The accounting and advisory services minor is designed for non-business majors who wish to complement their current studies. Accounting knowledge is the foundation for business leaders to make sound judgments and support the operational and strategic decisions of a firm. Importantly, public accounting firms are actively hiring students from non-accounting disciplines for their advisory services practices. You will work in interdisciplinary areas including mergers and acquisitions, risk management, operations, data analytics, and digital transformation where accounting knowledge from this minor will provide them with a competitive advantage. You may select among accounting courses that explore topics such as financial reporting, advisory services and emerging accounting systems, strategic cost analysis, and tax planning. You can also choose courses from other disciplines that would benefit from accounting knowledge such as engineering, computer science, and healthcare.
This minor is available to non-business majors only. If you're a business major and are interested, you should check out the Undergraduate Concentration in Accounting.
Curriculum
Below you will find a sample curriculum for the Undergraduate Minor in Business Administration. You can find the full set of Accounting and Advisory Services Minor requirements in Northeastern's Course Catalog. Please consult the Course Catalog appropriate to your class year and your academic advisor to ensure your coursework is on track.
Required Courses
ACCT 1209. Financial Accounting and Reporting. (4 Hours)
Does not count as credit for business majors. Counts as ACCT 1201 for business minors only. Requires second-semester-freshman standing or above.
ACCT 2301. Managerial Accounting. (4 Hours)
Focuses on the development and use of information—especially financial information—for managerial decisions within the firm. Introduces managerial accounting concepts, analyses, and practices that support business decisions through class discussions, exercises, and case analysis. Topics include budgeting, cost management and behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costs for decision making, cost allocation issues, and performance evaluation. Emphasizes the importance of ethics.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 1201 with a minimum grade of D- or ACCT 1209 with a minimum grade of D- or ACCT 1202 with a minimum grade of D-
Electives
Complete one of the following:
ACCT 3401 | Financial Reporting and Analysis 1 |
ACCT 3403 | Advisory Services and Emerging Accounting Systems |
ACCT 3416 | Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making |
ACCT 4414 | Income Tax Determination and Planning |
Complete one of the following:
ACCT 3304 | Business Law and Professional Ethics |
ACCT 3401 | Financial Reporting and Analysis 1 |
ACCT 3403 | Advisory Services and Emerging Accounting Systems |
ACCT 3416 | Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making |
ACCT 4412 | Auditing and Other Assurance Services |
ACCT 4414 | Income Tax Determination and Planning |
ACCT 4501 | Financial Reporting and Analysis 2 |
EMGT 5220 | Engineering Project Management |
IE 3425 | Engineering Database Systems |
IE 3500 | Introduction to Healthcare Systems Engineering |
IE 4512 | Engineering Economy |
IE 5400 | Healthcare Systems Modeling and Analysis |
IE 5617 | Lean Concepts and Applications |
IS 2000 | Principles of Information Science |
IS 3500 | Information System Design and Development |
Interested? Next Steps
To declare a minor in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, students should complete the online minor registration form:
Students will be required to log in using their MyNortheastern credentials. Once the form has been submitted, the student will receive a confirmation email to their Northeastern email account and the student record will be updated within 10-14 business days.
To declare a minor, students must have a 2.0 GPA and be a full-time undergraduate student at Northeastern. To graduate with the minor, students must attain a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken for the minor. No classes for the minor may be taken for a pass/fail grade. The minor is posted on the official transcript within one month of graduation.