B.S./M.S. Professional Accounting

B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting
150 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 36 hours core business requirements,
18 hours undergraduate plan requirements, 36 hours graduate plan requirements

Accounting Unit
Chair: Barry Marks
Phone: 281-283-3110
Office: Bayou Bldg. Suite 3237
Advisor: busadvoff@uhcl.edu

What this degree will do for you…
Our integrated Professional Accounting program emphasizes the technical knowledge and the necessary skills and abilities to succeed in an accounting career. The BS/MS Professional Accounting graduate meets the requirements necessary to sit for the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) exam. This degree prepares graduates for multiple career opportunities in accounting such as: auditing, forensic accounting, information technology services, financial accounting, financial analysis, internal auditing, managerial accounting and tax planning. An information systems track is available within this program.

Freshman/Sophomore requirements: 60 hours

Accounting Principles	6	ACCT 2301 & 2302 or 2401 & 2402
Business Law	3	BUSI 2301 or 2302
Computer Literacy	3	BCIS 1305 or 1405
Economic Principles	6	ECON 2301 & 2302
English Composition (must be grades of C- or better)	6	ENGL 1301 & 1302
Government (3 hours U.S. and 3 hours U.S./TX)	6	GOVT 2301 & 2302
History (6 hours U.S. or 3 hours may be Texas)	6	HIST 1301; HIST 1302, or 2301, 2302, 2303
Humanities	3	Check with your community college
Math (Finite Math and Calculus)	6	MATH 1324 & 1325
Natural Sciences	6	Check with your community college
Social Sciences	3	Check with your community college
Speech	3	Check with your community college
Visual and Performing Arts	3	Check with your community college
Total	60

Core Business Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Professional Accounting: 36 hours

ACCT	3333	Cost Accounting	ISAM	3033	Information Systems for Mgmt
DSCI	3131	Quant Methods for Management	MGMT	3031	Management Theory & Practice
DSCI	3231	Statistics I	MGMT	4534	Organizational Behavior
ECON	3131	Money & Banking	MKTG	3031	Creating Value for Customers
FINC	3331	Business Finance	WRIT	3132	Witten Communication in Business
FINC Elective (undergraduate)			General Elective (undergraduate)

Plan Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Accounting: 18 hours

ACCT	3431	Intermediate Accounting I	ACCT	4332	Financial Information Systems
ACCT	3432	Intermediate Accounting II	ACCT	4431	Auditing I
ACCT	4331	Federal Taxation of Individuals	Business Elective (undergraduate)

For admission into the M.S. portion of Professional Accounting students must now:
                1.     Take the GMAT exam and meet score and percentile requirements;
                2.     Apply to graduate school and meet all entrance requirements for graduate admission to the
                     School of Business; and
                3.     Have a cumulative UHCL GPA of at least 3.00.

Plan Requirements for Master of Science in Professional Accounting: 36 hours

ACCT	4436	Business Ethics for Accountants	ACCT Elective (graduate level)
ACCT	5234	Corporate Income Tax	LEGL	5131	Legal Concepts for Business Prof
ACCT	5431	Advanced Accounting	MGMT	6731	*Strategic Management
ACCT	5432	Acct for Govt & Not-for-Profit Orgs	MKTG Elective (graduate level)
ACCT	6732	Seminar in Auditing Theory & Prac	Business Elective (graduate level)
ACCT Elective (graduate level)			Business Elective (graduate level)

*MGMT 6731 – Must be taken by all Professional Accounting graduate students the semester they plan to graduate.

B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting 150 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 36 hours core business requirements, 18 hours undergraduate plan requirements, 36 hours graduate plan requirements

B.S. and M.S. in Professional Accounting
150 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 36 hours core business requirements,
18 hours undergraduate plan requirements, 36 hours graduate plan requirements