Accounting with Forensic/Fraud Emphasis, B.B.A.

The B.B.A. major in accounting with an emphasis in forensic/fraud examination is designed for the student who desires an undergraduate degree in accounting with specialty coursework in forensic/fraud examination. Students completing this program will have a foundation to become future fraud examiners and forensic accountants as well as opportunities in more traditional accounting careers such as auditors, cost accountants and government accountants. Students who plan on taking the CPA examination in the state of Texas must have a total of 150 semester credit hours. These additional hours of course work may be earned at either Texas Wesleyan or another university. Students may also earn these hours by obtaining the Wesleyan MBA.

General Education Curriculum (45-46)

Refer to the General Education Curriculum (GEC) listed in this catalog.

Only MAT 1302 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.

Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses,” (noted with an asterisk [*]), may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.

Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.

Required Related Courses (6-15)

Business Administration (3)

BUA 2310

Advance Bus Applica

3 Credits

Criminal Justice (3)

CRJ 3310

White Collar Crime/Corporate Crime

3 Credits

Economics (0-3)

ECO 2305

Prin of Econ I

3 Credits

Mathematics (0-3)

MAT 1310

Bus & Econ Analysis

3 Credits

Speech (0-3)

SPC 1301

Fund of Speech

3 Credits

ECO 2305, SPC 1301, MAT 1310: Students pursuing this emphasis should take ECO 2305, MAT 2310 and SPC 1301 as part of their GEC.

CRJ 3310: Students pursuing this emphasis must take Criminal Justice (CRJ 3310) as a required related course.

Major Requirements (75)

Business Core (39)

Accounting Requirements (27)

ACC 3311	Intermediate Accounting I	3 Credits
ACC 3312	Inter Accounting II	3 Credits
ACC 3325	Acct Fin Info System	3 Credits
ACC 3340	Cost Accounting I	3 Credits
ACC 4301	Federal Income Tax I	3 Credits
ACC 4307	Accounting Theory	3 Credits
ACC 4328	Auditing	3 Credits
ACC 4332	Intro to Fraud Examination	3 Credits
ACC 4336	Ethics & Professionalism in Accounting	3 Credits

ACC 4307: Accounting Research Course

Forensic/Fraud Accounting Emphasis (9)

ACC 4333	Forensic/Fraud I T Audit	3 Credits
ACC 4334	The Legal Environment & Fraud	3 Credits
ACC 4335	Forensic/Fraud Practicum	3 Credits

Electives (0)

Total Hours (126-136)

This total (126 semester credit hours) assumes that students pursuing the forensic/fraud examination emphasis satisfy 9 hours of required related courses by taking them as part of the GEC. These courses are ECO 2305, MAT 1310 and SPC 1301.