Accounting Minor

Whether you're studying business, communications, psychology, or another field, accounting skills can help you better understand how organizations make financial decisions and manage resources. An Accounting Minor provides a valuable complement to a wide range of majors by developing financial literacy, analytical thinking, and business problem-solving skills. 

The Accounting Minor is designed to help students develop an understanding of accounting concepts and techniques. Building on the principles of accounting, students study financial reporting, auditing, taxation, income determination, account valuation, accounting systems, and the role of accounting in the allocation and use of resources. 

Students interested in pursuing the Accounting Minor should work with advisor to ensure proper course sequencing and completion of prerequisite requirements.

Accounting  Minor Requirements  

Lower Division

  • ACCT 260 Principles of Accounting I
  • ACCT 261 Principles of Accounting II
  • BMIS 235 Management Information Systems
  • BUSN 111 Business Computing

Upper Division

  • BFIN 320 Principles of Finance
  • ACCT 360 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
  • ACCT 365 Federal Taxation I

Select two of the following:

  • ACCT 311 Data Analysis for Accountants 1
  • ACCT 361 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
  • ACCT 362 Accounting Information Systems
  • ACCT 363 Cost Accounting
  • ACCT 366 Federal Taxation II
  • ACCT 367 Financial Reporting and Analysis 2 
  • ACCT 460 Advanced Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 464 Auditing

1 BMIS majors may not choose ACCT 311
2 BFIN majors may not choose ACCT 367

2026-2027  Catalog