Accounting (BBA)

Program Overview

The accounting program prepares students for a career in accounting with the foundation coursework required to pursue post-graduation professional certificates or licenses such as the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or the Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The program also prepares students to pursue graduate coursework in accounting. The accounting major includes 24 upper division required hours of accounting. Students are offered a variety of required and elective courses designed to meet the needs of today's working professional in accounting and with other core business courses are prepared to be a confident and prepared professional. Courses are offered on a rotating basis during the day, at night or online. In addition, students may join an affiliated club and network with local and regional professionals.

Career Opportunities

The BBA in Accounting prepares you for an accounting career in a private, public or non-profit organization. Graduates may find positions in financial accounting, auditing, management accounting, forensic accounting, governmental accounting, and taxation.

Job Search Information

National Organizations or Databases

http://www.accounting.com/
http://www.Accountingedu.org - resource for potential CPAs and students researching state requirements for CPA certification
http://www.accountingcrossing.com/
http://www.accountingjobstoday.com/
http://www.accountingnow.com/
http://www.beyond.com/
http://www.careerbank.com/
http://www.financialjobbank.com/
http://www.jobs.irs.gov/home.html
http://www.accountingdegreesonline.org/
http://www.accountingdegreetoday.com
http://www.businessdegreeonline.com/programs/accounting-degrees - Video interviews with experts from top universities and national associations

Links to Professional Associations

Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.

American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Accounting Technicians
Association of Government Accountants
National Association of Tax Professionals
Institute of Management Accountants
The Institute of Internal Auditors
State Boards for Accounting

Program of Study

Core Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
BBA Core
Minimum grade of C is required ¹
BUSA 3115	Business Analytics I	3
BUSA 3116	Managerial Decision Making	3
or MISM 3116	Business Analytics II
BUSA 3135	International Business	3
BUSA 4000	Business Professional Exit Requirement	0
BUSA 4185	Strategic Management	3
FINC 3105	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 3115	Principles of Management	3
MISM 3115	Principles of Information Systems Management	3
MKTG 3115	Principles of Marketing	3
BUSA 3126	Business Law	3
BBA Core total		27

¹: Minimum grade of C is required in your major's prerequisite course and BUSA 4185 Strategic Management

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		45
Core Total		45
Field of Study Requirements ¹
Minimum grade of C is required
ACCT 2101	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACCT 2102	Principles of Accounting II	3
BUSA 2100	Introduction to Information Systems in Business	3
BUSA 2115	Introduction to Business	3
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Required for the Major BBA Core
Minimum 2.0 grade point average is required
BUSA 3115	Business Analytics I	3
BUSA 3116	Managerial Decision Making	3
or MISM 3116	Business Analytics II
BUSA 3135	International Business	3
BUSA 4000	Business Professional Exit Requirement (taken in last semester)	0
BUSA 4185	Strategic Management (taken in last semester)	3
FINC 3105	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 3115	Principles of Management	3
MISM 3115	Principles of Information Systems Management	3
MKTG 3115	Principles of Marketing	3
BUSA 3126	Business Law	3
Required for the Major Total		27
Major Electives
Minimum grade of C is required
ACCT 3111	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACCT 3112	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACCT 3125	Cost Accounting	3
ACCT 3135	Accounting Information Systems	3
ACCT 4141	Income Taxation for Individuals	3
ACCT 4155	Auditing Principles	3
ACCT 3*/4*	Elective	3
ACCT 3*/4*	Elective	3
Major Electives Total		24
General Electives
Select 6 credits of electives from ACCT/BUSA/MISM/ECON/ENTR/FINC/FTA/MGMT/MKTG 3*/4*	Electives	6
Unrestricted Elective 1*/2/3/4*	Elective	3
General Electives Total		9
Total Credit Hours		123

¹: Students will not be allowed to take Area G courses until this requirement is met.

Program Map

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I (minimum grade of C)	3
Select one of the following (minimum grade of C):		3
MATH 1111	College Algebra
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus
AREA D	Non-Lab Science	3
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics (minimum grade of C)	3
BUSA 2115	Introduction to Business (minimum grade of C)	3
Area B2	Seminar ¹	1
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
ENGL 1102	English Composition II (minimum grade of C)	3
AREA D	Lab Science	4
Area B1	COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
BUSA 2100	Introduction to Information Systems in Business (minimum grade of C)	3
By the end of spring, students should have 30 or more hours and have completed Area A requirements
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 2101	Principles of Accounting I (minimum grade of C)	3
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865	3
AREA E	Behavioral Science	3
AREA C	Fine Arts	3
AREA D	Math/Science/Technology	3
PEDS Physical Education course		1
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
ACCT 2102	Principles of Accounting II (minimum grade of C)	3
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics (minimum grade of C)	3
AREA C	Humanities	3
AREA E	World Culture	3
KINS 1106 or PHED 1205	Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness	2
AREA B2	Seminar ¹	1
At the end of spring, 63 hours (Areas A-Wellness) should be complete
	Credit Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
BUSA 3115	Business Analytics I (2.0 GPA required)	3
ACCT 3111	Intermediate Accounting I (minimum grade of C)	3
ACCT 3135	Accounting Information Systems (minimum grade of C)	3
MGMT 3115	Principles of Management (2.0 GPA required)	3
MISM 3115	Principles of Information Systems Management (2.0 GPA required)	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
BUSA 3116 or MISM 3116	Managerial Decision Making (2.0 GPA required) or Business Analytics II	3
ACCT 3112	Intermediate Accounting II (minimum grade of C)	3
ACCT 4141	Income Taxation for Individuals (minimum grade of C)	3
FINC 3105	Principles of Finance (2.0 GPA required)	3
AREA I	Business Elective (2.0 GPA required)	3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
ACCT 3125	Cost Accounting (minimum grade of C)	3
ACCT 4155	Auditing Principles (minimum grade of C)	3
AREA H	Accounting Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
BUSA 3135	International Business (2.0 GPA required)	3
MKTG 3115	Principles of Marketing (2.0 GPA required)	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
BUSA 4185	Strategic Management (2.0 GPA required)	3
BUSA 4000	Business Professional Exit Requirement (2.0 GPA required)	0
AREA H	Accounting Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
AREA I	Business Elective (2.0 GPA required)	3
BUSA 3126	Business Law (2.0 GPA required)	3
AREA I	General Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
	Total Credit Hours	123

¹

B2: Select 1 or 2 hours of the following courses:

ITDS 1779 Scholarship Across the Disciplines (2 cr)

LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership (2 cr)

PERS 1506 Perspectives (1 cr; may be repeated with a different topic)

PERS 1507 Perspectives (2 cr)

An overall 2.0 GPA is required for graduation.

Admission Requirements

There are no program specific admission requirements.

Additional Program Requirements

Students must earn a C or better in Area F, have a C average in Area G, and earn a C or better in accounting courses.

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