Undergraduate Minor in Accounting

The Paul Merage School of Business faculty offer an undergraduate minor in Accounting consisting of seven upper-division courses. In addition, two lower-division introductory accounting courses, one lower-division microeconomics course, and one lower-division single variable calculus course are prerequisites to the minor program.

In establishing the undergraduate minor in Accounting, the faculty anticipated three types of students to be drawn to courses in accounting: (1) students who wish to meet the accounting course work eligibility requirements to sit for the uniform CPA examination, (2) students preparing for careers in private accounting or in other fields that require some knowledge of accounting, and (3) students planning to pursue a graduate degree in accounting who wish early guidance and undergraduate work appropriate to this career objective.

Students are eligible to apply for the minor in Accounting if they have upper-division standing and have completed Management 30A and 30B with a grade no lower than B (3.0) and all other prerequisite courses with a grade no lower than C (2.0). Completion of the prerequisite courses does not guarantee admission to the minor in Accounting. Admission is on a competitive basis and students must submit an application, transcripts, and a statement of purpose. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. Interested students are encouraged to obtain further information from the Undergraduate Program Office, 226 Multipurpose Academic and Administrative Building; Web site: http://www.merage.uci.edu.

Prerequisite Courses

The following are prerequisites for enrolling in the upper-division undergraduate minor courses: Economics 20A, Mathematics 2A, Management 30A, and Management 30B.

Transfer students should check with their college counselor for established equivalencies for these prerequisite courses. Students not taking Management 30A and 30B at UCI during regular session or summer session must complete Management 131A with a minimum grade of B prior to admission in the program.

NOTE: Individual courses that students may select within the minor may require additional prerequisites.

Requirements for the Undergraduate Minor in Accounting

Completion of seven upper-division courses:

A. Three core accounting courses including:

Management 131A
Management 131B
Management 132

B. Two accounting elective courses selected from:

Management 132B
Management 133
Management 135
Management 136
Management 137
Management 138
Management 194
Management 195

C. Two additional courses selected from::

The upper-division accounting elective course list above
Management 101
Management 102
Management 105
Management 107
Management 109
Management 119-129
Management 141-184
Management 189
Management 192
Management 193
Management 196
Management 197
Management 190 (provided topics have not been covered in other accounting courses)

*With the Paul Merage School of Business faculty approval, a student may substitute a maximum of one minor course.

NOTE: Students may not receive both the minor in Accounting and the minor in Management.

For a complete list of course descriptions, please see the 2007-08 UC Irvine General Catalogue: http://www.editor.uci.edu/07-08/pmsb/pmsb.3.htm. Those acceptable toward a specific program are outlined under the “requirements” section for the given major or minor.