Program: Accounting BSBA Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jul 06, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Science and Lab 4 hrs.

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2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 102 - Brief Applied Calculus 3 hrs. or
MAT 114 - Calculus for the Arts and Sciences 3 hrs.
Science/Lab 4 hrs.

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HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs. **

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ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 hrs.
ACC 200 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 hrs.
BA 200 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs.
BA 201 - Business Analytics I 3 hrs.
BA 250 - Applied Business Analytics 1 hr.

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ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

2nd semester (15 hours)

ACC 311 - Introduction to Professional Accountancy 1 hr.
ACC 220 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 hrs.
ACC 323 - Introduction to Intermediate Accounting 2 hrs.
BA 260 - Business Analytics II 3 hrs.
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

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CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
MIS 300 - Management Information Systems 3 hrs.
ACC 312 - Accounting Analytics 3 hrs.
ACC 325 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 hrs.
APT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs. or
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. or
BA 333 - Business Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

FIN 300 - Principles of Finance 3 hrs.
MGT 325 - Operations Management 3 hrs.
ACC 327 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 hrs.
ACC 309 - Accounting Information Systems 3 hrs.

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CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing 3 hrs.
ACC 435 - Federal Income Tax Accounting 3 hrs.
ACC 409 - Auditing 3 hrs
ACC 320 - Cost Accounting 3 hrs.

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2nd semester (12 hours)

ACC 480 - Law in Accounting 3 hrs.
ACC 407 - Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting. 3 hrs.
MGT 400 - Global Managerial Policy and Strategy 3 hrs.
any approved international course 3 hrs.