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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, B.B.A.


Department of Accounting  
615-898-2558
Jeannie Harrington, chair
Jeannie.Harrington@mtsu.edu

In addition to meeting the Jennings A. Jones College of Business requirements , an Accounting major consists of 24 semester hours of accounting and requires a minimum of 2.00 GPA. At least 50 percent of the required major hours must be taken in residence at MTSU. Majors must earn a C (2.00) or better in all accounting courses.

The program below includes a Business Administration minor.  An alternative business minor may be chosen, but it may require total hours for graduation to exceed 120.

NOTE: Students are allowed a maximum of three attempts (including grades of W) in each upper-level accounting course in the major.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Accounting, B.B.A., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

  • MATH 1630 (Math)
  • ECON 2410 (Soc/Beh Sci and core course)

College of Business Core (42 hours)


All students must complete the College of Business Core  which requires 42 hours with a 2.000 GPA. ECON 2410 is included in the core and will also satisfy 3 hours from the Social/Behavioral General Education requirement.

Major Requirements (24 hours)


NOTE:


*Any upper-division accounting course can be used for the ACTG elective except ACTG 3000 , ACTG 3020 , and ACTG 4420 .

Auxiliary Courses (9 hours)


Electives (7 hours)


Total hours in program: 120


Curriculum: Accounting


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


NOTE:


*A 2.25 GPA in these courses is required for admission to the Jones College of Business.

§Admission required