Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) [Public Accounting Concentration] and Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Accounting Concentration] Accelerated 3 + 2 Dual Degree Program
Students accepted into the Accelerated Dual Degree Option are able to complete their BBA degree and MBA degree within 5 academic years because of the accelerated curriculum; nine semester hours of graduate coursework will apply to both the undergraduate BBA degree and the graduate MBA degree. Only undergraduate students of proven academic ability will be considered for the program. Students should be aware that, in order to maintain their progress in the accelerated program, careful coordination with their advisor is required. Depending upon undergraduate progress at the time of dual degree admission, some summer school classes may be needed.
Admission Requirements for the Accelerated Dual Degree Program
Students interested in this program must satisfy all the following conditions:
1. Junior or Senior standing
2. Maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 at the time of dual degree admission
3. Be approved by both the MBA Director and the Graduate School (see the 3+2 Enrollment Approval Form at http://gradschool.eku.edu/graduate-school-forms)
4. Maintain an overall undergraduate and graduate GPA of at least 3.0 to continue each semester with dual degree coursework
5. Have an institutional undergraduate and graduate GPA of at least 3.0 to be allowed to move into graduate student status after earning the BBA degree.
Program Requirements
Students in the Accelerated Dual Degree Option must complete the BBA in Accounting, Public Accounting Concentration requirements listed below, with at least a 3.0 GPA, and must apply and be approved to graduate with that degree before being admitted as a graduate student and allowed to proceed to the MBA program. Nine credit hours of graduate coursework (three courses from the following courses: ACC 721, ACC 723, ACC 725, ACC 727, will be applicable to the undergraduate degree; and they will be applied to the concentration requirements for the MBA.
CIP Code: 52.0301
Summary Checklist for General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Element 1 | ||
| A: Written Communication | 3 | |
| B: Written Communication | 3 | |
| C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Element 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Element 3 | ||
| A: Arts | 3 | |
| B: Humanities | 3 | |
| Element 4 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Element 5 | ||
| A: Historical Science | 3 | |
| B: Social Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Element 6 | ||
| Diversity of Perspectives Experiences | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| General Education | 36 | |
| Student Success Seminar | ||
| BUS 100 | Professional Development One | 1 |
| Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Business Core Courses | ||
| Professional Development Series: | ||
| BUS 200 | Professional Development Two | 1 |
| BUS 300 | Professional Development Three | 1 |
| BUS 400 | Professional Development Four | 1 |
| Nature of Business: | ||
| BUS 101 | Nature of Business | 3 |
| Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business | ||
| Environment of Business | ||
| BUS 204 | Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Tools of Business | ||
| BUS 206 | Fund of Prob Solving w Excel | 3 |
| BUS 207 | Fund of Interpersonal Bus Comm | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Essential Series: Functions of Business | ||
| BUS 301W | Essentials of Formal Communication | 3 |
| or BUS 301 | Essentials of Formal Communication | |
| BUS 302 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 303 | Essentials of Org Behav/HR Mgt | 3 |
| BUS 304 | Essentials of MIS | 3 |
| BUS 305 | Essentials of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 306 | Essentials of Supply Chain Mgt | 3 |
| Mastery of Business: | ||
| BUS 402 | Integrated Strategic Mgmnt | 3 |
| Supporting Course Requirements | ||
| Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business | ||
| Element 2, three hours, and Element 5B, three hours, included above | ||
| Environment of Business | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Microeconomics (Element 5B) G | ||
| Fundamentals of Macroeconomics | ||
| Choose one of the following three options: | ||
| Algebra: Polynomials (Element 2 and) G | ||
| And | ||
| Algebra: Functions & Matrices (Element 2) G | ||
| Or | ||
| College Algebra (Element 2) G | ||
| Or | ||
| Applied Calculus (Element 2) G | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Business Statistics | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Major Core | ||
| ACC 251 | Introduction to Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 322 | Tax I | 3 |
| or ACC 322S | Tax I | |
| ACC 327 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 350 | Accounting Information Systems and Analytics | 3 |
| Public Accounting Concentration | 12 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 7-8 hours of free electives | 7-8 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education Requirement above.
Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ACC 441 | Auditing I | 3 |
| Choose nine hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting | ||
| Taxation of Corporations | ||
| Forensic Accounting | ||
| Adv. Mgmt. Accting. Seminar | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |