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2015-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, B.S.B.A.


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CIP Code: 6010 (520301-01) 
Total Credit Hours: 120-122
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Career Opportunities:

Auditing, income tax compliance and planning, financial planning, international accounting, management consulting services, governmental accounting, assurance services, environmental accounting, forensic accounting, litigation support services, asset evaluation services, corporate finance, financial reporting, banking and information technology service 

Requirements for Upper Division: 

1. Completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours
2. Minimum 2.30 adjusted GPA -and- 2.0 cumulative GPA
3. Earned credit for one general education science course
4. Earned “C” or above in: MATH 105  (or MATH 103 /MATH 104 ),ENGL 102  (or ENGL 115  or ESOL 102 ), ACCT 201 ,ECON 201  (or ECON 300  if taken as non-business major) ECON 202 UNIV 200  (or INFX 205 )

Freshman Year


Note:


** Students must earn a “C” or better in each major course and each common body of knowledge (CBK) course.

Electives


SCI (3 Credits)


Must be selected from both biological (BIOL), and physical (CHEM, GEOL, PHYS) sciences, with two courses within the same science. If student chooses to take only one biological science, ENVS 150  may be used.

Total: 30-32 Credits


Sophomore Year


Note:


** Students must earn a “C” or better in each major course and each common body of knowledge (CBK) course.

Electives


LIT (3 Credits)


Literature elective to be selected in consultation with advisor.

SCI (6 Credits)


Must be selected from both biological (BIOL), and physical (CHEM, GEOL, PHYS) sciences, with two courses within the same science. If student chooses to take only one biological science, ENVS 150  may be used.

ARTS (3 Credits)


Three hours must be selected from DANC, MUS, THEA, or VIAR.

Total: 30 Credits


Junior Year


Electives


Hist (3 credits)


Note:


** Students must earn a “C” or better in each major course and each common body of knowledge (CBK) course.

Total: 30 Credits


Senior Year


Note:


** Students must earn a “C” or better in each major course and each common body of knowledge (CBK) course.

Electives


Business (3 credits)


Total: 30 Credits


Note(s)


† To sit for the CPA Exam in Louisiana, an applicant must possess 150 hours of post-secondary, graduate, or post graduate education.

 

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