Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Dec 04, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, B.B.A.

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The B.B.A. program in Accounting provides students with a high-quality liberal arts based educational foundation so they can secure entry-level junior/staff positions in local, regional, or national organizations or continue studies at the master’s level.

The B.B.A. in Accounting program at West Georgia is separately accredited by the AACSB International-Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Accreditation: AACSBI

Learning Goals

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Accounting Majors are expected to meet the learning objectives found on the UWG web page for the Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Accounting on the Objectives tab.

Requirement

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Core Area A

(Grade of C or higher)

must include:

MATH 1111 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours (or)
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours

Core Area D

should include:

MATH 1413 - Survey of Calculus 3 Credit Hours

Core Area F: 18 Hours

Required Supporting Courses:

The following courses must be taken as electives if not taken to satisfy the Core requirements:

ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
and
MATH 1111 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours (or)
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours
and
MATH 1413 - Survey of Calculus 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 2106 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credit Hours
CISM 2201 - Foundations of Business and Spreadsheet Analysis 3 Credit Hours

Accounting

Courses required for the degree: 51 Hours

Business Core: 27 Hours

ABED 3100 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hours
CISM 3330 - Management of Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3402 - Statistics for Business I 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3406 - Statistics for Business II 3 Credit Hours
FINC 3511 - Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3600 - Management 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3615 - Operations Management 3 Credit Hours
MKTG 3803 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit Hours

International Select

ECON 4450 - International Economics 3 Credit Hours (or)
FINC 4521 - International Finance 3 Credit Hours (or)
MKTG 4866 - International Marketing 3 Credit Hours (or)
MGNT 4625 - International Management 3 Credit Hours

Major Courses: 25 Hours

ACCT 3212 - Financial Reporting I 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 3213 - Financial Reporting II 3 Credit Hours
and
ACCT 3214 - Financial Reporting III 3 Credit Hours (or)
ACCT 4233 - Strategic Cost Management 3 Credit Hours
and
ACCT 3232 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 3251 - Income Tax Accounting for Individuals 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 3285 - Professional Seminar 1 Credit Hours
ACCT 4241 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 4261 - Auditing 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 4660 - Strategic Management 3 Credit Hours

Electives: 8 Hours

At least three hours of electives must be in the RCOB