Accounting Minors
Accounting
Raymond E. Johnson, Department of Accounting
The accounting minor provides non-accounting majors with basic accounting concepts and tools that can be applied to enhance the application and marketability of their liberal arts education. It also prepares them to understand and participate more effectively in the world of work and provides grounding in practical applications that will serve them well throughout their lives.
The minor in accounting is not available to accounting and forensic accounting majors unless the student has completed a double major or another minor.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
- ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting – 4 credits
- ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I – 4 credits
- ACCT 311 Cost Accounting – 4 credits
- ACCT 321 Individual Taxation – 4 credits
Total credit hours required for Accounting Minor – 16 credits
A student may petition to substitute an approved independent study relating to applicable work experience for either ACCT 321 or ACCT 311. The coordinator of the accounting minor must approve the substitution.
Forensic Accounting
Garland Granger, Department of Accounting
The forensic accounting minor provides students with the basic concepts and skills in fraud prevention, detection, and investigations to enhance the marketability of one’s education with a strong emphasis on the liberal arts. The minor will also prepare students to face a world where fraud is commonplace. The ability to recognize the symptoms and be able to both prevent and detect fraud will serve the student well in any type of business.
The minor in forensic accounting has a basic prerequisite of Accounting 201 prior to taking the classes with the exception of the Introduction to Forensic Accounting.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
- ACCT 200 Introduction to Fraud Examinations – 4 credits
- ACCT 300 Advanced Fraud Examinations – 4 credits
- ACCT 320 Criminology and Legal Issues for Forensic Accountants – 4 credits
- ACCT 412 Advanced Fraud Investigations – 4 credits
Total credit hours required for Forensic Accounting Minor – 16 credits
