BBA in Accounting
There are many potential career paths for graduates of the BBA in accounting program. Typical career paths include working in public accounting as an auditor or tax professional. Outside of the typical audit or tax tracks, accountants at public accounting firms do consulting and transactional work. Accounting graduates also work in industry in an internal audit function or as a controller or accounting professional within a company(management accounting). Accounting graduates also work as financial analysts, financial advisors, and forensic accountants. Government agencies such as the IRS, U.S Treasury Department, state and local governments, as well as law enforcement agencies hire accounting graduates.
Marketable Skills
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Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
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Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
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Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
Students will also gain a basic understanding of accounting principles, and be able to prepare to pursue a CPA or other accounting certification.
The Department of Accounting at The University of Texas at El Paso shares with the University its fundamental mission to provide the highest quality education to citizens of El Paso and the West Texas region. The Bachelor of Business Administration-Accounting (BBA-Accounting) is designed as an in-depth study of the basic topics of accounting and intends to provide students the knowledge and skills necessary for entry into accounting positions in public, private, and governmental or other not-for-profit organizations, as well as the educational background necessary for entry into a graduate program. The BBA-Accounting concentration and the Master of Accountancy degrees are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The BBA-Accounting concentration does not provide the total number of hours of coursework necessary to academically qualify a candidate for the Uniform CPA Examination in the State of Texas.
Fast Track
The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding undergraduate UTEP students to receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for up to 15 hours of UTEP course work as determined by participating Master's and Doctoral programs. Not all undergraduate programs have elected to participate in the Fast Track option, so students should see their departmental graduate advisor for information about requirements and guidelines. A list of courses that have been approved for possible use at the graduate level is found here.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Designated Core (All courses require a C or better.) | ||
| Complete the Business Designated Core requirements. | ||
| University Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Business Foundation (All courses require a C or better.) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ECON 2304 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| QMB 2301 | Business Stats & Analytics I | 3 |
| Math Elective: | ||
| MATH 2301 | Math for Social Sciences II | 3 |
| or MATH 1411 | Calculus I | |
| Business Core | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACCT 3321 | Intermediate Accounting I C | 3 |
| BLAW 3301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSN 3304 | Global Business Environment | 3 |
| or BUSN 3305 | Global Busn Environ-Study Away | |
| FIN 3310 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 3303 | Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha | 3 |
| MGMT 4300 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKT 3300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| OSCM 3321 | Production/Operations Mgmt | 3 |
| QMB 3350 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| or QMB 3301 | Business Stats & Analytics II | |
| Accounting Major | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACCT 3320 | Accounting Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 3322 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3323 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3327 | Fed Income Tax - Individuals | 3 |
| ACCT 4304 | Auditing Principles/Procedures | 3 |
| CIS 3325 | Adv Microcomp Bus Applications | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | ||
| ACCT 4315 | Acct Res. and Communication | 3 |
| ACCT 4335 | Business Intelligence | 3 |
| ACCT 4345 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 4396 | Internship | 3 |
| ACCT 4398 | Independent Study in Acct | 3 |
| ACCT 4399 | Current Concepts in Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 4391 | Business Law | 3 |
| CIS 3350 | Sys. Anal. & Des. for Bus. Ana | 3 |
| CIS 4330 | Expert Sys & Decision Sup Sys | 3 |
| CIS 4365 | Database Management | 3 |
| CIS 4370 | Data Comm. & Network Manag. | 3 |
| FIN 4318 | Fin Anal of Firm & Valuation | 3 |
| MGMT 3311 | Intro to Human Resource Mgmt | 3 |
| Select a twelve-hour business minor or certificate | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- C
Course requires a C or better.
Business Designated Core
Although the UTEP choice is larger, these choices satisfy the requirements of both the core and the major.
