The field of accounting has offered a very strong job market for decades, and this is projected to continue in the foreseeable future. Both the supply of and the demand for accounting graduates continues to grow, with the demand outpacing the supply in many years. The field of accounting is diverse, with many possible areas of practice such as tax, auditing, management accounting, and forensic accounting—and accounting is often the educational background for senior management of business firms. The accounting faculty have a wealth of experience in both public and private accounting to share with accounting majors. The faculty maintain professional certifications as Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
4-Year Plans
To make your path to graduation a little easier, a 4-year plan for students planning to major in Accounting has been created:
2012-2013 4-Year Plans
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
2011-2012 4-Year Plans
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Degree Requirements
Course of Study for B.B.A. Majors in Accounting and B.B.A./M.B.A. Majors in Accounting
| I. General Education Requirements | 46 hours
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II. Common Professional Component for all B.B.A. majors:
A. Business Pre-Core
ACC 231
| Principles of Accounting I | 3 hours
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ACC 233
| Principles of Accounting II | 3
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BUS 253
| Business Computer Applications | 3
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ECO 271
| Macroeconomics | 3
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ECO 272
| Microeconomics | 3
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| | | 15 hours
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B. Business Core
BUS 252
| Statistical and Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 hours
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BUS 351
| Business Communication (W) | 3
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BUS 354
| Legal Environment of Business | 3
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BUS 455
| Business Ethics (W) | 3
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BUS 459
| Business Policy (W) | 3
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FIN 385
| Managerial Finance | 3
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MGT 241
| Principles of Management | 3
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MGT 343
| Operations Management | 3
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MIS 221
| Management Information Systems | 3
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MKT 261
| Principles of Marketing | 3
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| | | 30 hours
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III. Major Requirements
B.B.A. Major in Accounting: ACC 330
| Intermediate Accounting I | 3 hours
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ACC 331
| Intermediate Accounting II | 3
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ACC 335
| Cost Accounting | 3
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ACC 430
| Principles of Taxation | 3
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ACC 435
| Advanced Accounting | 3
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ACC 436
| Principles of Auditing | 3
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| | *Upper-division business electives | 6
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| | | 24 hours
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*Students planning to pursue CPA licensure should complete BUS 357 Commercial Law. Other students may complete 6 hours of upper-division business electives.
B.B.A./M.B.A.* in Accounting
*Course descriptions for graduate classes are found in the Graduate Catalog. A student who completes this program will receive both the B.B.A. and the M.B.A. degrees.
ACC 330
| Intermediate Accounting I | 3 hours
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ACC 331
| Intermediate Accounting II | 3
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ACC 335
| Cost Accounting | 3
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ACC 430
| Principles of Taxation | 3
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ACC 436
| Principles of Auditing | 3
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BUS 357
| Commercial law | 3
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Any two of the following three courses
| 6
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ACC 532
| Seminar in Accounting Theory OR | (3)
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ACC 533
| Taxation of Entities OR | (3)
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ACC 534
| Seminar in Auditing Theory | (3)
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ACC 520
| Information Systems Management | 3
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ACC 535
| Advanced Accounting | 3
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BUS 550
| Analytical Tools | 3
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BUS 559
| Strategic Decision Making | 3
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ECO 570
| Global Economic Environment | 3
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FIN 580
| Financial Management | 3
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MGT 540*
| Integrated Resource Management | 3
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MKT 560
| Marketing Management | 3
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| | | 48 hours
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*Students taking MGT 540 are not required to take MGT 343 as part of the Business Core.
| IV. Electives (including additional Bible) | 11 hours
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