About the Courses
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 ad
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.
Modules
First Year
Fall
BA 1301 - Foundations of Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher, ENCO majors must take GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1101.)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Total: 16
Spring
MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Total: 16
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting and finance majors must achieve A or B.)
ISQS 2340 - Introduction to Information Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BA 2140 - Microsoft Excel for Business 1 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Multicultural Course 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Total: 16
Spring
ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting majors must achieve A or B.)
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
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
Fall
ACCT 3101 - Seminar in Professional Practice 1 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 3304 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 3307 - Income Tax Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
PCOM 3373 - Business Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
BECO 3310 - Applied Business Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3344 - Introduction to Production and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students wanting to pursue the Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Masters 150 hour program should take ACCT 3304 spring of Second Year
Total: 16
Spring
ACCT 3305 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 3306 - Cost Profit Analysis in Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 4300 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3320 - Financial Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MKT 3350 - Introduction to Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 15
Fourth Year
Fall
ACCT 4301 - Principles of Auditing 3 Semester Credit Hours
BLAW 3391 - Business Law I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3365 - Professional Report Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Organization and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 12
Spring
MGT 4380 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives*† 11 Semester Credit Hours