Accounting - Minor

The Accounting minor is for students desiring accounting education in financial statement preparation, budgeting, costing and accounting systems at a level beyond the user of financial information but less than the preparation for being a professional accountant. The minor is especially useful to students whose career paths are in business, not-for-profit and governmental organizations where dealing with financial issues will be an important part of their duties.

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Program Information for Accounting - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Identify and analyze the issue, record the transaction in the books of original entry and prepare the financial statement disclosure, given a defined financial accounting transaction.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of managerial and cost accounting with the ability to identify and analyze information useful in decision making.
  3. Assemble, cleanse and analyze the information provided by accounting information systems and prepare summary reports useful for business decision-making.

Admissions for Accounting - Minor

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Accounting minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
ACCT 23020INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (min B- grade)3
ACCT 23021INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (min B- grade)3
ACCT 33001INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I (min C grade)3
ACCT 33004INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS (min C grade)3
ACCT 33010COST ACCOUNTING (min C grade)3
ACCT 33012INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II (min C grade)3
CIS 24053INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:21

Progression Requirements
  • Minimum B- grade in both ACCT 23020 and ACCT 23021 (or equivalent courses) and minimum C grade in remaining ACCT minor courses.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students must earn a minimum C grade in ACCT minor courses.
  • Students are expected to satisfy course prerequisites for each course required in the minor. Prerequisites are not tied to a particular catalog; therefore it is important to look at the most current information about a course. 
  • Student may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
 
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Entry Guidelines

  • You must be a current Kent State student.
  • Photos and videos must be from your time on a Kent State education abroad program.
  • Photos and videos must be your own original work and cannot be AI-generated.
  • Photos and videos should be appropriate (meaning that you’d be comfortable if your grandma saw it!).
  • Photos and videos must be under 1GB each.

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Submission Deadline

Kent State offers three Photo & Video Contest throughout the year in the summer, fall, and spring semesters.

Fall Submission Deadline: Enter by 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Students who participated in Fall 2024, Fall Break 2024, or Academic Year 2024/2025 education abroad programs may submit.

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