Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) [Public Accounting Concentration] and Master of Business Administration (MBA) [Accounting Concentration] Combination 3 + 2 Program
Students accepted to a Combination 3 + 2 Program are typically able to complete their bachelor’s degree and master’s degree within 5 calendar years by completing nine hours of graduate coursework which applies to their undergraduate degree requirements. Only undergraduate students with proven academic ability will be considered for the program.
Admission Requirements for the Combination 3 + 2 Program
Students seeking to enroll in a Combination 3 + 2 Program must satisfy all of the following conditions:
1) Junior or Senior in class standing
2) Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above
3) Maintain an overall undergraduate and graduate GPA of at least 3.0 to continue in the Combination 3 + 2 option
4) Approval from the department and Graduate School
To apply students may visit the Graduate School's website.
*Please note, enrollment in a Combination 3 + 2 undergraduate program does not equate to acceptance to the master's degree program. Students must submit an admissions application to begin the master's degree program.
Program Requirements
Students in the Combination 3 + 2 Program 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
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 301 | Essentials of Formal Communication | 3 |
| BUS 302 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 303 | Essentials of Org Behavior and Human Resource Management | 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 System Risk and Security | 3 |
| Public Accounting Concentration | 12 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 7-8 hours of free electives | 7-8 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- G
Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education Requirement above.
- GR
Refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
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 | |