<p>Right now, I'm enrolled as a IT Major. I don't think that a IT BA is as valuable as an accounting major. I'm pretty good in math but I truly hate physics. Do I need to take any physics classes to graduate from accounting ?</p>
<p>No. But I’d caution you to not pick accounting because you like math. Accounting is much more focused on arithmetic rather than pure math.</p>
<p>Well, I was going for economics but, the market isn’t as good as accounting. I love the stock market and I know that’s more related to economics than account. But, accounting seems viable for me. I’d no problem learning calculus, but I didn’t like trig… So, if accounting has anything to do with that I’m out for sure.</p>
<p>Actually the mind set of physics has a lot in common with accounting. I was a physics major. This major requires that someone can look at a formula, and with some practice, and can answer virtually any problem associated with the formula.</p>
<p>Accounting has the same mindset. If you can do reasonably well in physics, you should do very well in accounting.</p>
<p>This is more a question of what the gen ed distribution includes at the school you attend. DD is a Macc candidate. The business school does not require physical sciences, but the university core includes one life science and one physical science. DD took physics (scraped by with a B, she doesn’t care for physics either), but she could have taken Geology, Astronomy, Environmental or other sci class from the list to fulfill her credit.</p>
<p>Previous posters are correct about accounting being more of an arithmetic based field where analysis, interpretation and problem solving skills are important.</p>
<p>Ugggh, I have very painful memories of physics from high school. Let’s just say, coming from a non-sciencey person, trying to teach yourself AP Physics is not very fun your senior year in high school. </p>
<p>But anyways, I was kind of wondering about the math in accounting. I’m going to double major in finance and accounting this fall and when I tell people that they are usually like “wow, you must really like math”, “good luck with all that math!”, “you must really like numbers” or something like that.</p>
<p>I know accounting has to deal with numbers (duh!) and to some degree math is required but from what I’ve read and heard it isn’t that bad. Just kind of basic arithmetic, no crazy calculus functions. </p>
<p>I’m not bad at math, but at times I struggle with upper level concepts (like calc). Which is why when people say things like what I mentioned above gets me a little worried. Lowest math grade I’ve ever received was like an 85 with some decent effort. So I’m not a complete failure, but I do struggle with things like calc. I don’t hate it, don’t love it but I’m ok with math. I’m okay with numbers too. </p>
<p>My mom/and others have said that I’m too argumentative to go into something like accounting (since it’s so cut and dry) and I might be better suited as a lawyer haha. I thought about law, but the law market is horrendous and I’d rather do something in business anyway. </p>
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<p>Do you think this article is accurate?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>The only sophisticated math found in an accounting program is statistics. There is no calculus required or other high level math. They might require college algebra too. Again the math isn’t what makes accounting hard. It is the requirement that students need to synthesize large amount of information and apply it to hard problems. Think of it as a four year long , harder version of the SAT.</p>
<p>All right thank you very much. That’s kind of what I expected but it is reassuring to here it from you.</p>