Accounting (Minor)
Add a Competitive Edge with Financial Expertise
No matter your major, financial decisions play a role in every profession. Whether you’re managing a budget, submitting a proposal or allocating resources, understanding the numbers matters. An accounting minor gives you the skills and confidence to review budgets, ask the right business questions and make informed decisions that strengthen your impact in any field.
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2026-Spring 2027 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor In Accounting
Unit: College of Business
Academic Plan Code(s): ACCTMIN
Students graduating with any degree are frequently required to make financial decisions for their department or areas of influence regardless of their undergraduate major. These decisions, for example consist of creating budgets and submitting proposals that require allocation of resources, cash, or other assets. An Accounting Minor will give students the skill and confidence to review budgets, ask the right business questions and make more informed business decisions in any field of their chosen endeavor.
The minor requires 18 credit hours and is open to all students at the University of Louisville. Students must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA in all accounting classes to be awarded the minor.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Minor Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | Introduction to Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| Accounting Electives (select one): | 3 | |
ACCT 320 | Managerial Cost Accounting | |
ACCT 315 | Taxation for Business Entities | |
ACCT 430 | Auditing Theory and Practice | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
All 300-level course requirements for the accounting minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
Contact the College of Business
For more information regarding the minor programs, please contact the Reinhardt Academic Center at 502-852-7439, business@louisville.edu, or in room 024 in the atrium of the south wing of the College of Business.