Apr 20, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting Major, BS in Business Administration – Heath Integrated Business and Engineering Program


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The University of Tennessee has one of the leading accounting programs in the nation. The program emphasizes the conceptual and applied understanding of business information and prepares students for careers in accounting and business.

The faculty strongly encourages students who desire to become professional accountants, such as Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), to continue their formal education in UT’s full-time, eleven-month Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program, which is described in the University’s Graduate Catalog. 

The primary objective of the 30 semester-hour MAcc program is to prepare students for careers as professional accountants. MAcc students select a specialty area in (1) audit/controls or (2) information management or (3) taxation. 

Taken together, the BS and MAcc programs provide graduates not only with two academic degrees, but also with the educational requirements to sit for the CPA and/or CISA exam as well as the academic preparation to begin successful careers as professional accountants. Most states, including Tennessee, require 150 semester hours of education to sit for the CPA exam. At UT, students may earn 120 semester hours in the undergraduate program and then 30 hours in the MAcc program, for a total of 150 semester hours. The accounting faculty strongly encourages MAcc students to take the CPA and CISA exams as soon as they qualify.

The UT undergraduate accounting program offers its majors an opportunity to participate in two full-time, highly-structured internship programs. The first internship program emphasizes internships in industry. The second internship program emphasizes internships with public accounting firms. Both internship experiences are full-time and offer relevant work assignments and significant compensation.

The undergraduate accounting curriculum introduces students to the major functional areas of accounting (financial, managerial, etc.). The curriculum also requires students to choose a three-course collateral area in one of five areas that closely complement a career in accounting – business analytics, finance, information management, international business, or supply chain management. 

The UT accounting program has separate accounting accreditation from AACSB International and is one of the first accounting programs to have earned this designation. As an accredited program, the UT accounting program continuously meets or exceeds a rigorous set of international accreditation standards and is peer reviewed on a regular basis.

uTrack Requirements


Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1


  • 2 Natural Sciences  Electives 3-4 Credit Hours *
  • 4 Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 15-17


Term 1 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 cumulative GPA

Term 2


Credit Hours 15-17


Term 2 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 cumulative GPA

Term 3


Credit Hours 18


Term 3 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 cumulative GPA

Credit Hours 16


Term 4 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 Cumulative GPA
     

Credit Hours 15


Term 5 Milestone Notes


Credit Hours 14


Term 6 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 cumulative GPA

Credit Hours 15


Credit Hours 12


Term 8 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Total Credit Hours 120-122


Footnotes


  1. Must be completed by the end of the First Year.
  2. Chosen from the Volunteer Core  list.
  3. Students who have already completed MATH 132 * with a C or better may substitute that for MATH 141 *.
  4. Any courses not already required for the major. Students who plan to enter the Master of Accountancy program will need to take ACCT 411  and are encouraged to take ACCT 481  to fulfill six hours of electives. ACCT 411  is a prerequisite to the MAcc program.
  5. First-semester freshmen should take BUAD 100 ; transfer students should take BUAD 210 .
  6. At least three hours from courses among the Volunteer Core  - Applied Arts and Humanities , Arts and Humanities , Global Citizenship – International , Global Citizenship – US , or Social Sciences  lists.

*Meets Volunteer Core  Requirements.

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