Accounting, BS and MS

Applies to Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting and Master of Science with a major in either accounting or taxation.

The combined Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting and Master of Science with a major in either accounting or taxation is a 153-semester-hour program designed to provide an appropriate base of knowledge for entry into the accounting profession, as well as a broad-based general educational background. Students awarded the Master of Science with a major in accounting or a major in taxation are simultaneously awarded the Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting. (The Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting is not awarded separately.)

Students who earn these degrees complete an educational program consistent with recommendations of professional accountants and accounting educators, and are prepared for entry into careers as public accountants, management accountants, or internal auditors within either the public or private sector.

The BS/MS program meets the 153-hour requirement for the Certified Public Accountant exam in Texas and other states.

Continuation requirements

Undergraduate students must meet the minimum standards of the Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting to be admitted automatically to the undergraduate portion of the professional program. Students who have at least 60 hours of college credit but who lack credit in certain courses in the preprofessional program may be admitted provisionally with deficiencies. Students granted such provisional admission must proceed immediately to remove the deficiencies.

In addition to the departmental graduate admission requirements, a student must have a minimum overall program GPA of 2.8 and a minimum advanced accounting GPA of 3.0 (GPA of 3.25 for the IMAPP concentrations under the accounting and taxation majors) in order to be admitted to the MS-Accounting or MS-Taxation program.

Students seeking admission who already hold a baccalaureate or higher degree should see the Graduate Catalog for information regarding the one-year (33-hour) Master of Science with a major in accounting or Master of Science with a major in taxation program.

The final decision regarding admission to the Master of Science with a major in accounting or Master of Science with a major in taxation programs rests with the Department of Accounting. Students enrolled in the BS/MS programs that are unable to complete all degree requirements may elect to change to the BBA in accounting degree program. Students will be required to complete all remaining degree requirements for the BBA degree, which may be as little as 6 semester credit hours. See undergraduate advisor for details.

Degree requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting/Master of Science with a major in either accounting or taxation.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 153 semester hours (including a minimum of 120 undergraduate hours, of which 42 must be advanced) and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog, fulfillment of degree requirements for the Master of Science as specified below, and the G. Brint Ryan College of Business requirements.

Business foundation requirements

See “Professional program” requirements.

Professional field requirements

See “Professional program” (undergraduate/graduate accounting courses).

Other course requirements

Completion of at least 33 semester hours of graduate work (at least 33 semester hours for MS with a major in either accounting or taxation).
At least 30 semester hours in 5000-level accounting courses at UNT.

Electives

See individual degree plan.

Other requirements

A GPA of 3.0 on all work taken beyond the 90th semester credit hour. For the IMAPP program, a GPA of 3.3 is required for all undergraduate work.
IMAPP students must maintain a GPA of 3.25 at the completion of their first full-time graduate semester (or nine semester credit hours).
After 9 graduate semester credit hours, an overall GPA of 3.0 (IMAPP GPA 3.5) must be maintained throughout the program.

Preprofessional program

University Core Curriculum requirements

See “University Core Curriculum requirements ” as listed in the Academics section of this catalog.

Pre-business requirements

To enroll in upper-division courses in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, the student must have:
Completion of at least 45 semester hours with a 2.0 UNT GPA
Completion of the following pre-business prerequisites with a minimum grade of C and a GPA of 2.7 on these nine courses (or equivalents): ENGL 1310 ; TECM 2700 ; MATH 1190 or MATH 1710 ; ECON 1100 and ECON 1110 ; ACCT 2010 and ACCT 2020 ; BCIS 2610 ; and DSCI 2710 .
First-term/semester transfer students who have completed at least 45 semester hours at another institution must have a minimum 2.0 overall GPA on all transfer work accepted by UNT and a 2.7 pre-business GPA to be admitted to the Bachelor of Science program and to enroll in upper-division courses.

Pre-business requirements, along with BBA communication requirements constitute the basis for tiered progression in the BBA degree as outlined in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business Degree Requirements .

The following courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

**Certain Pre-business courses can be used to fulfill university core requirements.

Required courses

Note

Some of these requirements may be taken as part of the University Core Curriculum requirements.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Students are responsible for completing the total minimum hours required for the degree.

Preprofessional program

The 90 hours making up the professional program are subject to the prior approval of an accounting advisor. Courses include the following:

Business foundation, 18 hours

Other courses, 12 hours

DSCI 4520 - Introduction to Data Mining
- or other approved course
Advanced Economics, 3 hours
- Any 3000 or 4000 level Economics course
Approved Elective, 3 hours choose one from:
- Any 3000/4000 level BCIS course
- DSCI 3870 - Management Science
- OPSM 3830 - Operations Management
- OPSM 4810 - Purchasing and Materials Management
Business Communications course, 3 hours
- BUSI 3660 - Contemporary Business Writing and Presentation Skills

Undergraduate accounting courses, 25 hours

ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Accounting I (see note below)
ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 3270 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 3405 - Professional Development
ACCT 4100 - Accounting Systems
ACCT 4140 - Advanced and Not-for-Profit Accounting Principles
ACCT 4300 - Federal Income Taxation
ACCT 4320 - Federal Income Taxation II
ACCT 4400 - Auditing — Professional Responsibilities
Note: All students entering ACCT 3110 (Intermediate Accounting I) are required to complete and pass an entrance exam. This policy applies to both UNT students and transfer students. The exam will be administered at least three times a year and the student must obtain a passing grade of at least 70%. The exam will be composed by the full-time financial accounting faculty and administered by the Department of Accounting.

Graduate accounting and required courses, 33 hours

Either graduate accounting degree (the Master of Science with a major in accounting or the Master of Science with a major in taxation) requires 33 hours of accounting and other required courses.

Note: The student must be admitted to the Toulouse Graduate School before registering for these courses. The student should take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) after completing approximately 90 semester hours of credit and prior to the term/semester during which the undergraduate program of 120 semester hours is completed. As soon as the test results are available, the student should contact the G. Brint Ryan College of Business Graduate Programs Office regarding application to the graduate school.

The 33-hour program varies with the major and concentration chosen. However, a minimum of 30 hours of 5000-level accounting courses must be taken. General requirements include the following:

An accounting or tax research course (depending on the student’s major)
ACCT 5120 - Data Analysis in Accounting
An accounting or tax capstone class (depending on the student’s major)
ACCT 5800 - Internship (MS with a major in accounting and MS with a major in taxation when concentration chosen is IMAPP)
Accounting concentration (to be determined in consultation with advisor)
Approved electives (to be determined in consultation with advisor)

At present, the department offers concentrations under the Master of Science with a major in accounting as follows:

Audit concentration
Audit in IMAPP concentration
Management and entrepreneurial concentration
Management and entrepreneurial in IMAPP concentration

Detailed information on requirements of each concentration is available from the G. Brint Ryan College of Business Graduate Programs Office. Students with areas of interest not represented above are invited to consult with an accounting faculty advisor.

Professional Development Requirements

ACCT 3405 - Professional Development (with a grade of C or higher)
BUSI 1200 - Professional Development I-Strategies for Business (with a grade of C or higher)
BUSI 3100 - Professional Development II-Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business (with a grade of C or higher)