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School of Management and Business
Undergraduate Program
Accounting Information Technology Program, BBA, BA


Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Accounting and
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Computer Information Technology

The undergraduate curriculum in accounting and computer information technology is designed to provide the basic education necessary for graduates to pursue careers in business as information systems professionals or accountants. Further, as a CPA, candidates could qualify for an additional American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) accreditation, the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation.

The AIT program is a dual degree five-year program offered by the Schools of Business Administration and Natural Sciences, conferring a BBA in Accounting and a BA in Computer Information Science. Courses taught in the School of Management and Business contain a content-relevant ethics component.

The coursework in this program may meet the minimum education requirements for eligibility to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in the state of Texas.

General Education Supportive Requirements [6 semester hours]
COSC 1313
Fundamentals of Computer Science
MATH 2312
Precalculus (or calculus; discrete mathematics)


Business Core Requirements [36 semester hours]
ACCT 2301
Financial Accounting
ACCT 2303
Managerial Accounting
BUSI 2305
Business Statistics
BUSI 3303
Legal Environment of Business
BUSI 3330
Business Communication
ECON 2301
Microeconomic Principles
ECON 2302
Macroeconomic Principles
FINC 3330
Introduction to Finance
MKTG 2301
Principles of Marketing
MGMT 4340
Operations Management
MGMT 2301
Principles of Management


Accounting Required Courses [18 semester hours]
ACCT 3331
Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 3332
Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 3333
Cost Accounting
ACCT 3334
Federal Taxation
ACCT 4339
Accounting Ethics
ACCT 4343
Auditing


Computer Information Technology Required Courses [33 semester hours]
ACCT 4346
Accounting Information Systems (replaces CISC elective)
MATH 2315
Discrete Mathematics
COSC 1323
Computing Sciences Concepts I
COSC 1123
Computing Sciences Concepts I Lab
COSC 2325
Computing Sciences Concepts II
COSC 2125
Computing Sciences Concepts II Lab
COSC 2331
Introduction to Computer Organization
ACCT 3335
Data Storage Systems
ACCT 3337
Database Theory and Applications
COSC 3339
Software Engineering with Systems Analysis
COSC 4351
Human-Computer Interaction
ACCT 4347
Senior Project
ACCT 4149
Senior Seminar


In addition to the major program requirements, all students must satisfy the general education requirements and electives to have a total of at least 120 hours for graduation.
 
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Updated: 08/12/2008
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