Accounting, B.S.B.A.

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Learning Outcomes

Students completing the undergraduate accounting program will demonstrate the:

financial accounting skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of accounting.
accounting information systems and auditing skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of accounting.
tax skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of accounting.
cost accounting skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of accounting.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience

FYE 1001 First Year Experience
ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing
Language Requirement (proficiency through first-year level)
MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions
MATH 1243 Applied Calculus

General Curriculum

Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Accounting Major Requirements

ACCT 3113 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 3123 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 3133 Cost Accounting
ACCT 4143 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 4233 Topics in Federal Income Taxation
ACCT 4243 Auditing Assurance for Accounting Systems
ACCT elective at the 3000 or 4000 level (3 hours)

General Education Electives (9 hours)

Only courses from outside of the Collins College of Business may be used for general education electives.

Free Electives (9 hours)

Any non-required undergraduate course offered by the institution.

Applied Option

A student who selects the “Applied Option” in accounting will apply business principles in an actual business environment through a formal Collins College of Business internship. In addition to completing all the requirements for the B.S.B.A., the student must satisfactorily complete ACCT 4983 Internship in Accounting which may take the place of a free elective. The internship will be secured by the student but must be approved by the faculty member guiding the internship.

Total: 120 hours

Accounting, B.S.B.A., Additional Requirements

Accounting majors must complete ENGL 1033 , MATH 1143 , MATH 1243 (or higher level math courses), and ENGL 3003 with a grade of C or higher.

Accounting majors must meet the college’s language requirements .

Accounting majors must complete each of the Business Core courses with a grade of C or higher, except for courses designated Pass/Fail.

ECON 2013 and ECON 2023 are required courses in the Business Core which are also used to fulfill part of the Tulsa Curriculum Block II requirement.

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