Applied Math Degree to Accountant?

<p>Hi wonderful person thank you for opening this! I am currently in my 2nd year at a UC (University of California). I'm majoring in Applied Math, and hoping for a minor in Economics or maybe Technological Management (or something else based on this haha). Lately I've been reading about and became interested in becoming an accountant!
Could someone please help me out on how I can do this? My school does not offer an Accountant or Finance degree. Is there no hope left or is there some other way for me to do this? Please help! Thank you so much!
I do not want to be a public accountant, I'm more interested in the government/corporation type of job for it.
Also, I am aware of actuarial sciences, is that the route to take or is that something else or what?
Thanks again and have a lovely day!</p>

<p>Why are you interested in becoming an accountant? And if your school doesn’t offer accounting and that is what you want to do, you will probably have to transfer.</p>

<p>If you are interested in corporate work, insurance companies need actuaries and robust growth is expected for the field. As for government, social security administration, departments of insurance would need actuaries. Also, with all the pensions funds, actuaries would be needed.</p>

<p>There must have been a reason you decided originally to go to school for applied math. Has anything changed to make you think differently about math?</p>

<p>You could read some financial or managerial accounting books or take an introductory accounting class at your school or community. Though the major is not offered, I would assume financial and managerial accounting are readily available as every b-school major is usually required to take these two classes for AA and Bachelors. I have my bachelors in accounting and 150. There is also a government accounting course around the 4000 level. That you don’t want to be a CPA would make it easier since you would not need the 24-36 credit hours in accounting for licensure. You could also consider a masters in economics later as that pairs with your existing math and econ knowledge. You also could find tax courses at community or UC probably. Government and Non-Profit accounting is a bit different system than financial/managerial, though having a foundation in those would help out. You could try reading some accounting or take a course. Accounting is more analysis and arithmetic than math (basic math to calculate depreciation on equipment etc). Best of luck!</p>

<p>Here is what I have found out about accounting…you do not need an actual “major” in it. You just need the accounting coursework and the supporting business courses to do the CPA thing. Check if your school still offers accounting courses.</p>

<p>I know here in Maryland, one of the schools in the “Univ of Maryland System”, called UMBC does not have a business school but offers certificates in Accounting. What I gather students are doing is major in the school’s Financial Economics program and take the Accounting courses as electives.</p>

<p>Still, on another note, why would you transfer out of the best major out there?..Applied Mathematics.</p>