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Apr 16, 2024
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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Accounting Major (BSBA)
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Accounting Major- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Please see the UNLV Lee Business School web page at http://www.unlv.edu/business for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.
Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Undergraduate Advising at http://www.unlv.edu/business/advising
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (www.nwccu.org)
Program - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (www.aacsb.edu)
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
University Graduation Requirements
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Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 33-37 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts - Credits: 9
- Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take , 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 Thinking - 3 credits
Multicultural and International Requirement
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: http://www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.
Business Administration Core Requirements - Subtotal Credits: 42-45
Other Lee Business School Requirements - Subtotal Credits: 9
Major Requirements - BSBA in Accounting - Subtotal: 24 credits
General Electives - Credits: 0-10
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. 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 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 accounting major must be completed with a grade of C or better. To satisfy an accounting prerequisite, a student must earn a C or better in the prerequisite course(s).
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