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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Accounting (BSBA)

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, Department of Accounting web page for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.

Learning Outcomes

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

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

Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Student Advising Center.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements

Please see Graduation Policies  for 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

 

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

 

Constitutions - Credits: 3-6

Mathematics - Credits: 3

 

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 credit course 

Multicultural and International Requirement (Credits: 0-6)

Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 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.  Visit the Provost webpage for the list of approved Multicultural and International courses​.

Business Administration Core Requirements - Credits: 42-45

Other Lee Business School Requirements - Credits: 6-7

Major Requirements - BSBA in Accounting - Credits: 24

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. Students preparing for careers in industry should consider taking    as an upper-division accounting elective.
  3. Students interested in focusing their elective course work should consult an advisor early in their academic career to allow for proper planning of electives.
  4. All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better. 
  5. Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.
  6. BUS 321  and ACC 400  are Milestone Experience courses for Accounting B.S.B.A.
  7. ACC 402   is a Culminating Experience course for the Accounting B.S.B.A.