Naveen Jindal School of Management

Accounting (BS)

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

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Faculty

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Professors: Ashiq Ali @axa042200, William M. Cready @wmc041000, Umit G. Gurun @ugg041000, Stanimir Markov @sxm079200, Suresh Radhakrishnan @sradhakr, Gil Sadka @gxs143630

Associate Professors: Zhonglan Dai @zxd051000, Rebecca Files @rlf092000, Surya N. Janakiraman @suryaj, Ningzhong Li @nxl124130, Maria Loumioti @mxl175830, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan @nataraj, Naim Bugra Ozel @nbo150030, Jieying Zhang @jxz146230, Yuan Zhang @yxz122931, Yibin Zhou @yxz066000

Assistant Professors: Rafael Copat @rxc190027, Ying Huang @yxh124430, Jedson Pinto @jpp200002, Kirti Sinha @kxs190050

Clinical Professors: John Gamino @jpg140630

Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich @goodrich, Chris Linsteadt @ccl019000

Associate Professor of Instruction: Jennifer G. Johnson @jxj091000

Assistant Professor of Instruction: Joseph Mauriello @jam151430

Professors of Practice: Gregory Ballew @geb011100, Tiffany A. Bortz @tabortz

Associate Professors of Practice: Steven Solcher @sjs107020, Kathy Zolton @kxz121730

I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours¹

Communication: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)

Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{2, 3, 4, 5}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses⁴ (see advisor)

Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor and degree requirements)

Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses (see advisor)

Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses (see advisor)

American History: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses (see advisor)

Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours

GOVT 2305 American National Government

GOVT 2306 State and Local Government

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Option courses (see advisor)

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours⁶

Choose one of the following:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{2, 3}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{2, 3}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{2, 3}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{2, 3}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses

Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours⁶

Choose two of the following:

MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II^{2, 3, 4}

or PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic³

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{2, 3}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{2, 3}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{2, 3}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{2, 3}

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses

II. Major Requirements: 75-78 semester credit hours

Students must meet all course prerequisites.

Major Preparatory Courses: 15-18 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum

ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting²

ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting²

BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law²

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{2, 3, 4, 5}

OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis^2,7

or MATH 2333 Matrices, Vectors, and Data⁸

or MATH 2418 Linear Algebra⁸

or CS 2305 Discrete Mathematics for Computing I

OPRE 3340 Advanced Business Quantitative Methods^{2, 4,9}

or MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II^{2, 3, 4,9}

or PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic^3,9

OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty

or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics

And two of the following:⁶

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{2, 3}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{2, 3}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{2, 3}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{2, 3}

Major Core Courses: 27 semester credit hours

BCOM 1300 Professional Communication¹⁰

or BCOM 3300 Business Communication¹⁰

BCOM 4300 Advanced Professional Communication

BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business

or ENTP 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Entrepreneurship

FIN 3320 Business Finance

IMS 3310 International Business

ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business

MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing

OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior

or OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management

OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management

Major Related Courses: 21 semester credit hours

ACCT 3312 Fundamentals of Accounting Analytics

ACCT 3331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I

ACCT 3332 Intermediate Financial Accounting II

ACCT 3341 Cost Management Systems

ACCT 3350 Fundamentals of Taxation

ACCT 4334 Auditing

ACCT 4342 Accounting Information Systems and Financial Reporting

Guided Electives: 12 semester credit hours^{11, 12, 13}

NOTE: The courses listed below can satisfy Guided Elective requirements in prior BS Accounting catalogs if not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan.

A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the courses below. Depending on the internship and preference for additional electives, the student may qualify for a zero to 3 semester credit hours course with the BS ACCT Program Director's approval.

ACCT 4V80 Professional Internship in Accounting

BA 4090 Management Internship⁷

Choose from the following to fulfill the remaining Guided Elective semester credit hours:

ACCT 3322 Accounting Transaction Processing and Control

ACCT 3354 Sustainability Reporting and Control

ACCT 4301 Database Systems

ACCT 4302 Accounting Research

ACCT 4336 Financial Statement Analysis

ACCT 4337 Business Valuation

ACCT 4340 Survey of Accounting Software

FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling

III. Elective Requirements: 0-3 semester credit hours

Students are required to complete 100 hours of community engagement. Depending on the service and preference for additional electives, the student has the option of zero or 3 semester credit hours.

BPS 4396 Social Impact and Community Engagement

or ENTP 4340 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement

or MKT 4360 Social Impact Marketing

or BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum

Free electives may be used to fulfill the remaining Elective semester credit hours⁹

Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives.

The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.

1. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from 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.

2. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.

3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

4. MATH 1325 is required for all JSOM undergraduate students. 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.

5. 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.

6. Certain courses listed are prerequisites for major core, major concentration, or major related courses. Choose accordingly.

7. Students who are employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project with preapproval from their program director.

8. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2418 or CS 2305 for OPRE 3333 or MATH 2333.

9. Free Electives of 0 to 3 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Accounting. Students who choose MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or PHIL 2303 instead of OPRE 3340 will require a total of 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who choose OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or PHIL 2303 will require another 090 Component Area Option Core course to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation.

10. 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.

11. 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 Accounting Associate Area Coordinator for approval.

12. 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.

13. CPA Requirements: The following accounting electives may be used to satisfy the 30 Accounting Hours Requirement for the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy: ACCT 3322, ACCT 3354, ACCT 4302, ACCT 4336, ACCT 4337, or ACCT 4V80.