Is doubling in finance and accounting allowed?

<p>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?</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Really it's just semantics and it doesn't really matter all that much.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>I can't see anyone doing that, though. Accounting is one of the toughest majors at the university.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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?</p>

<p>It's not redundant at all.</p>

<p>Agreed, not redundant. My school allows doubling in Finance and Accounting, and there is only one course that overlaps: Financial Statement Analysis</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>What do you want to do OP?</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>What school are you going to and are planning to be a CPA( or on a CPA track)</p>