Whether you are looking to strengthen your professional credentials, complement another business major, or deepen your understanding of how organizations manage and report financial information, the 18-credit hour minor in accounting offers a meaningful addition to your degree. Core coursework covers introductory financial and managerial accounting, corporate financial reporting, and accounting systems – with required exposure to either auditing or tax accounting and the freedom to select one accounting elective that aligns with your goals.
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Whether you are a business major looking to strengthen your financial acumen or a student from any discipline who wants to understand how capital markets, investment decisions, and financial systems shape the world, the 18-credit hour minor in finance offers a flexible complement to your degree. Core coursework moves beyond foundational finance and into intermediate topics, investments, and financial markets coursework alongside two electives tailored to your interests – choosing from data analytics, money and banking, entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, risk management and insurance, or any upper-level finance course.
For those who feel called to help individuals and families navigate their financial lives with wisdom and integrity, the 21-credit hour financial planning minor is CFP® Board certified, and preparing students to sit for the Certified Financial Planner exam upon graduation – opening doors to careers as a financial planner, financial advisor, wealth manager, investment advisor, or financial analyst.Required coursework covers the full spectrum of financial planning knowledge topics – from financial planning fundamentals, tax planning, retirement savings and income planning, estate planning, investment planning, risk management and insurance – culminating in a case-based capstone course where you will apply every concept to real-world financial planning scenarios. By the time you graduate, you will not just be eligible to sit for the CFP exam, you will be prepared to pass it.