Accounting, Combined BBA/MBA Program in Public Accounting
The Combined BBA/MBA Program in Public Accounting provides students with an excellent preparation for the CPA Profession through specialized study in accounting within the broader context of global strategy, global markets and data-driven decision making. Students benefit from taking additional graduate courses required as part of the MBA Core that develop their managerial and decision-making skills and provide a global prospective for the study of accounting. In addition, students also take two courses in another business discipline at the graduate level to satisfy their Breadth Elective requirements, giving them an opportunity to focus in a second business area.
Undergraduate BBA Requirements (104 Credits)
University Core (53 Credits)
Lubin Foundation Requirements in Quantitative Reasoning (6 Credits)
Business Core (14 Credits)
Major Requirements (15 Credits)
| ACC 203 | Financial Accounting | 4 credits |
| ACC 204 | Managerial Accounting | 4 credits |
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 credits |
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 credits |
| ACC 319 | Cost Accounting | 4 credits |
| ACC 375 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 credits |
(ACC 203 and ACC 204 (8 credits) are applied toward the Business Core.)
Auxiliary Courses (10 Credits)
| LAW 360 | Advanced Business Law | 4 credits |
| TAX 310 | Federal Income Taxation I | 3 credits |
| TAX 311 | Federal Income Taxation II | 3 credits |
Open Electives (6 Credits)
Includes UNV 101 (1 credit) for all first-year students.
Graduate MBA Requirements (47-48 Credits)
Business Writing Proficiency Requirement: Satisfactory performance as demonstrated with a score of 4.5 or higher on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) portion of the GMAT. A student whose grade on the AWA demonstrates weakness in writing is required to complete and pass a seven-week, pass/fail course in Business Communications (BUS 043).
MBA Prerequisite Course (0-1 Credit)
CPA Review Courses: (Non-credit) Highly Recommended
| ACC 060A | CPA Review - Financial Accounting Reporting (FAR) | 0 credits |
| ACC 060B | CPA Review - Auditing and Attestation (AUD) | 0 credits |
Foundation Courses (12 Credits)
| MBA 642 | Marketing Management | 3 credits |
| MBA 646 | Data Analysis for Decision Making | 3 credits |
| MBA 647 | Decision Modeling for Management | 3 credits |
| MBA 648 | Managerial Finance | 3 credits |
Professional Core Courses (9 Credits)
| MBA 670 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits |
| MBA 672 | Managerial Economics for Decision Making | 3 credits |
| MBA 674 | Globalization, The New Economy and Ethics | 3 credits |
Required Specialization Courses (11 Credits)
| ACC 620 | Accounting Entities | 3 credits |
| ACC 632 | Auditing | 3 credits |
| ACC 635 | Advanced Auditing Practices | 2 credits |
| ACC 649 | Contemporary Accounting Issues | 3 credits |
Specialization Electives (6 Credits)
Choose two of the following courses
| ACC 638 | Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination | 3 credits |
| ACC 675 | International Accounting | 3 credits |
| ACC 681 | Financial Reporting and Capital Markets | 3 credits |
| ACC 692Q | Research Project | 3 credits |
| TAX 612 | Taxation of Entities for Accountants | 3 credits |
Breadth Electives (6 Credits)
Select two graduate 600 level courses from a discipline outside of Accounting offered by the Lubin School. MBA 676 and MBA 678 may be taken to satisfy this requirement. MBA 640 and MBA 644 may not be taken since they duplicate ACC 203 - ACC 204 and ECO 105 - ECO 106 completed as a part of the BBA Requirements.
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
| MBA 688 | Business Strategy and Stakeholder Responsibility | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 151-152
Undergraduate Students
To begin the application process you may either apply online or download our application for
undergraduate admission. Follow all steps (pay the $50 application fee, write an essay, send
transcripts, recommendations, and standardized test scores) and submit your application.
Pace admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
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