The BBA in Accounting degree program is designed to prepare students for professional accounting positions at the entry level within industry and government. Students also receive a foundation in knowledge and skills for further pursuit of the Master of Science in Accounting degree, which is designed to provide students with the advance study in accounting necessary to prepare for the CPA examination.
The program requires 120 semester hours of specific course work, including 24 hours of specific upper-level (junior and senior) accounting courses.
Major In Accounting1
Bachelor of Business Administration
First Year Credit Second Year Credit
ENG 164, 165 6 ENG 265, 266; PHL 261, 263 3
HIS 163, 164 6 GBA 281 3
MTH 199 3 ECO 233, 234 6
Laboratory Science2 8 POL 261, 200-level Political Science 6
SCM 282 or GBA 261* 3 ACC 231, 232 6
GBA 180 or CS 133 3 BAN 232 3
KIN 215 1 Visual and Performing Arts Elective3 3
30 30
Third Year Credit Fourth Year Credit
ACC 365, 366, 369, 381 12 ACC 383, 435, 436, 481 12
FIN 367 3 GBA 362 3
MGT 380 3 MGT 475, 476 6
BAN 363, MKT 371 6 ECO 467 or BAN 364 3
GBA 389 3 Cultural Studies Elective4 3
MIS 388 3 Elective 3
30 30
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.
2 Two four-hour laboratory science courses from: Biology, 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 131, 176, MUS 138, 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 University’s Core Curriculum).
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 the University’s Core Curriculum).
| Minor in Accounting |
A minor in Accounting (18 hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor. The minor in Accounting requires ACC 231, 232, 365, and 9 additional advanced hours (300-level or above) hours in Accounting excluding ACC 331 with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in these courses. Furthermore, degree candidates for a minor in accounting must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all hours attempted in business courses, including residence and transfer hours whether required for the accounting minor or not.
September 23, 2008.
October 18, 2008.
Department of Accounting
SHSU Box 2056
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2056
Phone: (936) 294-1258
Email: accounting@shsu.edu
Fax: (936) 294-1982