Overview
A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in accounting from the C.T. Bauer College of Business provides students with an understanding of how to measure and analyze the income, costs, sources, and uses of funds for an organization on the basis of certain generally accepted principles.
Accounting studies focus on recording, analysis, and interpretation of financial data, identification and diagnosis of accounting programs, communication of financial information, recognition of ethical and regulatory dilemmas, and understanding accounting and financial concepts.
Tracks and Certifications
Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) – A five-year dual degree program
Oil and Gas Certification Program
Internal Audit Certification Program
Skills and Interests
- Quantitative: Prefer to “run the numbers”
- Communication: Written, verbal, and presentation
- Leadership and Team Building
- Client Focused and Service Oriented
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Strategic: Can see “the big picture”
- Technology: Enjoy using new technology and analyzing and designing processes
- Conceptual Thinking: Enjoy in-depth research
Student Organizations
Internal Audit Student Association (IASA)
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
Helpful Links and Resources for Accounting Majors
Bauer Department of Accountancy and Taxation
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Sample Employment Areas
Audit
Tax
Risk Services
Industry Accounting
- Oil and Gas
- Corporate Accounting
- Internal Audit
Sample of Companies Recruiting Bauer Accounting Graduates
BDO
CenterPoint Energy
Chevron
Deloitte
Enterprise Products
Ernst & Young
ExxonMobil
FORVIS
Grant Thornton
KPMG
LyondellBasell
NRG Energy
Phillips 66
PKF Texas
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Southwestern Energy
