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Jun 18, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Accounting, B.B.A.
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About the Undergraduate Program (Lyons School of Accounting)
The primary objective of the undergraduate accounting program is to prepare students for accounting positions at the entry level in industry, government, and other organizations in the public and private sectors. A major in accounting is also excellent preparation for law school or graduate school. A 2.75 Texas Tech GPA and an A or B in ACCT 2300 and ACCT 2301 are required to declare accounting as a major. Students should be aware that the undergraduate degree in accounting will not prepare them for CPA licensure. The requirements for CPA licensure in Texas include a bachelor’s degree, at least 27 hours of accounting beyond introductory courses, at least 150 total hours, and a 3-hour approved course in ethics. The B.B.A. in accounting includes 18 hours of accounting beyond introductory courses. Accounting majors must also take ACCT 3101 during the spring of their sophomore year, prior to taking ACCT 3305 . Students who plan to take the CPA exam are encouraged to apply to the accelerated B.B.A./M.S.A. program . Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Accounting major include: MCOM 2310 ; PCOM 3373 ; ISQS 3344 ; ENGL 3365 ; and ACCT 4300 and ACCT 4301 . Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors
Notes:
* Choose from core curriculum requirements. Life and Physical Sciences must include both a lecture and a lab. - Students wanting to pursue the Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Masters 150-hour program should take ACCT 3101 and ACCT 3304 spring of second year.
- Students wanting to major in Finance should take FIN 3320 spring of second year.
- Students wanting to major in Information Technology should take ISQS 3345 and ISQS 3348 in the spring of second year.
Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum
Total Hours: 120
* These courses do not require a grade of C or higher † Students going into the 150-hour program will have 18 hours of major courses and 8 hours of non-accounting electives. Elective hours may be adjusted to meet minimum hour requirement of 120. Fourth Year
Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program. The 150-hour program is designed to allow students to complete both the B.B.A. and M.S.A. degrees in five years. To meet this goal, students are encouraged to take ACCT 3304 and ACCT 3101 spring of second year and must have completed 102 hours toward the B.B.A. prior to beginning the fall semester of the fourth year. Students meeting that standard will then typically schedule the fourth year as follows: Note: Remaining undergraduate courses will be integrated into the schedule during the fifth year. Students will work with their graduate faculty accounting advisor to determine their fifth year schedule. Fall
- Undergraduate Courses 3-6 Semester Credit Hours
- Graduate Courses 6-9 Semester Credit Hours
Spring
- Internship 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Graduate Courses 6 Semester Credit Hours
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