Accounting - B.B.A. Program Requirements Download to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
3. If a student does not have at least a B- in both ACCT 23020 and ACCT 23021 but the student does have an average GPA of at least 2.700 in ACCT 23020 and ACCT 23021, the student can apply to the Accounting Department for an override to be admitted to junior level accounting courses.
4. A student changing to the College of Business Administration or transferring may be waived out of BUS 10123 Exploring Business if:
   1. 30 or more hours have been earned and any two classes (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053) have successfully been completed.
   2. 60 or more hours have been earned and the student has successfully completed one course from (ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053)
   3. At the discretion of the Dean's Office, the student has sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge in a business field (as demonstrated by a CLEP exam or Credit by Exam) but does not meet the requirements listed above.
5. Students take BUS 30061 and ENG 30061 concurrently. Students who have transferred ENG 30063 from another institution may use it as a substitute for ENG 30061.
6. Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for MIS 24056.
7. Minimum C grade in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.
8. Credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours. Students may take or use any course at any level as long as the minimum 39-hour requirement for upper-division courses is satisfied for graduation with a B.B.A. Exceptions: Maximum 4 credit hours of physical education activity (PEB) courses and maximum 4 credit hours for courses in applied music and music ensembles (MUS courses with a second digit of 5, 6 or 7 ) combined may be counted toward the 120 total hour or 39 upper-division-hour graduation requirement. There is no limit on other music coursework. A minor (business or non-business) is encouraged. Any other exceptions must be approved by the assistant dean.

Program Notes:

• Normally, an ACCT major course may be repeated only once. Students may repeat only a course in which a C+ grade or lower was earned. Only three accounting major courses (3/43000) may be repeated and counted toward the accounting major. All attempts count in the computation of the major, upper-division business and cumulative GPA. All accounting major courses (33000 level and above) taken to fulfill the requirements for a BBA in Accounting must be taken within the last 10 years at the time of graduation.
• A basic knowledge of and the ability to use personal computers for accounting applications, including an electronic spreadsheet such as Excel, is required to major in accounting. Students should possess such knowledge and skills, if not already possessed, before taking any upper-division accounting major course or during the first quarter of the term during which the course is taken. The department office can provide recommendations on self-study materials to acquire the knowledge and skills.