{"id":329,"date":"2026-03-04T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/accounting-finance\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:11","slug":"accounting-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/accounting-finance\/cadet-programs\/accounting-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Accounting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accounting-minor\">Accounting Minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Accounting Minor includes coursework in both foundational accounting principles and advanced topics. Students begin with\u00a0Principles of Financial Accounting\u00a0and\u00a0Principles of Managerial Accounting, which introduce the preparation, analysis, and use of financial information. Students then select\u00a0upper-division accounting courses\u00a0to deepen their knowledge in areas such as financial reporting, auditing, taxation, accounting information systems, financial statement analysis, and advanced accounting topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements vary depending on the student\u2019s major:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Business Majors (outside of Accounting):<\/strong>\u00a0Students majoring in other programs within the School of Business already complete\u00a0ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting\u00a0and\u00a0ACCT 202 Principles of Managerial Accounting\u00a0as part of their degree requirements. Therefore, these students need only complete\u00a0four upper-division accounting courses\u00a0from the approved list to earn the minor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-Business Majors:<\/strong>\u00a0Students outside the School of Business must complete\u00a0five accounting courses\u00a0for the minor\u2014ACCT 201, ACCT 202, and three upper-division accounting courses\u2014as well as any necessary prerequisite coursework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This flexible structure allows students to tailor the minor to complement their major while gaining practical skills in financial analysis, organizational decision-making, and the interpretation of financial information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minor-course-requirements\">Minor Course Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-required-courses\">2 Required Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting (prerequisite BANA 101)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 202 Principles of Managerial Accounting (prerequisite ACCT 201)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-additional-courses\">3 Additional Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-3-additional-coursesselect-from-the-following-upper-division-accounting-courses-note-prerequisites\"><strong><em>Select from the following upper division accounting courses (note prerequisites):\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (prerequisite ACCT 201)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (prerequisite ACCT 301)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 303 Intermediate Managerial Accounting (prerequisite ACCT 202, STAT 160)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 401 Advanced Accounting (prerequisite ACCT 302)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 402 Auditing (prerequisite ACCT 301)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 403 Federal Income Tax (prerequisite ACCT 202)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 425 Accounting Information Systems (prerequisite ACCT 303 or FINC 302)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACCT 426 Financial Statement Analysis (prerequisite ACCT 201)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accounting Minor The Accounting Minor includes coursework in both foundational accounting principles and advanced topics. 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