BBA in Accounting with MBA
Program Requirements
Entrance requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Master of Business Administration (MBA) combined degree are:
- 3.0 GPA
- Junior Standing
Freshman – Junior Requirements
Students will complete all the area F courses and the Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Global Business, and Corporate Finance from the Business core.
Senior Standing Requirements
Students will complete 9 credit hours of approved graduate-level business courses in their final 2 semesters along with their remaining undergraduate coursework.
The student must submit the following to Graduate Admissions during their senior year: graduate application and transcripts from all institutions attended.
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) Requirements
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core IMPACTS | 42 | |
All core curriculum recommendations are shown under the Core IMPACTS section of the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements. | ||
Field of Study - Accounting | 18 | |
ACCT 2101 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 2102 | Principles Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BLAW 2106 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
BUSA 1105 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1 | 3 |
or ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
BUSA 2101 | Business Analytics | 3 |
Upper Division Core Requirements | 18 | |
FINA 3101 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
MGMT 3101 | Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 3120 | Business Communication | 3 |
MKTG 3101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
MKTG 3420 | Global Business | 3 |
SCML 3102 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
Required Accounting Major Courses | 24 | |
ACCT 3110 | Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 3250 | Taxation of the Individual | 3 |
ACCT 4330 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
ACCT 3351 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
ACCT 3352 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
ACCT 4101 | Data Analytics for Accountancy | 3 |
or BUSA 4101 | Advanced Business Analytics | |
ACCT 4480 | Auditing & Assurance Services | 3 |
ACCT 4850 | Accounting Internship/Cooperative Education | 3 |
or ACCT 4851 | Accounting Internship/Cooperative | |
or ACCT 4852 | Accounting Internship/Cooperative | |
or ACCT 4853 | Accounting Internship/Cooperative | |
General Electives 2 | 15 | |
Business Capstone | 3 | |
MGMT 4750 | Strategic Management | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
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Students should select nine (9) hours of MBA core courses for the General Electives area (if course pre-requisites are met). The remaining three (3) credit hours are open electives (they could be business or non-business courses). The non-business elective may be at a lower level than 3000. Courses with the following prefixes will not be counted in this category: AVIA, CSU, PARA, TECH. Students pursuing CPA certification in Georgia are encouraged to take the 3 credit hours with ACCT prefix. A course will not be credited twice. Courses taken to satisfy the requirements in the preceding section may not be used again to satisfy this section.
Master of Business Administration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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MBA Core Requirements * | 24 | |
ACCT 5000 | Accounting Concepts | 2 |
ACCT 5200 | Accounting for Managerial Deci | 3 |
BUSA 5000 | Decision Concepts | 1 |
BUSA 5200 | Decision Making-Uncertainty | 3 |
FINA 5100 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
MGMT 5101 | Org. Development and Change | 3 |
MGMT 5111 | Leadership and Organizational | 3 |
MKTG 5200 | Marketing Management | 3 |
Capstone Requirement (3 credit hours) | ||
MGMT 5750 | Global Strategic Management | 3 |
Concentration | 9 | |
Choose one concentration from the following: | ||
Total Credit Hours | 33 |
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Once students transition fully into the MBA program, select courses which were not completed as General Electives while in the BBA program.
Please note: This is a suggested course sequence only.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I Core Area A1 | 3 |
MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling Core Area A2 | 3 |
Communication or Foreign Language course Core Area B2 | 3 | |
BUSA 1105 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
Fine Arts or Intermediate Foreign Language coures Core Area C2 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II Core Area A1 | 3 |
Science Course with Lab Core Area D1 | 4 | |
ACCT 2101 | Principles of Financial Acct. | 3 |
BLAW 2106 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
Math, Science or Technology course Core Area D2 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
ACCT 2102 | Principles Managerial Acct. | 3 |
Science Course without Lab Core Area D1 | 3 | |
ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
MATH 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
Literature, Philosophy or Foreign Language coures Core Area C1 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
HIST 1111 |
Survey-PreModern World History Core Area E2 or Survey of Modern World History or Critical Trends and Issues or Intro to Global Issues |
3 |
CRIT 1101 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
BUSA 2101 | Business Analytics | 3 |
ACCT 3351 | Intermediate Financial Acct. I | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
SCML 3102 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
MGMT 3120 | Business Communication | 3 |
ACCT 3352 | Interm. Financial Acct. II | 3 |
ACCT 3110 | Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
POLS 1101 | American Government Core Area E1 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
MGMT 3101 | Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior | 3 |
ACCT 3250 | Taxation of the Individual | 3 |
MKTG 3101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
ACCT 4101 | Data Analytics for Accountancy | 3 |
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 |
Survey of US History to 1877 Core Area E3 or US HIST Since Reconstruction |
3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
MKTG 3420 | Global Business | 3 |
ACCT 4330 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
FINA 3101 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
MGMT 5101 | Org. Development and Change 1 | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
MGMT 4750 | Strategic Management | 3 |
ACCT 4850 | Acct. Intern./Co-op Education | 3 |
ACCT 4480 | Auditing & Assurance Services | 3 |
MKTG 5200 | Marketing Management 1 | 3 |
MGMT 5111 | Leadership and Organizational 1 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Fifth Year | ||
First Semester | ||
ACCT 5000 | Accounting Concepts 2 | 2 |
BUSA 5000 | Decision Concepts 2 | 1 |
Concentration Elective 2,3 | 3 | |
Concentration Elective 2,3 | 3 | |
Concentration Elective 2,3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Second Semester | ||
ACCT 5200 | Accounting for Managerial Deci 2 | 3 |
BUSA 5200 | Decision Making-Uncertainty 2 | 3 |
FINA 5100 | Managerial Finance 2 | 3 |
MGMT 5750 | Global Strategic Management 2 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Total Credit Hours | 145 |
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