Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
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 Accounting
| First Year | Credit | Second Year | Credit |
| ENG 164, 165 <ENGL 1301, 1302> |
6 | ENG 265, 266; PHL 261, 263 <ENGL 2331, 2342; PHIL 2361, 2306> |
3 |
| HIS 163, 164 <HIST 1301, 1302> |
6 | ECO 233, 234 <ECON 2302, 2301> |
6 |
| MTH 199 <MATH 1324> |
3 | POL 261, 200-level Political
Science <POLS 2301, 2000-level Political Science> |
6 |
| Laboratory Science2 | 8 | ACC 231, 232 <ACCT 2301, 2302> |
6 |
| COM 282 or GBA 261 <COMS 2382> or <BUAD 2321> |
3 | BAN 232, GBA 281 <BANA 2372>, <BUAD 2301> |
6 |
| Visual and Performing Arts Elective3 | 3 | GBA 180 or CTE 133 <BUAD 1305> or <CSTE 1330> |
3 |
| KIN 215 <KINE 2115> |
1 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ||
| Third Year | Credit | Fourth Year | Credit |
| ACC 365, 366, 369, 381, 383 <ACCT 3313, 3314, 3347, 3324, 3353> |
15 | ACC 435, 436, 481 <ACCT 4315, 4316, 4372> |
9 |
| FIN 367 <FINC 3320> |
3 | GBA 362, 389 <BUAD 3355, 3335> |
6 |
| MGT 380 <MGMT 3310> |
3 | MGT 474 or 475, 476 <MGMT 4365 or 4370>, <MGMT 4390> |
6 |
| BAN 363 <BANA 3363> |
3 | ECO 467 or BAN 364 <ECON 4357> or <BANA 3364> |
3 |
| MKT 371 <MKTG 3310> |
3 | Cultural Studies Elective4 | 3 |
| MIS 388 <MGIS 3310> |
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 courses that satisfy a laboratory science requirement are GEO 131/111 <GEOG 1301/1101> and GEO 146 <GEOG 1436>, or Physics.
3 Select from AGR 299 <AGRI 2399>, ART 160, 161, 163, 260 <ARTS 1301, 1311, 1316, 1303>, DNC 172, 176 <DANC 1372, 1301>, FCS 160 <FACS 1360>, MUS 138, 161, 264, 265 <MUSI 2338, 1301, 1306>, or THR 160, 164, 166, 230, 231 <THEA 1330, 1364, 1366, 2330, 2336>. 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 <BESL
2301>, Foreign Languages 263, 264, GEO 265, 266 <GEOG
2355, 2356>, HIS 265, 266 <HIST
2311, 2312>, or SOC 168 <SOCI 2319>. Satisfies the Cultural Studies
requirement of Component Area 4 of the Core Curriculum (see the Core Curriculum
section of this catalog).
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 <ACCT 2301, 2302, 3313> and 9 additional advanced hours (300-level or above) <3000-level or above> hours in Accounting, excluding ACC 331 <ACCT 3304>, 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.
