Will these minors complement my accounting major?

tryandsucceed
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:17:51 +0000

I’m entering college this fall as a freshman. I’m going in with 45 credits thanks to AP and dual enrollment classes. So, since I have all my general education FKLs done, I was wondering what other classes I could take. I decided that minoring in some fields would be beneficial to my future career as an accountant/CPA.

I was thinking about minoring in:

• Information Technology (College of Engineering)
• Professional & Technical Writing (College of Arts & Sciences)
• Management Information Systems (College of Business)

I could take all three of these minors and still graduate in 4 years (with a normal load of 15 credits per semester). Originally, I was planning on graduating in three years to save on room and board costs… But is staying the 4th year worth the potential job prospects I will gain from these minors? If I do stay for the 4th year, I will get the last $3,750 installment payment of my university scholarship. So, that would offset the cost of staying the 4th year.

I think these minors complement my major well, but what do you guys think? I know that accountants are notoriously bad writers, but I’m actually a good writer. I figure a minor in Professional & Technical Writing will put me ahead of the pack in job interviews. A minor in IT would help because of how integrated computers are in the accounting world. I’m unsure about the MIS minor, but I guess it would add to the IT minor.

Any personal experience and advice would be greatly appreciated.