Accounting (B.S.)

Requirements
Admission to Major

Requirements for the major

The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Accounting are listed below. The major requires a total of 61 credit hours; 37 credit hours from core business curriculum and 24 credit hours from specific accounting courses.

Core business curriculum (37 credit hours):

The core business curriculum includes courses that may reside within the Michael Neidorff School of Business or in some other discipline and are foundational to all majors in the School.

All Neidorff School of Business majors require the following classes:

Note: ECON-1311 and ECON-1312 may not be taken on a pass/fail basis

Required Accounting Courses:

Other general requirements:

Completion of an approved study abroad experience or the successful completion of a modern foreign language course numbered 2302 or its equivalent.
Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Notes:

Although not a requirement for the major, the norm is that students complete a paid internship (ACCT-4097, ACCT-4397, ACCT-4697) during their senior year. Because the sequencing of courses is critical for students to be able to do so and to otherwise complete the academic requirements for the B.S. degree in four years, the following guidance is provided:
- Year 1 & 2: Students should enroll in ACCT-1301, ACCT-1302. Students are strongly encouraged to wait until at least the spring semester of Year 1 to enroll in ACCT-1301. Students who intend to study abroad as a part of their major requirements should plan on completing study abroad prior to their junior year or during the summer.
- Junior: Fall semester – ACCT-3341, ACCT-3443; Spring semester – ACCT-3342, ACCT-3444.
- Senior: Fall semester – ACCT-4345, ACCT-4444; Spring semester – ACCT-4097, ACCT-4397 , ACCT-4697*, BUSN-4301 and an Upper Division Accounting Elective.
Note that a student intern will be enrolled for a maximum of 12 hours during the spring semester of their senior year. Spring internships are typically full time and run from early January until mid-March. Upon completion of the internship, and assuming additional credit hours/courses are still needed to graduate, students may take an additional six credit hours that will be offered in an accelerated mini-mester. Typically, the only courses offered in the mini-mester are BUSN-4301 and an upper division Accounting elective. Therefore, it is imperative that a minimum of 108 credit hours have been completed by the end of the fall semester senior year and that the two courses listed above are the only remaining courses necessary to complete degree requirements.
Prospective students should also note that the State of Texas requires that a CPA candidate complete a minimum of 150 credit hours in order to become certified. This major only partially satisfies those educational requirements. The Department of Accounting in the Neidorff School of Business offers a two-semester Master of Science in Accounting degree program which, in combination with the B.S. in accounting, completes the credit hour and course requirements for CPA certification. Students interested in learning more about the accounting program should contact the Chair of the Department of Accounting for additional information.

*Depending upon the internship requirement, and the additional hours needed to meet the 120 total credit hours required to graduate. A maximum of six credit hours may be earned for an internship.

For full admission to any Neidorff School of Business major (B.Sc. or B.A.), students must first complete the following courses from the core business curriculum with grades of C or better:

Note: Department Chairs may grant provisional acceptance if it is apparent that an applicant can meet the requirements for full acceptance by the end of the semester in which application is made.