate college credit that includes the 24 semester hours of BSBA preadmission courses, ACCT 1101 , ACCT 2102  and ACCT 2901 .  The application must be made prior to the student earning senior status in the BSBA in Accountancy, through School of Accountancy Graduate Coordinator.

Students must meet specific academic criteria for acceptance into the Accelerated program.  The minimum criteria for acceptance are:

• Cumulative GPA of 3.00 (4.00 scale) or higher for the first 60 hours of undergraduate college credit.
• GPA of 3.00 (or above) on the 24 semester hours of BSBA preadmission courses.
• Grade of B or higher in ACCT 1101 , ACCT 2102  and ACCT 2901 . 

In order to remain in good standing, students must:

• Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/(4.00 scale), and
• Earn a C or better in all accounting coursework taken in the senior year.

In any semester, if either condition is not met, students will become ineligible to continue in the Accelerated program.

Accelerated student may be eligible to include the following courses as overlap between the undergraduate and graduate programs.  They would be taken at the Graduate level (5XXX):

ACCT 5030 Tax II (ACCT 4130 )

ACCT 5101 Managing Decision Making Using Excel (ACCT 4101 )

ACCT 5115 Financial Reporting and Analysis (ACCT 4114 )

ACCT 5120 Financial Accounting and Reporting I (ACCT 4121 )

ACCT 5135 Internship in Accounting (ACCT 4135 )

ACCT 5137 Advanced Tax I (ACCT 4137 )

ACCT 5138 Advanced Tax II (ACCT 4138)

ACCT 5140 Financial Accounting and Reporting II (ACCT 4140 )

ACCT 5155 Fraud Risk Management/Examination (ACCT 4155 )

ACCT 5160 Data Analytics for Accountants (ACCT 4161 )

ACCT 5165 Special Projects in Accounting (ACCT 4165 )