Degree and Major Requirements
B.B.A. Lower-Level Core Component
B.B.A. majors must complete all of the B.B.A. core components as part of their degree program. The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Lower-Level Core Component:
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COB 191. Business Analytics I 3.00 1
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COB 202. Interpersonal Skills 3.00
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COB 204. Computer Information Systems 3.00
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COB 241. Financial Accounting 3.00
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COB 242. Managerial Accounting 3.00 4,5
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COB 291. Business Analytics II 3.00 2
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ECON 200. Introduction to Macroeconomics [C4GE] 3.00
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ECON 201. Introduction to Microeconomics 3.00
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MATH 205. Introductory Calculus I [C3QR] 3.00 3
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MATH 235. Calculus I [C3QR] 4.00 3
B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component
The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component:
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COB 300A. Integrative Business: Management 3.00 5,6
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COB 300B. Integrative Business: Finance 3.00 5,6
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COB 300C. Integrative Business: Operations 3.00 5,6
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COB 300D. Integrative Business: Marketing 3.00 5,6
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COB 318. Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3.00 7
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COB 487. Strategic Management 3.00 8
Major Requirements
Core Courses
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ACTG 295. Accounting Ethics and Social Responsibility 3.00
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ACTG 302. Introduction to the Profession: Role of Accountants 1.00
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ACTG 303. Basic Spreadsheet Skills for Accountants 1.00
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ACTG 304. Advanced Spreadsheet Skills for Analysis and Reporting Accounting Information 1.00
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ACTG 313. Accounting Information Systems 3.00
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ACTG 343. Corporate Financial Reporting I 3.00
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ACTG 344. Corporate Financial Reporting II 3.00
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ACTG 377. Federal Income Tax Accounting 3.00
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ACTG 410. Auditing 3.00
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ACTG 475. Accounting Decision Making and Control 3.00
Total: 24 Credit Hours
Recommended Schedule for Majors
First Two Years
Students planning to major in accounting must be accepted into the College of Business. Admission requirements to the College of Business require completion of 9 lower-level B.B.A. core courses. It is expected that the lower-level B.B.A core curriculum will be completed during the first two years of study along with General Education and elective courses. Students will work with an adviser to develop their schedule of courses for the first two years.
Third and Fourth Years
Students accepted into the College of Business will begin major courses in their junior year. Students will develop an individualized schedule of course work for their junior and senior years during ACTG 302. Introduction to the Profession: Role of Accountants taken in the fall of their junior year.
Third Year
First Semester
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COB 300A. Integrative Business: Management 3.00
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COB 300B. Integrative Business: Finance 3.00
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COB 300C. Integrative Business: Operations 3.00
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COB 300D. Integrative Business: Marketing 3.00
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ACTG 302. Introduction to the Profession: Role of Accountants 1.00
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ACTG 343. Corporate Financial Reporting I 3.00
Total: 16 Credit Hours
Second Semester
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ACTG 303. Basic Spreadsheet Skills for Accountants 1.00
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ACTG 344. Corporate Financial Reporting II 3.00
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ACTG 313. Accounting Information Systems 3.00
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General Education or electives: 9 Credit Hours
Total: 16 Credit Hours
Fourth Year
Up to seven hours of core requirements in economics and calculus may also be taken for General Education credit. Students who take the General Education packages and courses recommended by the College of Business will have only 39 credit hours of additional B.B.A. core requirements.
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Any 300 level accounting course not completed in the third year
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ACTG 295. Accounting Ethics and Social Responsibility 3.00
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ACTG 304. Advanced Spreadsheet Skills for Analysis and Reporting Accounting Information 1.00
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ACTG 377. Federal Income Tax Accounting 3.00
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ACTG 410. Auditing 3.00
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ACTG 475. Accounting Decision Making and Control 3.00
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COB 318. Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3.00
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COB 487. Strategic Management 3.00
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Any remaining General Education or electives required for graduation; consult your adviser.
