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PROGRAM CODE: MG ACCT BSB                    CATALOG YEAR: 20074
  Bachelor of Science in Administration - Accounting
                  Eller College of Management
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                The University of Arizona
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT

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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
       time.
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
       academic policies in your Catalog.
       All majors require at least 18 units.
Application for Degree Candidacy
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm

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       Units required for this degree
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree
       if a student:
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
         B) changes his/her academic program;
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
            study that leads directly to degree completion.
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.

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     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work
        may apply toward graduation.
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
        requirements.
     4) 'House Numbered' Course Limitation
        House numbered courses that have a "9" as their middle
        digit (e.g., 299, 393, 494, etc.) are restricted as
        follows:
        A. Non-honors students - no more than 9 units may be
           used to meet degree requirements.
        B. Honors students - no more than 15 units may be used
           to meet degree requirements (including the 6 units
           of thesis credit).
        C. All students - no more than 3 units may be used
           within the major.
     5) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
        is required.
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS
     6) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
       credit by exam).

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       Upper Division Units Requirement
       A minimum of 45 units of upper-division credit are
       required for this degree.
  -  1)   NEEDS: 45.00 UNITS
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       Non-Eller College Units
       A minimum of 60 units of non-Eller College of
       Management (BPA) units are required for this degree.
-->  NEEDS: 60.00 UNITS
     1)
     2) Pass/Fail courses
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       University Composition Requirements
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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   OR  AP Exam and ENGL 109H
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
        department writing requirement.
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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       Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency
       Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second
       language by completing one of the following:
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second
        semester level.
  - OR)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        -> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D
           HIST 465D  ITAL 399  TO 399H,330A TO 330D  FREN 414 ,
           FREN 393 ,325 ,399  TO 399H
        SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,439B,425B,424B,401  TO 403
           CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415  TO
           CHN 418   CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,
           CRL 397A,497A  FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,
           FREN 213 ,301  TO 443   GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
           GER 211   GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,
           GRK 421  TO 432   ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202  TO 202Z,
           ITAL 305A TO 420   JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,
           JPN 415  TO 417 ,421 ,422   JUS 103B,203A,203B,303
           LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,400  TO 428   LING 104B,
           LING 307B,204A,204B  NES 102 ,103B,203B,303
           PRS 102 ,401  TO 404   PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,
           PORT 325 ,425  TO 449   RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,
           RSSS 301B,305 ,307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,407B
           SERP 370B,431A,431B  SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
           SPAN 204C,205 ,206 ,302  TO 322 ,323  OR SPNV 323
           SPAN 324 ,325  OR SPNV 325   SPAN 326  TO 332 ,333
           OR SPNV 333   SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340  OR SPNV 340
           SPAN 341  TO 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350   SPAN 351  TO
           SPAN 397B,398 ,399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,401  OR
           SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR SPNV 403   SPAN 404
           TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433   SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441
           OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473
           TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
        NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an
        equivalent or lower level than prior language credit
        earned.
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       Foundation Mathematics
  -  1) Select 2 courses.
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A,115B
  - OR) Select 2 courses.
        SELECT FROM: MATH 124  OR 125 ,129
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       University General Education - Tier One
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104
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       University General Education - Tier Two
-->  NEEDS:                           3 SUB-REQTS.
  -  1) Arts
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,
           ARH 315 ,316A(FA06 OR AFTER),316B(FA06 OR AFTER),
           ARH 319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  JPN 245
           M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)  MUS 100 ,
           MUS 101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,337 ,
           MUS 344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)
        must be completed prior to taking. Select 1 course.
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381   CLAS 220 ,
           CLAS 221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360   ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,
           ENGL 260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280   FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,
           FREN 282 ,283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,
           GER 373 ,375 ,376 ,379   HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)
           ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B
           JPN 220 ,311   JUS 301 ,372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202
           NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 ,
           PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)  RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304
           RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350   SPAN 210
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)
           W S 200 ,317
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by completion of
        the Economics course(s) required for Professional
        Admission.
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking.
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)  ANTH 261 ,364  OR
           ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204   ATMO 325 ,336
           BIOC 223   ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)
           ENTO 205   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,
           GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,
           GEOS 220   HWR 201 ,202 ,203
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER)  MSE 208 ,
           MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258   NRSC 282
           N SC 310   PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)
           PE 201   PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)
           PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H  RA M 222
           SP H 261 ,262   SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  WFSC 225
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,
           AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  A ED 408
           ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307
           ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320 ,
           ANTH 346 (FA09 OR AFTER),347 (FA09 OR AFTER),
           ANTH 375 (FA07 OR AFTER)  ARH 203   CHN 251 ,275 ,
           CHN 276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,
           CHN 443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A
           CLAS 362   DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),
           DNC 177D(FA08 OR AFTER)  EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,
           EAS 445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C  FREN 245 ,249
           GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,278 ,373 ,376
           HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420
           INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM
           ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,
           JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,
           JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C  JUS 370A,370B,372A,
           JUS 372B  LING 210   MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,
           MUS 334 ,337 ,344   NES 277A,330 ,334 ,
           NES 375 (FA07 OR AFTER)  PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)
           POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476  OR
           POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A  RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,
           RSSS 350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,
           SOC 467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA07 OR AFTER)
           W S 200 ,210 ,240
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       Business Emphasis Area
  -  1) Ethics - Select 1 course.
        SELECT FROM: AREC 350   GEOG 374   HIST 361 ,374
           MCB 404   MGMT 202   PA 202 (THROUGH S209)
           PHIL 113 ,205 ,213 ,321 ,322 ,323 ,324   PLN 256
           SOC 189   SWES 444
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       BSB Professional Admission Requirements
       Professional Admission to the upper division majors is
       competitive.  Selections are made early fall and spring
       semesters for the following semester.
       To apply for Professional Admission, a student must have:
       a minimum of 54 units,
       a minimum of 2.75 GPA,
       have completed or be fully registered for all Eller
       foundation courses,
       have turned in the application form by the published
       deadline,
       have completed an admissions interview, and have completed
       a skills assessment.
       The following Foundation courses must be completed prior
       to obtaining Professional Admission:
  -  1) Select 2 course
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101  OR 107  OR 103H,102  OR 108  OR
           ENGL 104H
  - OR) Select 1 course
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
  -  2) Select 4 courses.
        SELECT FROM: MIS 111   ACCT 200 ,210   MGMT 276
  -  3) Select 1 set.
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A & 115B
  - OR) Select 2 courses.
        SELECT FROM: MATH 124  OR 125 ,129
  -  4) SELECT FROM: ECON 200
  - OR) Select 2 courses.
        SELECT FROM: ECON 201A,201B
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       Professional Core Courses
       Professional Admission is required.
  -  1) A minimum of 15 units must be taken in residence.
          NEEDS: 15.00 UNITS
  -  2) Select 9 courses.
        SELECT FROM: BNAD 314R  ECON 300 ,330   FIN 360
           MGMT 310A,402   MIS 304 ,373   MKTG 361
  -  3) Eller students must pass the writing assessment in
        BNAD314R or remediate by enrolling in the following
        course and passing the second attempt writing
        assessment.  Passing score on writing assessment
        required for graduation. Please see advisor
        SELECT FROM: BNAD 315
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       Accounting Major
       The Accounting major requires a minimum of 21 units.
       No more than 3 units of 'house numbered' courses may be
       used within the major.
  -  1) Required Courses - select 4 courses.
        SELECT FROM: ACCT 310 ,400A,400B,461
  -  2) Major Electives - 6 hours required.
          NEEDS:  6.00 UNITS
        SELECT FROM: ACCT 410 ,420 ,430 ,472A
  -  3) Required Capstone - take during final semester
        SELECT FROM: ACCT 451
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       Residence Units
  -  1) A minimum of 12 hours used for the major must be
        taken in residence.
          NEEDS: 12.00 UNITS
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       Second Major
        A second major is optional.
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       Optional Minor
       A minor is optional.  Select in consultation with your
       major advisor.  Adjustments must be approved by the minor
       department.
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       Additional Course Work
        Courses listed in this section may include general
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
        degree program.
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       Excluded Course Work
        Courses listed in this section may include
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
        better are transferable to UA.
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