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Apparently at Texas' McCombs BHP, you are only allowed to major in finance/accounting and minor in the other, but you can't double major in two studies within the business program. Is this the case for other schools?
Last edited by boyniceasdf : 04-25-2008 at 09:09 PM.
Well, it depends on the school. Accounting curricula are very regimented. However, I have seen some students have double majors such as economics/ accounting. Towson University has a program in accounting with a strong concentration (almost equal to another major) in financial planning.
Generally it will be hard to have a double major in both accounting and something else UNLESS you place out of several course requirements and/or you stay an extra year.
At Florida, as an accounting major you may not double major in anything in the business school. That means you can do acc/econ, as we have a BA in econ offered through the college of liberal arts and sciences.
I can't see anyone doing that, though. Accounting is one of the toughest majors at the university.
Well i'm sure it would be allowed in most places because double majoring within the same school is never really a problem if you can manage it.
I kinda have a felling it would be redundant to major in Finance and Accounting. I mean none of them are really intellectual fields of study.
Do they compliment each other in terms of which skills they develop?
Some schools allow it, some schools don't. A lot of accounting majors are very intensive because the schools want to prepare their students to be in a position to get a CPA. I know NYU has two concentrations for accounting. One that's lighter (allows for other concentrations) and a more intensive one for those interested in accounting as a career.
At the U of I, a lot of people double major in Accountancy and Finance, but you need 154 credits so that makes it a challenge. A friend is doing that in 4 years.
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