UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
ACCOUNTING (BSBA) 1
Accounting (BSBA)
Degree Requirements
Accounting – Undergraduate Degree Requirements
To graduate, students complete a minimum of 122 semester hours with an overall institution grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0
(38 hours of general education requirements and 84 hours of business courses). In addition, a 2.0 is required in each of the
Basic Business Techniques courses and the 300-level business core courses, and a 2.0 GPA is required for all courses counted
in the Accounting Major, which include the following:
Accounting (BSBA)
Course Title
Credit
Hours
ACC 331*
Taxation of Individuals
3
ACC 341
Accounting Information Systems
3
ACC 371*
Financial Accounting I
3
ACC 372
Financial Accounting II
3
ACC 381
Cost Accounting
3
ACC 416
International and Advanced Accounting
3
ACC 451
Auditing
3
Choose two electives from the following:
6
ACC 432
Taxation of Partnerships and Corporations
ACC 452
Advanced Auditing
ACC 461
Accounting of Governmental and NFPE
Total credit hours in Accounting
27
* Those planning to declare Accounting as a major must also complete ACC 371 and ACC 331 with a C or better before
declaring Accounting.
Transient Course Credit
All students majoring in Accounting must receive prior approval from the Chair of the Department before taking courses in the
major field at another institution. Failure to obtain prior approval may result in loss of transfer credit for the course work.
Only equivalent courses with grades of "C" or above from a college of business that is accredited by AACSB International will
be accepted.
Graduation Plan
Accounting - Fall 2015
Credit
Hours
Course Title
First Semester
15
MA 120*
Calculus and Its Applications
3 hrs
EH 101*
English Composition I
3 hrs
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BUS 150
Introduction to Business
3 hrs
Fine Arts
(ARS 101, DRA 110, MUL 101 or
ARH 103)
3 hrs
History
(HY 101, 102, 135 or 136)
3 hrs
Second Semester
16
EH 102*
English Composition II
3 hrs
Natural Science w/lab
(see PAWS/Bus Admin Curriculum
Sheet)
4 hrs
CIS 250*
Advanced Computer Applications
3 hrs
Humanities/Fine Arts
CA 110 Recommended or
Curriculum Sheet
3 hrs
ECO 215
Principles of Microeconomics
3 hrs
Third Semester
15
ACC 211*
Accounting Principles I
3 hrs
BUS 245*
Applied Business Statistics I
3 hrs
ECO 216*
Principles of Macroeconomics
3 hrs
Behavioral Science
(CA 211, PSY 120, SY 109 or AN
100)
3 hrs
BUS 305
Information Systems & Technology
3 hrs
Fourth Semester
15
ACC 212*
Accounting Principles II
3 hrs
BUS 255*
Applied Business Statistics II
3 hrs
MGT 300
Management Theory and Practice
BUS 265*
Legal Environment of Business
3 hrs
MKT 320
Principles of Marketing
3 hrs
Fifth Semester
16
MGT 305
Organizational Communication
3 hrs
Natural Science w/lab
(see PAWS/Bus Admin Curriculum
Sheet)
4 hrs
Literature
First course of Literature Sequence
3 hrs
ACC 331*
Taxation of Individuals
3 hrs
ACC 371*
Financial Accounting I
3 hrs
Sixth Semester
15
FIN 315
Business Finance
3 hrs
ACC 381
Cost Accounting
3 hrs
Business Elective
300-400 MCOB course not used as
Major
3 hrs
ACC 372
Financial Accounting II
3 hrs
ACC 341
Accounting Information Systems
3 hrs
Seventh Semester
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MGT 325
Operations Management
3 hrs
ACC Elective
(Choose one: ACC 432 or 461)
3 hrs
Business Elective
300-400 MCOB course not used as
Major
3 hrs
Literature
Second course of Literature
Sequence)
3 hrs
ACC 451
Auditing (W)
3 hrs
Eighth Semester
15
Business Elective
300-400 MCOB course not used as
Major
3 hrs
Business Elective
300-400 MCOB course not used as
Major
3 hrs
ACC Elective
(Choose one: ACC 432, 461 or
452)
3 hrs
ACC 416
International & Advanced Financial
Acct
3 hrs
MGT 485
Business Policy in a Global
Economy (W)
3 hrs
MGT 486
Undergraduate Comp Exam
0 hrs
The prerequisite to CIS 250 is CIS 150 (min C) or passing the CIS 010 Computer Proficiency Test. Register for 010 Exam in
PAWS. See School of Computing web page for details.
*Students must complete these courses with a minimum 2.0 USA and 200-core area gpa to declare their major. A "D" in MA 120
is acceptable.
A minimum 2.0 gpa is also required in the 300-Core area, Major Courses area and overall USA in order to graduate.
All 300-Core Classes should be completed before MGT 485/ 486.
ACC majors must also complete ACC 371 and 331 with a C or better before declaring Accounting.
A minimum C is also required in ACC 372 before progressing to any 400-Level Accounting Courses.
Department Information
Department of Accounting
(251) 460-6144
Chair
Thomas Noland
Professor Emeritus
A. Jeannette Sylvestre
Professors
Grant, Hardin, Noland, Segal
Associate Professor
Hsu
Assistant Professor
Prescott, Vann
Instructors
Foster, Madden
Department of Accounting web site
http://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/mcob/depts/acc.html
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Department Of Accounting Mission
Our mission is to provide value-added accounting education, conduct research that improves accounting practice and
instructional development, and provide service to the profession, university, and Gulf Coast Region constituencies. Our graduates
should have the requisite accounting and information technology skills to become the future ethical leaders of the accounting
profession.
Reporting on the financial affairs of private and public institutions, preparing regulatory reports, and tax return preparation require
sound accounting procedures. Since management decisions are made from accounting information, qualified accountants must
be available, not only as executive accountants for industrial firms but also as public accountants for auditing and for general
services to business firms and governmental agencies. The major in accounting is designed to prepare students for positions
in these areas.
A student is not permitted to repeat any accounting course for which they have previously earned a grade of "C" or better.
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