BBA or BS in Business to Master of Science in Accounting Fast Track
About This Program
The Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Science in Accounting to Master of Science in Accounting Fast Track enables outstanding senior undergraduate students in Accounting to satisfy degree requirements leading to the Accounting MS while completing their undergraduate studies.
Associated Programs
Admissions Criteria
An undergraduate Accounting student will apply:
- within 30 hours of completing a bachelor's degree
- upon completion of at least 30 hours at UTA, achieving an overall UTA GPA of 3.3 or better
- with an overall GPA of 3.3 or better in all college courses (at all schools), and
- with a UTA Business GPA of 3.3 or better.
Additionally, a candidate must have completed at UTA Arlington 12 hours of undergraduate fast track foundation courses with a minimum GPA of 3.5:
- ACCT 3311 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I
- ACCT 3312 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
- FINA 3313 BUSINESS FINANCE
- BSTAT 3321 INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS or BSTAT 3322 ADVANCED STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS
For automatic admission to the MS, students must complete the following graduate courses:
- ACCT 5316
- ACCT 5335 ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS or ACCT 5322 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
- BLAW 5332 BUSINESS LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS
An undergraduate student who successfully completes the fast track graduate coursework with grades of B or better will graduate with the undergraduate degree and will be automatically admitted to graduate study. The student will not be required to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), will not have to complete the normal Graduate School application for admission, and will not have to pay the related application fee.
Curriculum
| Baccalaureate Program | ||
| Complete the foundations requirements for BBA/BS including the following used to determine eligibility for the fast track: | 84 | |
| FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I | ||
| FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II | ||
| BUSINESS FINANCE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | ||
or BSTAT 3322 | ADVANCED STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | |
| Accounting Specialization | ||
| ACCT 3303 | INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| ACCT 3311 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 3312 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ACCT 3315 | PRINCIPLES OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX | 3 |
| ACCT 4302 | COST ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING | 3 |
| ACCT 5316 | AUDITING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES (replaces ACCT 4318) | 3 |
| BLAW 5332 | BUSINESS LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS (replaces BLAW 3310 or BLAW 4332) | 3 |
| ACCT 5335 | ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS (replaces ACCT 3316 [BS only] or ACCT 4304 or ACCT 4325 [BBA only]) | 3 |
| or ACCT 5322 | ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL | |
| Select one Economics course numbered 3000 or higher. | 3 | |
| Select 3 additional electives with approval of advisor. | 9 | |
| MS Foundations | ||
| ACCT 5133 | PROFESSIONALISM IN ACCOUNTING | 1 |
| ACCT 5319 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING III | 3 |
| ACCT 5321 | RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING ISSUES | 3 |
| ACCT 5329 | ADVANCED ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICS | 3 |
| ACCT 5335 | ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS (if not completed within the undergraduate plan) | 3 |
| ACCT 5380 | ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| ACCT 5340 | STUDY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX FOR ENTITIES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS | 3 |
| MS Electives | ||
| Select 3 hours in approved MS electives if ACCT 5322 is taken in the undergraduate plan, select 6 if ACCT 5335 is taken. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 142 | |