Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2008
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DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

 

Curriculum*

The following degree plan is accurate for those students filing an official degree plan prior to Fall 2007 AND who have not completed nine (9) hours of advanced Accounting electives.

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Major In Accounting1
Bachelor of Business Administration

First Year Credit Second Year Credit
ENG 164, 165 6 ENG 265, 266, or 267;PHL 261, 263 3
HIS 163, 164 6 SCM 282 3
MTH 199 3 ECO 233, 234 6
Laboratory Science2 8 POL 261, 200-level Political Science 6
CS 133, 143, or GBA 180 3 ACC 231, 232 6
Visual and Performing Arts Elective3 3 BAN 232, GBA 281 6
KIN 215 1 Cultural Studies Elective4 3
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Third Year Credit Fourth Year7 Credit
ACC 365, 366, 369, 381, 383 15 ACC 435, 481 6
FIN 367 3 Advanced ACC Elective5 9
MGT 380 3 GBA 362 3
BAN 363, MKT 371 6 MGT 475, 476 6
GBA 389 3 ECO 467 or BAN 364 3
MIS 388 3 Electives6 5
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1 Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the B.B.A. degree in residence at Sam Houston State University.

2Two four-hour laboratory science courses from: Biology (including ESC 147), Chemistry, Geography/Geology (the only geography course that satisfies a laboratory science requirement is GEO 131/111), or Physics.

3 Select from AGR 299*, ART 160, 161, 163, 260, DNC 172, 176, MUS 161, 264, 265, or THR 160, 164, 166, 230, 231. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of Component Area 4 of the Core Curriculum (see the Core Curriculum section of this catalog).

4 Select from BSL 236, Foreign Languages 263, 264, GEO 265, 266, HIS 265, 266, or SOC 168. Satisfies the Cultural Studies requirement of Component Area 4 of the Core Curriculum (see pages 52-53 of this catalog).

5 Students must select this elective from the 300- and 400- level accounting courses. Students planning to sit for the CPA exam in Texas are encouraged to take ACC 436 and ACC 484 in preparation for that examination as well as meet entry requirements for the five-year programs in accounting (MBA or MS Finance).

6 Students are encouraged to include electives from 300- or 400-level accounting courses so as to broaden their accounting knowledge base in the areas of governmental and not –forprofit accounting, financial statement analysis, ethics, fraud detection, and/or tax accounting in preparation for entry into those areas of the accounting profession.

7 Students planning to enter either of the five-year accounting programs (MBA or MS in Finance) should consider concurrent enrollment in undergraduate and graduate courses during their final undergraduate semester when possible. See Department Chair or COBA Associate Dean for concurrent enrollment requirements.