Minors/Concentrations
The Accounting and Finance Department offers 2 Minors in conjunction with other departments:
The Business Minor is available for non-business students in cooperation with the Marketing and Management Department, and the Law and Business Minor is provided in cooperation with the Marketing and Management and Justice Studies Departments.
A Minor provides students the opportunity to deepen their understanding and expertise in an additional area of study. A 2.0 [C] average must be maintained within a Minor program of study in order to receive the Minor, with some programs having additional earned-grade requirements.
Business Minor
The Business minor consists of six courses.
Minor Requirements:
19 credits
| BUSS 101 | Contemporary Issues in Business | 3 |
| BUSS 201 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSS 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUSS 224 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
And choose one from any of the following categories:
A Business elective, an Economics elective, or an Environmental Studies elective
Law and Business Minor
The Law and Business Minor consists of six courses.
Minor Requirements
18 credits
The Law and Business minor consists of six courses. At least three of the courses must be courses not required for the individual student’s major. Additionally, Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Event Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Sports Management, and Fashion Retail and Merchandising majors must take a minimum of three Legal Studies courses. Legal Studies majors must take a minimum of 3 Business courses from the list.
| LS 101 | Foundations of the American Legal System | 3 |
| BUSS 205 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
3 credits
| BUSS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| HEM 101 | Introduction to Special Events Management | 3 |
| FASH 101 | Contemporary Issues in Fashion Merchandising | 3 |
| SMGT 102 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
Choose three of the following courses:*
9 credits
| LS 202 | Legal Research and Analysis | 3 |
| LS 203 | Justice, Law and the Constitution | 3 |
| LS 206 | Law of Commercial Transactions | 3 |
| SMGT 201 | Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
| LS 210 | Special Topics in Legal Studies | 3 |
| LS 301 | Legal Writing and Reasoning | 3 |
| LS 304 | Litigation Practice | 3 |
| LS 305 | Comparative Law and Legal Systems | 3 |
| COM 308 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Strategies | 3 |
| LS 307 | Tort and Personal Injury Law | 3 |
| LS 308 | Property Law | 3 |
| LS 320 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| LS 325 | Evidence | 3 |
| BUSS 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUSS 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUSS 203 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUSS 204 | Federal Income Taxation | 3 |
| BUSS 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUSS 224 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUSS 235 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
*Please note that several of the electives on this list have prerequisites that must be taken before taking the course.
