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Accounting

Accountants are needed in every industry—accounting firms, health,  entertainment, education—to keep financial records of all business  transactions. Public accounting firms and large corporations are the top  recruiters of accounting majors. Government agencies also hire  accountants, including the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of  Investigation. Career opportunities include fields such as public or private  accounting, budget planning, tax accounting or auditing. Our BBA in Accounting  program provides courses in financial, managerial, cost, tax, systems,  international, not-for-profit accounting and business law.

The course of study for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree includes four sets of academic requirements:

University Core Curriculum Requirements 42 semester hours

Business Foundation Requirements 12 semester hours

Non-Business Foundation Requirements 3 semester hours

Business Core Requirements 33 semester hours

Major Option Requirements 21 semester hours

Business Elective Requirements 9 semester hours

Total: 120 semester hours

*If economics fulfills social & behavioral science component, student then has a free upper-division business elective.

Below is a suggested course of study to complete the BBA in accounting in four years. The courses suggested by the College of Business for fulfillment of the University Core Curriculum are included in this plan. To see a complete list of course options, see the UTEP Degree Plans tool at degreeplans.utep.edu .

Download the BBA in Accounting Degree Plan (PDF)

Accounting Career Information (PDF)

Freshman YearFirst Semester Hours

 RWS 1301  Rhetoric and Composition I 3

 MATH 1320  Mathematics for Social Sciences I 3

 HIST 1301  History of the United States to 1865 3

 BUSN 1301  Introduction to Global Business 3

 COMM 1302  Business and Professional Communication 3

15

Second SemesterHours

 RWS 1302  Rhetoric and Composition II 3

 MATH 2301  Mathematics for Social Sciences II 3

 HIST 1302  History of the United States since 1865 3

 PHIL 2306  Ethics (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the HUMANITIES Component Area

3

 ECON 2303  Principles of Economics I 3

15

Sophomore YearThird Semester Hours

 ECON 2304  Principles of Economics II 3

 ACCT 2301  Principles of Accounting I 3

 POLS 2310  Introduction to Politics 3

 THEA 1313  Introduction to Theatre (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the VIS PREF Component Area

3

 GEOL 1211 

 GEOL 1111 

Principles of Earth Sciences I ANDPrinciples of Earth Sciences Lab I (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the NAT SCI 1 Component Area

21

15

Fourth Semester Hours

 ACCT 2302  Principles of Accounting II 3

Third Semester Hours

 ECON 2304  Principles of Economics II 3

 ACCT 2301  Principles of Accounting I 3

 POLS 2310  Introduction to Politics 3

 THEA 1313  Introduction to Theatre (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the VIS PREF Component Area

3

 GEOL 1211 

 GEOL 1111 

Principles of Earth Sciences I ANDPrinciples of Earth Sciences Lab I (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the NAT SCI 1 Component Area

21

15

Fourth Semester Hours

 POLS 2311  American Government and Politics 3

 QMB 2301  Fundamentals of Business Statistics 3

 BUSN 3304  Global Business Environment 3

 GEOL 1212 

 GEOL 1112 

Principles of Earth Sciences II ANDPrinciples of Earth Sciences Lab II (COBA Recommended)Satisfies the NAT SCI 2 Component Area

21

15

Junior YearFifth SemesterHours

 ACCT 3321  Intermediate Accounting I 3

 BLAW 3301  Legal Environment of Business 3

 ACCT 3319  Software Applications for Accounting 3

 MGMT 3303  Introduction to Management and  Organizational Behavior

3

 MKT 3300  Principles of Marketing 3

15

Sixth Semester

Hours

 CIS 3345  Management Information Systems 3

 FIN 3310  Business Finance 3

 QMB 3301  Quantitative Methods in Business 3

Fifth SemesterHours

 ACCT 3321  Intermediate Accounting I 3

 BLAW 3301  Legal Environment of Business 3

 ACCT 3319  Software Applications for Accounting 3

 MGMT 3303  Introduction to Management and  Organizational Behavior

3

 MKT 3300  Principles of Marketing 3

15

Sixth Semester

Hours

 ACCT 3322  Intermediate Accounting II 3

 ACCT 3320  Accounting Systems 3

15

Senior YearSeventh Semester

Hours

 ACCT 3327  Federal Income Tax - Individuals 3

 ECON 3310  Managerial Economics 3

 ACCT 3323  Cost Accounting 3

 OSCM 3321  Production/Operations Management 3

 BUSN Upper-Level Business Elective (3300 or 4300 level) 3

15

Eighth Semester

Hours

 ACCT 4304  Auditing Principles and Procedures 3

 MGMT 4300 

Strategic Management 3

 ACCT Select one from ACCT 4321 or ACCT 4399  3

 BUSN Upper-Level Business Elective (3300 or 4300 level) 3

 COBA COBA ElectiveSelect one from ACCT 3329, 43XX, BLAW 4325, BLAW 4391, CIS 3350, CIS

3

Seventh Semester

Hours

 ACCT 3327  Federal Income Tax - Individuals 3

 ECON 3310  Managerial Economics 3

 ACCT 3323  Cost Accounting 3

 OSCM 3321  Production/Operations Management 3

 BUSN Upper-Level Business Elective (3300 or 4300 level) 3

15

Eighth Semester

Hours

4330, CIS 4365, CIS 4370, FIN 4318, MGMT 3311  15

 

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