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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting

The minimum number of semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting is 120.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements

Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)

All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Domain I: Mathematics and Science

 Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business
Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.UTSA 2004

Domain II: Society and Culture

 United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Studies (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics

Domain III: Literature and the Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain IV: World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Common Body of Knowledge

All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition to the Core Curriculum.

In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree requirements.(TOP)

Degree Requirements

A. 24 semester credit hours of accounting courses in the major:

ACC 3023 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 3033 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 3043 Federal Income Taxation I
ACC 3113 Accounting Information Systems I
ACC 3123 Cost Analysis
ACC 4013 Principles of Auditing

6 semester credit hours of upper-division courses in accounting of which no more than 3 semester credit hours may be satisfied by completing ACC 4933, Accounting Internship.

B. 9 semester credit hours of electives outside the College of Business

Notes for students who intend to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination:

  1. Because of the topical coverage of the CPA examination, BLW 3023 Business Organizations and Commercial Law is recommended as a non-accounting elective for students who anticipate taking the CPA examination.
  2. The educational requirements for candidates applying for the CPA examination in Texas are regulated by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Students with questions about requirements or eligibility should contact the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, 333 Guadalupe, Tower III, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78701 or 512/305-7851 or visit their Web site at http://www.tsbpa.state.tx.us.
  3. The number of accounting hours required to earn a B.B.A. in Accounting is inadequate to sit for the CPA Examination under current Texas state law. Please refer to the Professional Accounting Program information following the description of ACC 4993.

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