Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, B.B.A.


About the Undergraduate Program (School of Accounting)


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 ACCT 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.

Communication Literacy Requirement. Students attending Texas Tech University for the first time in the Fall 2017 term or later will complete a Communication Literacy requirement in their program(s) of study.

Texas Tech University’s transition from the Writing Intensive requirement to the Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program.

Communication Literacy courses for the Accounting major include: MCOM 2310 ; PCOM 3373 ; ISQS 3344 ; ENGL 3365 ; and ACCT 4300  and ACCT 4301 .

Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors


First Year


Fall


Total: 16

Spring


Total: 16

Second Year


Fall


Total: 16

Spring


Total: 15

Notes:


* Choose from core curriculum  requirements. Life and Physical Sciences must include both a lecture and a lab.

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum


Third Year


Total: 16

Spring


Total: 15

Fourth Year


Total: 12

Spring


Total: 14

Total Hours: 120


* These courses do not require a grade of C or higher

Students going into the 150-hour program will have 18 hours of major courses and 8 hours of non-accounting electives. Elective hours may be adjusted to meet minimum hour requirement of 120.

Fourth Year


Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program. The 150-hour program is designed to allow students to complete both the B.B.A. and M.S.A. degrees in five years. To meet this goal, students must have completed 102 hours toward the B.B.A. prior to beginning the fall semester of the fourth year. Students meeting that standard will then typically schedule the fourth year as follows:

Note: Remaining undergraduate courses will be integrated into the schedule during the fifth year. Students will work with their graduate faculty accounting advisor to determine their fifth year schedule.

Fall


  • Undergraduate Courses 6 Semester Credit Hours
  • Graduate Courses 6 Semester Credit Hours

Spring


  • Internship 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Graduate Courses 3-6 Semester Credit Hours