Minor in Accounting
The accounting minor provides you with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in a wide range of specialty areas within accounting. This minor will enhance your major by giving you experience in financial management, business transaction tracking, financial reporting, merger and acquisition strategy, tax and audit strategy, wealth management, and information systems development.
Minor Requirements (18 Credits)
Starting Fall 2020 an overall GPA of 2.0 is required for enrollment in this business minor. A student from outside the Huntsman School who desires to pursue any business minor must recognize that there may be prerequisites to required minor courses and that a GPA of 2.5 must be obtained in minor courses in order for the minor to be awarded at graduation.
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 2010 | Financial Accounting Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 2020 | Managerial Accounting Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 3110 | Intermediate Financial Accounting & Reporting I | 3 |
| Students must select three additional upper-division accounting courses from the following list: | ||
| ACCT 3120 | Intermediate Financial Accounting & Reporting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3310 | Strategic Cost Management | 3 |
| ACCT 3510 | Business Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 3520 | Individual Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 4500 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 4510 | Auditing Principles and Techniques | 3 |
Prerequisites
| Course # | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
| ACCT 2010 | Accounting minor, students only need to have a college GPA of a 2.50 or higher to register for ACCT 2010 |
| ACCT 2020 | ACCT 2010, 2.50 GPA |
| ACCT 3110 | Declared Major, 40 cr., 3.0 overall GPA, B grade or higher in ACCT 2010; completion of ACCT 2020; *DATA 2100; and successful completion of the accounting entrance exam |
| ACCT 3120 | Declared Major, 40 cr. Acct 3110, 2.67 GPA |
| ACCT 3310 | Declared Major, 40 cr., 3.0 overall GPA, B grade or higher in ACCT 2010; completion of ACCT 2020; *DATA 2100; and successful completion of the accounting entrance exam |
| ACCT 3410 | Declared Major, 40 cr., 2.67 GPA |
| ACCT 4500 | Declared Major, 40 cr., Acct 3110, 2.67 GPA |
Academic Advising
Logan Campus Advising
Statewide Campus Advising
Students pursuing a distance education major must contact the advisors at their specific location.
Available Locations
- Logan Main Campus
- Statewide Campuses: See Campus Availability at statewide.usu.edu