Program Overview

Accelerated BBA to MSA Program

The AACSB-accredited Accelerated Bachelor's-to-Master's in Accounting program allows current Rawls College students to acquire both undergraduate and graduate accounting degrees in less than five years. The 150-credit hour program will provide highly motivated students with a competitive edge in the industry as they compete for professional accounting positions in business, government, and the public sector.

Program Highlights

• Competitive Internship Opportunities: Through an on-site recruiting process specifically designed for accounting students in their third year of the program, Meet the Firms, allows students to interview for competitive internship opportunities with top employers.
• CPA Success: Our program not only prepares you to sit for the CPA exam, but to also achieve scores above the national average.
• High Job Placement Rates: Nearly 100 percent of our graduates are employed full-time within six months of graduation. Many begin their careers at EY, Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Grant Thornton, ConocoPhillips, Lockheed Martin, and more.
• Career-Defining Curriculum: A balanced blend of research and real-world applications, our comprehensive undergraduate and graduate curriculum will help you master principles in auditing, taxation, cost accounting, and financial accounting.

Customized Learning Experience

In addition to developing a common body of knowledge in accounting, students must choose one of two areas of concentration:

• Audit: In the audit concentration, students take courses geared toward becoming a professional in the audit and assurance industry. Courses include:
  • Accounting Research and Communication
  • Auditing Theory and Practice
  • Analysis of Financial Accounting Information
  • Advanced Accounting Information Systems and Controls
  • Advanced Data and Analytics for Accountants
• Taxation: The taxation concentration prepares students for a career as a tax professional or tax consultant in a wide variety of organizations. Courses include:
  • Data and Analytics for Tax Accountants
  • Advanced Income Taxation
  • Accounting Federal Income Tax Law for Partnerships
  • Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Income Tax Research and Planning

Program Format

Our 150-credit hour program allows students to graduate with a bachelor's and master's degree simultaneously, within five years. Rawls College undergraduate accounting students are encouraged to apply to the accelerated bachelor's-to-master's program as soon as they have completed 100 hours of undergraduate coursework, which typically occurs during their fourth year.

Faculty

Our accounting faculty members are dedicated teachers and highly regarded researchers who are advancing scholarship in the accounting discipline. Their areas of expertise include environmental accounting, oil and gas accounting, behavioral research in financial accounting and auditing, tax, accounting information systems, and more.

Admissions

Automatic Admission

Current Rawls College undergraduate accounting students qualify for automatic admission into the accelerated bachelor's-to-master's program if they meet the following requirements:

• Fall 2024: Students must have completed at least 102 undergraduate credit hours towards the 120 credit hours required for a Rawls BBA before the beginning of the semester in which they will begin the graduate program.
• Spring 2025: Students must have completed at least 108 undergraduate credit hours towards the 120 credit hours required for a Rawls BBA.
• GPA of 3.20 or higher in at least four upper-division accounting courses.
• Minimum overall TTU GPA of 3.0 at the time of application.
• Completion of specific courses prior to commencing graduate coursework.

Traditional Admission

If students do not meet the requirements for automatic admission, they will be required to complete a traditional application, which includes submitting additional supplemental materials.

Application Requirements

• Unofficial Transcripts: Applicants must submit unofficial transcripts from any degree-awarding college or university.
• Resume: A detailed current resume, indicating work experience, including start and end dates for each position held.
• Letters of Recommendation: Two formal letters of recommendation from individuals who know the applicant in an academic capacity.
• Personal Statement: A minimum of one page, addressing one or more of the following: short and long-term goals, personal leadership experience, problem-solving activity, or a major challenge or past failure.
• Short Answer Question: Is there anything else the admissions committee needs to know when considering the application?