BBA in Accounting with MSLD
Program Requirements
Entrance requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Master of Strategic Leadership Development (MSLD) 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) | 42 | |
| All Core Curriculum requirements for the Accounting degree are shown under Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements section of the Undergraduate Catalog. | ||
| Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) | 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 |
| CPTG 2201 | Advanced Computer Applications | 3 |
| ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1 | 3 |
| or ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Upper Division Core Requirements | 21 | |
| BUSA 3101 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| FINA 3101 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 3101 | Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 3120 | Managerial 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 3361 | Intermediate Financial Acct. I | 3 |
| ACCT 3362 | Interm. Financial Acct. II | 3 |
| ACCT 3363 | Intermediate Fin ACCT III | 3 |
| ACCT 4330 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Accounting Major Electives | ||
| Choose one from the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Managerial Cost Accounting | ||
| Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Program | ||
| Taxation of Business Entities | ||
| Advanced Financial Accounting | ||
| Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting | ||
| Forensic Accounting | ||
| General Electives 2 | 9 | |
| Business Capstone | 3 | |
| MGMT 4750 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Students should select six (6) credit hours of MSLD 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 Strategic Leadership Development (MSLD) Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | 12 | |
| MGMT 5113 | Strategic Leadership Developme | 3 |
| MGMT 5114 | Leading Diversity & Inclusion | 3 |
| MGMT 5116 | Leading by Managing Conflict | 3 |
| MKTG 5114 | Personal Branding Strategy | 3 |
| Elective Courses (select six) | 18 | |
| MGMT 5101 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
| MGMT 5104 | Project Management | 3 |
| MGMT 5107 | Leadership and Values | 3 |
| MGMT 5108 | Talent Development in Orgn | 3 |
| MGMT 5109 | Human Resource Consulting | 3 |
| MGMT 5111 | Leadership and Organizational | 3 |
| MGMT 5115 | Global Human Resources | 3 |
| MKTG 5200 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUSA 5130 | Internship/Cooperative Educati | 3 |
| BUSA 5140 | Indep. Study/Directed Research | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
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Once students transition fully into the MSLD program, select courses which were not completed as General Electives while in the BBA program.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| Communication or Foreign Language course | 3 | |
| BUSA 1105 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Fine Arts or Intermediate Foreign Language course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Science Course with Laboratory | 3 | |
| Science Course with Laboratory | 1 | |
| ACCT 2101 | Principles of Financial Acct. | 3 |
| BLAW 2106 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Math, Science, or Technology course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 2102 | Principles Managerial Acct. | 3 |
| Science Course without Laboratory | 3 | |
| ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| CPTG 2201 | Adv. Computer Applications | 3 |
| Literature, Philosophy or Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| World History course | 3 | |
| CRIT 1101 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| BUSA 3101 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ACCT 3361 | Intermediate Financial Acct. I | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Students should inform the Department Chair of their interest in the program | ||
| SCML 3102 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| MGMT 3120 | Managerial Communication | 3 |
| ACCT 3362 | Interm. Financial Acct. II | 3 |
| ACCT 3110 | Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Application for Combined Degree Program required | ||
| MGMT 3101 | Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior | 3 |
| ACCT 3250 | Taxation of the Individual | 3 |
| MKTG 3101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ACCT 3363 | Intermediate Fin ACCT III | 3 |
| American History course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MKTG 3420 | Global Business | 3 |
| ACCT 4330 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| FINA 3101 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 5114 | Leading Diversity & Inclusion 1 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MGMT 4750 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ACCT 4852 | Accounting Internship/Co-op | 3 |
| ACCT 4480 | Auditing & Assurance Services | 3 |
| Elective (business or non-business) | 3 | |
| MKTG 5114 | Personal Branding Strategy 1 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MGMT 5113 | Strategic Leadership Developme 2 | 3 |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MGMT 5116 | Leading by Managing Conflict 2 | 3 |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Strategic Leadership Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 145 | |
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Dual Credit-Course counts toward both degrees.
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Graduate Residency Course.