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Accountancy, Bachelor of Business Administration

This program leads to a profession which requires an occupational license as defined under Texas Occupations Code 58.001. This requires that all applicants seeking to become licensed must undergo a criminal background check prior to licensure.

Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze, and examine financial reports to ensure their fairness and reliability. Some accountants provide taxation advice and other consulting services to individuals and organizations or work in various capacities in not-for-profit organizations. Others serve as controllers, internal auditors, chief financial officers, and budget analysts. Demand for accountants is independent of the state of the economy and accounting graduates earn a very high salary.

Note: For a PDF version of the degree requirements for this program go to the Undergraduate Programs page on the UTRGV website.

 

Core Curriculum Requirements – 42 Hours

Mathematics – 3 hours

MATH 1324Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 hours

ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Integrative and Experiential Learning – 3 hours

QUMT 2398Decision Analytics

3

Major Requirements – 78 Hours (60 advanced)

The major requirements of the BBA in Accountancy consists of a 48-hour Business Core and a 30-hour Accountancy Core.

Business Core – 48 hours

Business Foundation – 18 hours

ACCT 2301Introduction To Financial Accounting

3
ACCT 2302Introduction To Managerial Accounting

3
INFS 2300Data Modeling Management Tools

3
ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics

3
MGMT 1301Introduction to Business

3
QUMT 2341Business Statistics I

3

Advanced Business Core – 30 hours (30 advanced)

BLAW 3337Business Law I

3
QUMT 3341Business Statistics II

3
FINA 3380Introduction to Finance

3
MARK 3300Principles of Marketing

3
MGMT 3361Principles of Management

3
MGMT 4389Strategic Management

3
Choose one (Management Information Systems):*
ACCT 3326Accounting Information Systems

3
INFS 3390Management Information Systems

3

Note: *For Accountancy majors, INFS 3390 is required for this section.

Choose one (International Business):
ACCT 3350International Accounting

3
BLAW 3340International Business Law

3
ECON 3353International Trade

3
FINA 4381International Finance

3
INFS 3380Global Information Technology

3
INTB 3330International Business

3
MARK 3310International Marketing

3
Choose one (Ethics):
ACCT 4350Ethics for Accountants

3
MARK 3330Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

3
MGMT 4304Business and Society

3
Choose one (Business Communications):
COMM 3313Business and Technical Communication

3
MARK 3320Personal Branding and Communication

3
MGMT 3335Communication Policy and Strategy

3

Accounting Core – 30 hours (30 advanced)

Accounting Foundation – 18 hours (18 advanced)

ACCT 3321Intermediate Accounting I

3
ACCT 3322Intermediate Accounting II

3
ACCT 3323Income Taxation

3
ACCT 3324Cost Accounting and Management

3
ACCT 3326Accounting Information Systems

3
ACCT 4327Auditing

3

Accounting Electives – 12 hours (12 advanced)

Choose 6 hours of advanced Accounting courses and 6 hours of advanced Business. Students are encouraged to consult with an advisor prior to selecting electives.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Total Credit Hours: 120

Admission, progression, and graduation requirements, if applicable:

Admission requirements

  1. Student must complete all 18 hours of Business Foundation Courses, and a minimum of 15 General Education credits including ECON 2301, before applying to VCoBE.
  2. Grades of ‘C’ or better in all Business Foundation courses.
  3. Grade of ‘C’ or better in ECON 2301.
  4. A minimum 2.6 GPA in combined General Education Core & Business Foundation completed coursework.
  5. All students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, or Bachelor of Science in Materials Management and Logistics from VCoBE, must apply for and be admitted to the VCoBE before they are allowed to enroll in the Advanced Business Core and Major coursework for their degree.

Progression requirements

  1. Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all advanced (3xxx-4xxx) BBA-applicable courses in order to earn program credit towards this major.
  2. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA in degree plan.

Graduation requirements

Students must have:

  1. A minimum 2.5 GPA in combined Advanced Business Core & Accounting Core coursework.
  2. An overall minimum 2.5 GPA required in degree plan.