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 advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 2 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 010 Core | 010 | 3 | 010 Core | 010 | 3 | |||||
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | |||||
| 050 Core | 050 | 3 | BA 1310 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | 3 | ||||
| MATH 1325 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 2090 | 3 | or BA 1320 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | ||||
| BCOM 1300 | 1, 3, 8 | 3 | or ECON 2301 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | |||||
| or BCOM 3300 | 3, 8 | or ECON 2302 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | ||||||
| UNIV 1010 | 1 | 0 | MATH 1326 | 2, 3, 4, 5 | 090 | 3 | ||||
| or PHIL 2303 | 4 | 2090 | ||||||||
| or OPRE 3340 | 3, 13 | |||||||||
| OPRE 3333 | 3, 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 030 Core | 030 | 3 | 030 Core | 030 | 3 | |||||
| BLAW 2301 | 3 | 3 | 040 Core | 040 | 3 | |||||
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| GOVT 2305 | 2 | 070 | 3 | GOVT 2306 | 2 | 070 | 3 | |||
| BA 1310 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | 3 | OPRE 3360 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| or BA 1320 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | or STAT 3360 | 3 | ||||||
| or ECON 2301 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | ||||||||
| or ECON 2302 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| FIN 3320 | 3 | 3 | BCOM 4300 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| ACCT 3331 | 3 | 3 | ACCT 3332 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| ACCT 3341 | 3 | ACCT 3350 | 3 | |||||||
| ITSS 3300 | 3 | ACCT 3312 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| MKT 3300 | 3 | OPRE 3310 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| UNIV 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| ACCT 4334 | 3 | BPS 4395 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| OBHR 3330 | 3 | ACCT 4342 | 3 | |||||||
| or OBHR 3310 | IMS 3310 | 3 | ||||||||
| ACCT Guided Elective Upper Level | 9, 11, 14 | 3 | ACCT Guided Elective Upper Level | 11, 14 | 3 | |||||
| ACCT Guided Elective Upper Level | 9, 11, 14 | 3 | ACCT Guided Elective Upper Level | 11, 12, 14 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 13, 16 | 3 | or ACCT 4V80 | 11, 12, 15 | ||||||
| or BPS 4396 | 16, 17 | BA 4090 | 12, 15 | 0 | ||||||
| or ENTP 4340 | 16, 17 | |||||||||
| or MKT 4360 | 16, 17 | |||||||||
| BA 4095 | 16, 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
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| 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. Students must choose a different course for each Core Curriculum category:
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| 5 | MATH 1325 is required for all JSOM undergraduate students. Students may substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325. Students may substitute MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 for MATH 1326. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or PHIL 2303 will require an 090 Component Area Option Core course to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. |
| 6 | 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 for OPRE 3333. |
| 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 (PPA) 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 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 MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or PHIL 2303 instead of OPRE 3340 will require 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or PHIL 2303 will require an 090 Component Area Option Core course to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. |
| 14 | Accounting Guided Electives: 12 semester credit hours from ACCT 3322, ACCT 3354, ACCT 4301, ACCT 4302, ACCT 4336, ACCT 4337, ACCT 4340, ACCT 4V80, FIN 3390. The courses listed above can satisfy guided elective requirements in prior BS Accounting catalogs if not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. |
| 15 | An Internship (Practicum) is required for all JSOM majors. ACCT 4V80 for semester credit hours (1-3) can apply towards free or guided electives. BA 4090 fulfills degree requirement only. Students who are employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project for registration in BA 4090 with preapproval from their program director. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/ |
| 16 | A Community Engagement Experience is required for all JSOM majors in fall 2018 catalog or later. Students may fulfill requirement with BPS 4396 or ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 or MKT 4360 for 3 semester credit hours free elective, or with BA 4095 upon completion of 100 service hours for 0-hour degree requirement only. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/utdserv/ |
| 17 | BA 4095 is required, if not completing BPS 4396 or ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 or MKT 4360 for 3 semester credit hours free elective. Students will be registered for BA 4095 for 0 hours in the semester 100 service hours are completed. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/utdserv/ |
| 18 | Students may substitute ENTP 4395 or ACCT 4395. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level and higher 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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