UT Dallas 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Naveen Jindal School of Management

Accounting (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individual plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
010 Core Course 3 010 Core Course 3
060 Core Course 3 060 Core Course 3
050 Core Course 3 BA 1320 Business in a Global World2 3 4 3
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2 3 4 5 6 3 or ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2 3 4
BCOM 1300 Introduction to Professionalism and Communication in Business1 3 8 3 MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II2 3 4 5 3
or BCOM 3300 Professionalism and Communication in Business3 8 or PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic4
UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 0 or OPRE 3340 Advanced Business Quantitative Methods3 13
OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis3 7 3
  15   15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
030 Core Course 3 030 Core Course 3
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law3 3 040 Core Course 3
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting3 3 ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting3 3
GOVT 2305 American National Government2 3 GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 3
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2 3 4 3 OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty3 3
or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2 3 4 or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics3
  15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester10 SCH
FIN 3320 Business Finance 3 3 BCOM 4300 Managing Communications in Business 3 3
ACCT 3331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 3 ACCT 3332 Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 3
ACCT 3341 Cost Management Systems 3 ACCT 3350 Fundamentals of Taxation 3
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business 3 3 OPRE 3310 Operations Management 3 3
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing 3 3 Upper Level Guided Elective 11 14 3
UNIV 2020 Core Curriculum Assessment 1 0
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
ACCT 4334 Auditing 3 ACCT 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Accounting18 3
OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management3 3 ACCT 4342 Analysis and Design of Accounting Systems 3
or OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior3 BPS 4305 Strategic Management 3
Upper Level Guided Elective 9 11 14 3 IMS 3310 International Business 3
Upper Level Guided Elective 9 11 14 3 Upper Level Guided Elective 11 12 3
Free Elective 13 17 3 or ACCT 4V80 Professional Internship in Accounting 11 12 15
or ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement16 17 BA 4090 Management Internship 12 15 0
or MKT 4360 Social Marketing16 17
BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum16 17 0
  15   15
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes. Specific prerequisites are required for certain upper-division courses. Review requirements for your major and choose accordingly.
4 A required course in the Major that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
  • - BA 1310 or BA 1320 or ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 fulfills Major Preparatory and 080 Social and Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirements
  • - MATH 1326 or PHIL 2303 fulfill Major Preparatory and 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirements
  • - BA 1310 or BA 1320 or ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 fulfills Major Preparatory and 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirements
5 Students may elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 for MATH 1326.
6 In order to make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 1325 or its equivalent by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline.
7 Students may substitute MATH 2333 or MATH 2418 or CS 2305.
8 JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester.
9 Students may use up to 6 semester credit hours of graduate level accounting courses to satisfy undergraduate accounting electives if fast-track eligibility requirements are met. Students interested in this option must see the Undergraduate Accounting Program Director or the Associate Area Coordinator for approval.
10 Students admitted to the Professional Program in Accounting will be required to register for a one-credit hour elective in the spring semester of the junior year.
11 CPA Requirements: Only certain accounting electives may be used to satisfy the 30 Accounting Hours Requirement for the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Students should refer to the list of approved undergraduate accounting courses at: https://accounting.utdallas.edu/program-resources/cpa-exam-information-review-course/exam-education-qualifications/.
12 A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required; the student has the option of zero to 3 semester credit hours, depending on the particular internship, and preference for additional electives. Internship requirement MUST be completed by graduation.
13 Free Electives: 0-3 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. Accounting degree. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or PHIL 2303 will complete zero semester credit hours of free electives. Instead, these students should complete their second 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirement. Students who complete MATH 1326 or PHIL 2303 instead of OPRE 3340 will complete three semester credit hours of free electives.
14 Accounting Guided Electives: 12 semester credit hours from ACCT 3322, ACCT 4301, ACCT 4302, ACCT 4336, ACCT 4337, ACCT 4340, FIN 3330, FIN 3360, FIN 3380, FIN 3390, ITSS 4340, OPRE 4350, ACCT 4V80.
15 Internship (Practicum) required for all JSOM majors. BA 4090 Management Internship fulfills degree requirements. With program approval, eligible students can complete BA 4090 internship in other semesters prior to graduation. ACCT 4V80 Professional Internship in Accounting for credit hours (1-3) can apply towards free or guided electives. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships.
16 Community Engagement Experience required for all JSOM majors in fall 2018 catalog or later. Requirement fulfilled by (ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, or MKT 4360 Social Marketing) for 3-hour upper level free elective; or BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum for 0-hour degree requirement only. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/community-service.
17 BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum is required, if not completing (ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, or MKT 4360 Social Marketing) for 3-hour free elective credit. Will be registered for BA 4095 for 0 hours, in the semester when student completes 100 service hours. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/community-service.
18 Students may substitute BPS 4395, ENTP 4395, HMGT 4395, ITSS 4395, MKT 4395, OBHR 4395, or OPRE 4395.
Students admitted to the fast-track program may take up to six (6) semester credit hours of graduate level accounting courses to satisfy undergraduate accounting electives. Students interested in this option must see the Undergraduate Accounting Program Director or the Associate Area Coordinator for approval of specific fast-track courses. Cumulative GPA of 3.4 minimum required for admission to the fast-track program. See Academic Advisor for other requirements.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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