Department of Economics, the department doesn't have the faculty to teach an accounting course, and he doesn't feel they should be faulted for it.
"It's the same as asking why the biology department doesn't have someone who can teach physics," he says.
Ultimately, Foote suggests, FAS may omit the class from its course offerings because accounting isn't generally considered part of a liberal arts education.
"The University doesn't allow students to major in business--not the Economics Department," he says.
But although HBS offers the course, the school is notoriously reluctant to allow Harvard undergraduates into its classes.
According to spokesperson Maura Byrne, HBS policy prohibits cross-registration from the College because HBS students typically have several years of work experience that undergraduates lack.
"Most graduate level courses are just that--graduate level courses," she
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