All courses listed within this degree require a grade of C or better for successful completion.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Required: | ||
| ECON 2303 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| The following additional courses are also recommended: | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Ethics | ||
University Core Curriculum
The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
All courses require a C or better
Communication (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the communication component is to enable the student to communicate effectively in clear and correct prose or orally in a style appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| For students whose secondary education was in English: | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Writing About Literature | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition I | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | ||
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | ||
| For students whose secondary education was not in English: | ||
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl | ||
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
American History (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objectives of the history component are to expand students’ knowledge of the origin and history of the U.S., their comprehension of the past and current role of the U.S. in the world, and their ability to critically evaluate and analyze historical evidence. U.S. history courses (three hours must be Texas history) include: | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the humanities component is to expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature and philosophy, students engage in critical analysis and develop an appreciation of the humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | ||
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | ||
| English Literature | ||
| English Literature | ||
| Intro to American Fiction | ||
| Intro to American Drama | ||
| Intro to American Poetry | ||
| Making of the "Other" Americas | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Mathematics (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the mathematics component is to develop a quantitatively literate college graduate. Every college graduate should be able to apply basic mathematical tools in the solution of real-world problems. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Trigonometry and Conics | ||
| Math in the Modern World | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Precalculus 1,2 | ||
| Math for Social Sciences II | ||
| Statistical Literacy | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| 1 A higher-level course in the calculus sequence can be substituted. | ||
| 2 TCCN MATH 1314 will also satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the study of the natural sciences is to enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in the natural sciences, and to enable the student to understand the bases for building and testing theories. The courses listed are for non-majors; the major courses in the discipline can be substituted for the non-major sequence. A minimum of two semesters of lecture and one semester of laboratory associated with one of the courses, or two semesters of combined (3 credit) lecture-laboratory courses (Only six hours apply toward the required 42.): | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | ||
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology I | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| Intro General Chemistry Lab | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochem Lab | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Intro to General Chemistry | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Intro to Environment Science 2 | ||
| Intro to Environmental Sci | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sciences | ||
| Principles of Earth Science | ||
| The Blue Planet | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Intro to Physical Geology | ||
| Intro to Historical Geol | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
| Wellness Dynamics | ||
| Microorganisms and Disease | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Political Science (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objectives of the political science component are to expand students’ knowledge of the origin and evolution of the U.S. and Texas political systems, focusing on the growth of political institutions, and on the constitutions of Texas and the United States; and to enhance their understanding of federalism, states rights, and individual civil liberties, rights, and responsibilities. | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the social and behavioral science component is to increase students' knowledge of how social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip students to understand themselves and the roles they play in addressing the issues facing humanity. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | ||
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Asian American Studies | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | ||
| Action Research in Classrooms | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Community Service | ||
| An Intro. to Linguistics | ||
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Creative Arts (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the visual and performing arts component is to expand students' knowledge and appreciation of the human imagination as expressed through works of visual art, dance, music, theatre and film. Through study in these disciplines, students will form aesthetic judgments and develop an appreciation of the arts as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz to Rock | ||
| Music, Culture, and Society | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Component Area Option (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the institutionally designated option component is to develop the critical thinking skills and academic tools required to be an effective learner. Special emphasis is placed on the use of technology in problem-solving, communications, and knowledge acquisition. | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intro to Global Business | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Intro-Computational Thinking | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Eng Innovation and Leadership | ||
| Introduction to Leadership | ||
| Inquiry in Math & Science | ||
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BBA ACCOUNTING | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUSN 1301 | Intro to Global Business (*) | 3 |
| MATH 1320 | Math for Social Sciences I (*) | 3 |
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I (*) | 3 |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ECON 2303 | Principles of Macroeconomics (*) | 3 |
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 (*) | 3 |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ECON 2304 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUSN 3304 | Global Business Environment | 3 |
| or BUSN 3305 | Global Busn Environ-Study Away | |
| MATH 2301 | Math for Social Sciences II | 3 |
| QMB 2301 | Business Stats & Analytics I | 3 |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| University Core Class | 3 | |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 3321 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BLAW 3301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| FIN 3310 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 3303 | Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha | 3 |
| OSCM 3321 | Production/Operations Mgmt | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 3320 | Accounting Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 3322 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| CIS 3325 | Adv Microcomp Bus Applications | 3 |
| MKT 3300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| QMB 3350 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 3323 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3327 | Fed Income Tax - Individuals | 3 |
| ACCT 4304 | Auditing Principles/Procedures | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 4300 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |