Accounting

Accounting knowledge can enhance your understanding of any organization and help you stand out across a variety of career paths. The Accounting minor enables Fisher students and students throughout the university to build competency in accounting while complementing their primary area of study.

The minor consists of at least 15 credit hours, including three required courses and two electives. No application or Fisher approval is required, but students are encouraged to declare the minor early by notifying their academic advisor so it can be added to their academic record and tracked through the degree audit system.

Curriculum requirements

Required courses (3 courses; 9 credit hours)

  • ACCTMIS 2200 — Introduction to Financial Accounting 

  • ACCTMIS 2300 — Introduction to Managerial Accounting 

  • ACCTMIS 3200 — Financial Accounting I

Elective Courses (2 courses; 6 credit hours)

Choose two courses from the list below:

  • ACCTMIS 3201 - Financial Accounting II 

  • ACCTMIS 3300 - Cost Accounting 

  • ACCTMIS 3400 - Tax Accounting I 

  • ACCTMIS 3600 - Accounting Information Systems 

  • ACCTMIS 4210 - Financial Statement Analysis 

  • ACCTMIS 4220 - Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting 

  • ACCTMIS 4410 - Tax Accounting II 

  • ACCTMIS 4500 - Auditing Principles and Procedures 

Guidelines

Required credit hours

Minimum of 15 1000 level courses shall not be counted toward the minor. At least 6 credit hours must be upper-division courses as defined by Fisher College of Business.

Transfer and EM credit hours allowed

A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.

Overlap with the GE, the major and/or additional minors

A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.

The minor must be in a different subject than the major. The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).

Grades required

  • Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor. 

  • Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work. 

  • Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.

  • No more than 3 credit hours of course graded

  • Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.

X193 credits

No more than 3 credit hours.

Declaring the minor

Students should see their assigned academic advisor to declare the minor prior to the filing of the graduation application. Students do not need the approval of Fisher College of Business to declare the minor. 

Approval of coursework

Initial approval of the minor coursework

Students who complete the minor following the guidelines on this sheet need only verify with their academic advisor that the minor appears complete on the degree auditing system. No approval from Fisher College of Business is required.

Approval for courses not listed on this form to apply to the minor program

Students must obtain the approval of Fisher's Undergraduate Program Office to apply courses not listed on this form toward the Accounting minor. Please email undergraduate@fisher.osu.edu to request approval.