Accelerated Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Taxation
Director of Graduate Accounting Programs and Advisor: Tim S. Thomasson
Associate Dean for Graduate Business Programs: Patsy Norman
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting may complete the BBA and MTax degrees concurrently. Under the accelerated program, up to seven semester hours of undergraduate business electives are waived for up to seven semester hours of graduate business electives. Since both degrees are awarded simultaneously and some undergraduate elective hours may be waived, all requirements in both programs must be completed in order to receive either degree.
Admission
Students must apply and be accepted into the Master of Taxation program during their senior year. Students should consult with the Director of Graduate Accounting Programs to determine the appropriate timing of actual enrollment in the Master of Taxation program. Additional admissions requirements can be found under the Business School Admissions.
Requirements
Curriculum for the BBA/MTax Accelerated Degree
| Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Arts and Sciences | 39-45 |
| Undergraduate Business Core | 50 |
| Undergraduate Accounting Major | 18 |
| Undergraduate Elective | As needed |
| Chapel (2 semesters) | N/A |
| Total Undergraduate | 117 (at least) |
Note: After completion of all requirements for Arts and Sciences, the undergraduate business core, and the undergraduate accounting major, a student must take elective hours, if needed, to reach a total of 117 undergraduate hours. Hours taken towards additional majors or minors can count as electives for this purpose. Accordingly, a student may end up with more than 117 undergraduate hours.
Curriculum for the BBA/MTax Accelerated Degree
All course selections must have the approval of the Director of Graduate Accounting Programs.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACC 5361 | Corporate Taxation | 3 |
| ACC 5362 | Partnership and S Corporation Taxation | 3 |
| ACC 5364 | International Taxation | 3 |
| ACC 5365 | Advanced Individual Taxation | 3 |
| ACC 5370 | Tax Research | 3 |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Graduate Business Elective | 15 | |
| Total Combined Program 150 (at least) | ||
| Total Hours | 33 | |
All MTax candidates must earn an average grade of “B” (3.0) or higher in eighteen hours of graduate accounting courses. Students not having an overall average of 3.0 or higher in these courses are required to repeat one or more of the courses in which a grade below “B” was earned in order to increase their average to 3.0. When an accounting course is repeated, the new grade substitutes for the old grade in the calculated accounting GPA. In some cases, more advanced work may be prescribed in place of the course on which a grade below “B” was earned. Both the original grade and the new grade for a repeated course will be included in the overall GPA for graduation purposes.