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Accounting Concentration

Requirements

A. 15 semester hours of required accounting courses:

ACCT 3311Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 3312Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 3313Cost Accounting
ACCT 3315Federal Income Tax I
ACCT 4314Auditing

B. 9 semester hours of upper division accounting electives.

To qualify to sit for the CPA examination, the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) requires a degree, and at least 150 semester hours including (a) 30 semester hours of approved upper division accounting courses, (b) 24 hours of approved upper division business courses, (c) an approved three hour course in ethics, and (d) a minimum of 2 semester hours each in both business communications and business or tax research. Students are responsible for meeting these requirements. The requirements change from time-to-time. Consult the TSBPA for more information.  Typically, you must complete the Master of Science in accounting to meet TSBPA requirements.