Lyons School of Accounting

Kirsten Cook, Ph.D., Director

Burke Chair in Taxation: Cook
Burns Fellows: Haislip, R. Huston, Masselli
Ernst and Young Professor: Fleischman
KPMG Professor: Wu
Rawls Professor: Oler
Taylor Professor: Masselli
Webster Professors: Ma, Romi
Professors: Cook, Fleischman, Oler, Romi, Viator, Wu
Associate Professors: Haislip, R. Huston, Ma, Masselli
Assistant Professors: Schwebke, Yang
Associate Professors of Practice: Hart, J. Huston
Assistant Professors of Practice: Evans, Shoukfeh
Senior Lecturers: Bigbee, Mistrot, Moore
Lecturers: Dacy, Pantoya, Riley

CONTACT INFORMATION: E367 Business Administration | Box 42101 | Lubbock, TX 79409-2101 | T 806.742.3181

About the School

The Lyons School of Accounting supervises the following degree and certificate programs:

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting  
• Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting  
• Master of Science in Accounting  

Dual Degree Programs

• Master of Science in Accounting / Doctor of Jurisprudence    

Undergraduate Program

The primary objective of the undergraduate accounting program is to prepare students for accounting positions at the entry level in industry, government, and other organizations in the public and private sectors. A major in accounting is also excellent preparation for law school or graduate school. A 2.75 Texas Tech GPA and an A or B in ACCT 2300 and 2301 are required to declare accounting as a major. Students should be aware that the undergraduate degree in accounting will not prepare them to sit for the CPA examination. The requirements to take the CPA examination in Texas include a bachelor’s degree, 30 hours of accounting beyond introductory courses, a minimum of 150 total hours, and a 3-hour approved course in ethics. The B.B.A. in accounting includes 18 hours of accounting beyond introductory. Accounting majors must also take ACCT 3101 during the fall of their junior year, prior to taking ACCT 3305. Students who plan to take the CPA exam are encouraged to apply to the 150-hour M.S.A. program . 

Undergraduate Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

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Programs

• Accounting, B.B.A.

• Accounting, Undergraduate Certificate

Courses

• ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting
• ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 3101 - Seminar in Professional Practice
• ACCT 3304 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 3305 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 3306 - Cost Profit Analysis in Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 3307 - Income Tax Accounting
• ACCT 4300 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 4301 - Principles of Auditing
• ACCT 4310 - Energy Accounting
• ACCT 4381 - Individual Problems in Accounting