Program: Accounting Major (BSBA) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2024)

May 29, 2024

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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The accounting discipline has undergone massive changes in the last few years, becoming both broader and more complex. Accountants are trusted, objective professionals who provide information for decision making and serve as business advisers. Many accountants land top executive positions because of their background, integrity, and skills developed through education and professional experience. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Accounting is accredited by AACSB — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Please see the UNLV Lee Business School web page atwww.unlv.edu/businessfor information about department programs, faculty and facilities.Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plans for the major are available atwww.unlv.edu/degree/bsba-accounting.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the BSBA in Accounting program, students should be able to:

Think critically.
Apply analytical/decision-making skills to accounting issues.
Communicate well both in writing and orally.
Understand ethical issues facing accountants.
Apply interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Use technology appropriate to accounting.
Research accounting issues.

Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Undergraduate Advising atwww.unlv.edu/business/advising.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV and the Lee Business School, please visit the following webpages:

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universitieswww.nwccu.org.
Program - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Businesswww.aacsb.edu.

University Graduation Requirements

Please seeGraduation Policiesfor complete information.

Accounting (BSBA) Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120

Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.

General Education Requirements - Credits: 35-46

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3

English Composition - Credits: 6

ENG 101 - Composition I
and
ENG 102 - Composition II

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

Constitutions - Credits: 3-6

Mathematics - Credits: 3

MATH 124 - College Algebra (or higher)

Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19

Please see Distribution Requirementsfor more information.

Humanities and Fine Arts - Credits: 9
- Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take
  COM 101 - Oral Communication
  , as one of the humanities courses
- Fine Arts, 3 credits required
Social Science
- Automatically satisfied by business requirements
Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Credits: 6-7
- Science with a lab or non-lab science
- Analytical Thinking3 credit course

Multicultural and International Requirement (Credits: 0-6)

Multicultural, one three-credit course required
International, one three-credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.

Milestone Experience

BUS 321 Business Communicationand ACC 400 The Accounting Environment- Fulfilled by major requirement

Culminating Experience

ACC 402 Financial Reporting II- Fulfilled by major requirement

Business Administration Core Requirements - Credits: 42-45

ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems or Microsoft Office proficiency or equivalent.
ACC 473 - Law for Accountants I
FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance
IS 330 - Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
ACC 435 - Accounting Data Analytics
MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
MKT 301 - Marketing Management
SCM 352 - Operations Management
Select one capstone course from:
BUS 496 - Strategic Management and Policy
BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy

Other Lee Business School Requirements - Credits: 6-7

BUS 321 - Business Communication
or
MGT 321 - Business Communication
and
Select one from:
MATH 127 - Precalculus II
MATH 128 - Precalculus and Trigonometry
MATH 132 - Finite Mathematics
MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
MATH 181 - Calculus I
or
MATH 182 - Calculus II

Major Requirements - BSBA in Accounting - Credits: 24

All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better.

ACC 400 - The Accounting Environment
ACC 401 - Financial Reporting I
ACC 402 - Financial Reporting II
ACC 405 - Cost Management and Control
ACC 409 - Accounting Information Systems
ACC 410 - Federal Taxation
ACC 470 - Auditing and Assurance Services
one three-credit upper-division (300- or 400-level) accounting elective.

General Electives - Credits: 0-13

The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from Lee Business School is 120.

Total Credits: 120

Notes

Students planning to take the CPA examination should take additional courses at the graduate level. Consult with the State Board of Accountancy for CPA examination requirements.
Students preparing for careers in industry should consider taking
ACC 420
as an upper-division accounting elective.
Students interested in focusing their elective course work should consult an advisor early in their academic career to allow for proper planning of electives.
All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.
BUS 321and ACC 400are Milestone Experience courses for Accounting B.S.B.A.
ACC 402 is aCulminating Experience course for theAccounting B.S.B.A.