Grand Canyon University Finance & Economics Vs. Accounting

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<p>Good evening everyone,</p>

<p>I have just returned from my Active Duty training with the Marine Corps and have found Grand Canyon University to be my choice of college for my Bachelor's degree. </p>

<p>However, I am stuck between choosing their Finance & Economics program or their Accounting program.</p>

<p>Here is a link to both programs:</p>

<p>Finance & Economics - Bachelor</a> of Science in Finance and Economics | Grand Canyon University</p>

<p>Accounting - Bachelor</a> of Science in Accounting | Grand Canyon University</p>

<p>I am a transfer student and based on my own due diligence, the programs are about the same as far as courses go until the last year. In addition to this, if I were to major in accounting I would have to take two extra courses to finish the degree.</p>

<p>The part that is troubling me is, I have taken two accounting courses already and neither liked nor disliked them and I received A's in both courses. It wasn't the most exciting stuff but I grasped the info. That is why I am not sure what to choose for my major because I have taken courses in both finance and accounting and enjoyed both and received the same grades.</p>

<p>I am not sure what I would like to do in the civilian sector when I graduate. This is because all I truely want to do is get my degree and go to Officer Candidate School and continue to serve my country as an officer. </p>

<p>So my goal with the degree is basically to have somthing to fall back on should I decide not to go to OCS. </p>

<p>I have researched this topic on CC as well as Google and still feel like this thread is necessary given the wild card of possibly applying to OCS.</p>

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<p>Finance & Economics is more general. It’s probably more interesting to most people, and it sounds like you fall into that category.</p>

<p>Accounting is much more specific, but every organization bigger than a lemonade stand depends on accounting to function, especially the government(s) and the military. But many organizations don’t have much need for finance or economics knowledge, especially the military.</p>

<p>I hope that you’re not yet too committed to GCU. Their accreditation is very weak. They seem to be a classic case of a for-profit take-over of a struggling not-for-profit in order to buy some per-existing accreditation and credibility. You should watch the Frontline show titled “College Inc.”. It is available for free streaming online.</p>

<p>[Education</a> | FRONTLINE | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/education/]Education”>Education Archives | FRONTLINE)</p>