Accounting, B.B.A./Accounting Advanced Standing, M.Acc.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 150
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Upper-Division Businesses Courses GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Program Code: A001/F011
In order to progress to upper-division business courses, students must earn grades of C or better in all Basic Business prerequisite course requirements and MATH 1743 (may substitute MATH 1823 or MATH 1914 for MATH 1743).
Undergraduate Major Requirements
A maximum of six hours of transfer work will apply towards the major.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 3113 | Intermediate Accounting I (must earn a C in this course) | 3 |
| ACCT 3123 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3313 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3603 | Income Tax Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3353 | Accounting Information Systems/Databases | 3 |
| ACCT 4543 | Auditing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 12 | |
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Principles of Organization and Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Business Strategy and Policy 1 | ||
| Shared Coursework | 0-12 | |
Students may share up to 12 hours of additional graduate-level business electives with the graduate degree | ||
| Additional Requirements | 11 | |
| Fundamental Managerial Accounting | ||
| Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | ||
| Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | ||
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | ||
| Business Finance | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 23-35 | |
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Requires completion of all other business core courses prior to enrollment and permission from Price Academic Advising Services.
Graduate Requirements
The Non-Thesis degree is a coursework-only degree; a Non-Thesis examination is not required.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 5100 | Accounting Professional Development | 0 |
| ACCT 5113 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 6553 | Accounting Theory and Research | 3 |
| ACCT 5703 | Income Tax Accounting II (or other appropriate 5000-or 6000-level tax course as determined by Graduate Liaison) | 3 |
| Accounting Electives 1 | ||
| Choose 12 hours of any 5000- or 6000-level Accounting course (except ACCT 5202 or ACCT 5212) | 12 | |
| Graduate Business Electives 1 | 12 | |
Choose 12 additional hours of graduate-level elective courses in ACCT, B AD, ECON, ENGB, ENT, FIN, L S, MGT, MIS, MKT, and SCM 2 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
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Students may share up to 12 hours of the graduate accounting electives or graduate business electives with the undergraduate degree, dependent upon the student's proposed career track or interest. Appropriate courses may be applied as approved by the Graduate Liaison.
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Maximum three hours ACCT coursework.
General Education and College Requirements
Courses taken to fulfill the University General Education Requirements must be chosen from the approved General Education course list published at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | 6-16 | |
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (Core I) - Students who have completed two years of high school language are exempt from this general education requirement (0-10 hours). | ||
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | ||
| Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1, 4, 5 | ||
| Core Area II: Natural Science | 7 | |
Natural Sciences - Choose two courses taken from the biological and/or physical sciences. The two courses must be from different disciplines and at least one course must include a laboratory component (Core II) | ||
| Core Area III: Social Science 2 | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | 12 | |
| United States to 1865 (Core IV) | ||
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | ||
Choose one course in each of the following fields (Core IV): | ||
Artistic Forms 3 | ||
World Culture 3 | ||
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | 3 | |
Choose one course | ||
| Basic Business 4 | 19 | |
| Fundamental Financial Accounting 5 | ||
| Personal Computing Productivity Tools 5 | ||
| Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Elements of Statistics (Core I-M) 5 | ||
| Computer-Based Information Systems 5 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 56-66 | |
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Substitute: MATH 1523 for MATH 1643; MATH 1823 or MATH 1914 for MATH 1743.
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Two courses, 6 hours, of Core III Social Science are required and one course must be P SC 1113. ECON 1113 or ECON 1123 will meet the other 3 hours of this requirement.
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It is recommended students take either World Culture or Artistic Forms at the 3000/4000 level to fulfill the university requirement of one upper-division course outside the major from the approved University-Wide General Education. It may also be satisfied in the upper-division or free elective categories.
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College requirement: in order to progress to upper-division business courses, students must earn grades of C or better in all Basic Business prerequisite course requirements and MATH 1743.
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Minimum grade of C required.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 61 upper-division (3000 level and above) hours. B AD 2110, B AD 2113, MGT 2013, and MKT 2013 will not count for credit toward a BBA.
Additional Requirements
- Pass/No Pass will not be accepted for any Business or General Education courses or any specifically required courses.
- Students must complete the GMAT exam with a score of 500 or greater.
- Comprehensive written exam required at end of program.
- Sixty hours, excluding physical education activity courses, must be taken at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
- A combined maximum of 8 hours of general military experience and flight instruction courses will count toward the required hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Additional hours may be required if remedial math or language is required. Please see an academic counselor to develop a plan of study.
During the third year:
- Take GMAT (if required)
- Interview for internships
- Apply for admission to Master of Accountancy program
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENT 2113 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH 1643 | Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| B AD 1001 | Personal Computing Productivity Tools 1 | 1 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics 1 | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| B C 2813 | Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 1 | 3 |
| World Culture (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 2123 | Fundamental Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| B AD 2091 | Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | 1 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| PHIL 1273 | Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | 3 |
| Natural Science with Lab (2nd discipline) (Core II) 2 | 4 | |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 3113 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3353 | Accounting Information Systems/Databases | 3 |
| B AD 3091 | Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | 1 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 3123 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3603 | Income Tax Accounting I | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Upper-Division General Education 3 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 3313 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4543 | Auditing | 3 |
| B AD 4013 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| ACCT 5100 | Accounting Professional Development | 0 |
| Graduate Accounting Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 20 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Choose both of the following modules: | ||
| Module 1: | ||
| B AD 3700 | Internship in Business Administration (interviewing takes place in Year 3) | 3 |
| Module 2: | ||
| Graduate Business Elective | 2 | |
| Graduate Business Elective | 2 | |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 5113 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 6553 | Accounting Theory and Research | 3 |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Accounting or Business Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 5703 | Income Tax Accounting II | 3 |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Business Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Business Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 11 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 150 | |
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Grade of C or better required.
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University-Wide General Education course, refer to online listing.
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May be free elective if Artistic Form, World Culture, or Science course is 3000-4000-level.
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Shared courses: students may share up to 12 hours of graduate-level business electives between the undergraduate and graduate degrees.