<p>Hi guys! I am just wondering which of them (Leventhal accounting or Marshall business) is more well-know, and is it possible to take both accounting and finance courses?</p>
<p>The Leventhal School of Accounting is within the Marshall School of Business, so neither is more "well-known" than the other. However, you could argue that Leventhal is more well-known among the top accounting schools than Marshall is known among the top business schools. Interestingly, Leventhal is the only "school-within-a-school" at USC. All business/accounting students start in Marshall, and are allowed to apply to the Leventhal school after completing the introductory accounting classes (that all business students must take) with grades of B or higher.</p>
<p>It is very easy, and even encouraged, to take both accounting and finance courses. Although Business majors are allowed to graduate with a concentration in finance having only taken introductory accounting classes, many of the more ambitious finance students will take an intermediate level class in financial accounting.</p>
<p>Specifically, the most rigorous of the finance concentrations is Financial Analysis & Valuation, which is a joint concentration between Marshall and Leventhal. The concentration includes advanced courses in corporate finance, financial accounting, and valuation.</p>
<p>If you are an accounting major, you are also allowed to take finance courses as electives.</p>