Receive a basic foundation in sound, ethical accounting practices and tailor your courses to your career goals. If you enjoy math and working with financial data, a minor in accounting is a great choice, especially if you want to work in the financial industry or start your own business.
Why choose a minor in accounting at Marian?
Understanding generally accepted accounting principles and practices will make an impact on your personal and career success.
College graduates with accounting backgrounds can obtain excellent jobs in the public or private sector with great salaries, career stability, and opportunities for advancement.
- For careers in banking, investments, insurance, real estate, e-commerce, consumer finance, or stock brokerages, having a minor in accounting will give you a broader business perspective. It will also give you a competitive edge over other candidates when seeking employment.
- If you want to work in software development, network security, or other technology positions in the financial sector, having a minor in accounting offers valuable insight about how to collect, analyze, and protect financial data.
- Plan to earn an MBA? Our accounting minor offers added flexibility because you can begin to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy or CPA exam once you’ve completed a total of 120 undergraduate and graduate credit hours.
Even in your daily life, understanding how to track, budget, and account for your personal finances is important. Whether it’s saving for your first home or planning for retirement, an accounting minor will provide you with useful information that you can put to good use over your lifetime.
What will you study?
Marian’s accounting courses emphasize hands-on, experiential learning opportunities and developing essential skills like critical thinking, analysis, and collaboration. Case studies and project-based learning are all utilized in our accounting curriculum.
To earn our 24-credit accounting minor, you’ll complete:
- BUS 209: Quantitative Analysis of Business
- ACC 250: Intro to Financial and Managerial Accounting
- ACC 310: Advanced Managerial Accounting
- FIN 111: Personal Finance
You’ll also complete six elective credits, choosing from courses like:
- ACC 320: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- ACC 321: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- ACC 430: Federal Taxation I
- ACC 440: Auditing
- ACC 455: Cases in Accounting and Finance
- FIN 311: Advanced Corporate Finance
- MIS 320: Business Decision Making
What are your career paths?
With a major in business and a minor in accounting, you’ll have great prospects for a dynamic career. Depending on your major, these are some of the jobs you could pursue with an accounting minor:
| Major | Minor | Career options |
| Business analytics | Accounting | Database administrator, operations research analyst, supply chain or logistics manager, production planning manager |
| Finance |
Accounting | Financial analyst, personal financial advisor, financial examiner, loan officer, risk and compliance manager, commercial and consumer banking specialist |
| Management | Accounting | Human resource manager, management analyst, business manager, operations manager |
| Marketing | Accounting | Sales director, business development manager, account executive, market researcher, brand manager, or fundraising manager |