Shape Your Future

CPA-Ready, Career Focused

The undergraduate accounting curriculum combines required courses and targeted electives that prepare students for the core areas of the CPA Exam in Texas. Select courses also help students build soft skills, connect with accounting professionals and recruiters, explore career paths, and develop the skills to analyze accounting data.

• ACCT 2304: Accounting, Business, and the World
  • Open to ALL Bauer students, Freshman through Senior year, this unique course offers opportunities to develop soft skills and connect weekly with leading public and industry accounting professionals. Gain real-world insights, build your network, and discover opportunities within accounting. Offered in-person only.
  • Course Prerequisite: ACCT 2301 or concurrent enrollment
• ACCT 3337: Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting
  • Gain essential skills in analyzing and interpreting large datasets, preparing you for the technology-driven future of accounting. This course is required for students on the Fall 2026 degree plan.
  • Course Prerequisites: ACCT 2301 with minimum grade of C; ACCT 2302 with a minimum grade of C; BCIS 1305
• ACCT 4330: Advanced Accounting
  • Understand consolidated financial statements, business combinations, and intercompany investments. Includes accounting for foreign currency transactions and government/not-for-profit entities.
  • Offered as ACCT 7330 through the Accelerated Pathway Program for seniors intending to pursue the MS in Accountancy (MSACCY) program. Only available for traditional program undergraduate and MSACCY students.
  • Course Prerequisite: ACCT 3368, with minimum grade of C
• ACCT 4332: Corporate Taxation
  • Learn federal income tax rules for corporations and partnerships, with emphasis on tax-driven business decision-making.
  • Offered as ACCT 7375 through the Accelerated Pathway Program for seniors intending to pursue the MS in Accountancy (MSACCY) program. Only available for traditional program undergraduate and MSACCY students.
  • Course Prerequisite: ACCT 4331
• ACCT 4397: Accounting in an AI-Enabled Environment
  • Learn to use AI tools to analyze accounting data, frame tasks effectively, and evaluate results with professional judgment. Hands-on labs cover financial reporting, auditing, tax, and more.
  • Course Prerequisites: (i) ACCT 3371 with a grade of C or better; (ii) ACCT 3337 with a grade of C or better; (iii) completion of at least one of the following courses with a grade of C or better: ACCT 4330, ACCT 4332, or ACCT 4335.

CPA-Ready and Standard Accounting Pathways

Students can shape their path within the BBA in Accounting by selecting either the CPA-ready or standard accounting pathway. Both pathways include Introduction to Data Analytics and offer access to the Accounting, Business, and the World, a recommended class for building connections in the profession.

CPA-Ready Pathway

• Knowledge of the core areas of the CPA Exam in Texas
• Accounting, Business, and the World, a course for networking and exploring career paths in accounting
• Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting
• Electives such as Corporate Taxation and Advanced Accounting

Standard Accounting Pathway

• Accounting, Business, and the World, a course for networking and exploring career paths in accounting
• Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting
• Flexibility with electives