Accounting Minor (BACT)

A Minor You Can Count on

Accounting is involved in a wide variety of careers.  RIT undergraduate students from outside the Saunders College will gain analytical and organizational skills that are an integral part of the accounting minor.  Business students completing a major in something other than accounting will broaden their learning experiences and professional opportunities by having more depth in operational accounting topics.

Policies and Requirements specific to the Accounting minor:

Refer to the General Policies and Requirements

Curriculum:

Financial Accounting and Management Accounting are required courses.  Three additional courses must be selected from the elective list.

ACCT-360 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT-365 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT-420 Personal and Small Business Taxation
ACCT-430 Cost Accounting
ACCT-440 Advanced Taxation
ACCT-445 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT-450 Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations
ACCT-460 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
ACCT-489 Seminar in Accounting
ACCT-490 Auditing
ACCT-510 Internal Auditing
ACCT-540 Advanced Accounting

Electives:
May choose one of the following courses to substitute for an accounting elective:
FINC-120 Personal Financial Management
FINC-220 Corporate Finance
BLEG-200 Business Law I

Note: Students in this Minor interested in possibly getting a CPA certification in the future are encouraged to take the following electives:
ACCT-360 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT-365 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT-420 Personal and Small Business Taxation

Faculty Advisor Contact Information:

Dr. Jerry Curnutt, Executive in Residence, Minors Adviser
Saunders College of Business, Building 12, Room 2336, (585) 475-4713, Email Dr. Curnutt

 

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