Program Highlights

Trulaske’s accounting minor helps non-business students to bring an accounting mindset to their future careers, providing them with a foundational knowledge of accounting that will help them with decisions regarding operating, investing and financing activities. Students will gain a basic understanding of profit and balance sheets from core accounting coursework, making them more knowledgeable about world events and corporate operations.

How to Declare a Minor and Certificates

Requirements:

  • 15 Completed Hours
  • 2.0 GPA in Accountancy Coursework
COURSE NUMBERCOURSE NAMECOURSE DETAILS
ACCTCY 2026 or 2036 or 2136HAccounting I
  • 3 Credit Hours
ACCTCY 2027 or 2037 or 2137HAccounting II
  • 3 Credit Hours
ACCTCY 2258Computer-Based Data Systems
  • 3 Credit Hours
ACCTCY 4356Financial Accounting Concepts
  • 3 Credit Hours
  • or ACCTCY 4326
  • & ACCTCY 4346
  • Financial Accounting Theory & Practice I
  • Financial Accounting Theory & Practice II
  • 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following courses on this section:

COURSE NUMBERCOURSE NAMECOURSE DETAILS
ACCTCY 4328Accounting Information Systems
  • 3 Credit Hours
ACCTCY 4347Cost and Managerial Accounting
  • 3 Credit Hours
ACCTCY 4353Introduction to Taxation
  • 3 Credit Hours

Benefits of the Minor:

  • Accounting is considered the language of business.
  • Students will gain specialized applied skills to complement their major program of study.
  • Facilitates an accounting/business mindset, not only for your major, but towards future careers.
  • An accounting foundation will serve well in making decisions regarding the operating, investing, and financing activities of future endeavors for entrepreneurs.
  • Understanding the financial position of a balance sheet and the profit of a business enhances the student’s ability to analyze business operations.

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School of Accountancy
303 Cornell Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-7482

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Undergraduate Programs

110 Cornell Hall 

University of Missouri 

Columbia, MO 65211

Phone: (573) 884-2823
Email: business@missouri.edu