<p>I know that I also asked this question in the Business forum, but I can't see if Econ is considered a Business major here and this way I'd speak to the liberal arts crowd as well (at my school Econ is a LA).</p>
<p>I just want someone to tell me I'm not screwed.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what I want to do, but a Finance degree is practical and I don't mind doing that kind of work in school and (hopefully) for a living. Actually, I just want to be employed, so it can't hurt to have a practical degree, especially considering I don't go to a prestigious school. A degree in Accounting and Finance with a concentration in Finance (here : Program:</a> Accounting and Finance, Finance Concentration, BS - Bridgewater State University - Acalog ACMS?) requires 19 more classes (16 of those, plus 3 other general ed courses).
So far I've completed..
ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting
ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting
ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance
COMP 105 - Computers and Their Applications: An Introduction
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 210 - Statistics for Economics and Business
I've been in school for a while now (have tons of credits in different majors), and although I don't entirely need to wrap things up by Spring semester 2015, I'd like to graduate by then, and my parents are under the impression I'll be done by then too. So that is my almost official deadline. </p>
<p>Is it a bad idea if I switch majors from Accounting and Finance with a conc. in Finance to Economics (Program:</a> Economics, BS - Bridgewater State University - Acalog ACMS?) with a minor in Accounting and Finance (Program:</a> Accounting and Finance Minor - Bridgewater State University - Acalog ACMS??%5DProgram:">http://catalog.bridgew.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=1655)?) In other words, would it be harder to land the same type of jobs I'd be going for with the ACFI (Accounting and Finance) degree with the Econ major and ACFI minor? If I go this route, I'll meet the aforementioned deadline of Spring semester 2015. Out of the 12 ACFI courses that would've been required of me under the original plan, I'd be doing 5 of them with the ACFI minor (I'd make sure to take a couple more as well). I'd also not have to take the 5 required Management courses (which everyone tells me I'd learn in the first years on the job anyway).</p>
<p>I figured worst case scenario if I went this route and can't find the employment I would have w/ the ACFI degree I can just go to grad school for Finance...but it would have been easier and far cheaper (I basically go here for free) just to get the undergrad in Finance like I had planned originally and wait an extra year to graduate.</p>
<p>I received A's in the intro Econ courses but I found it to be rather tough. I'm terrible w/ graphs and I heard the intermediate courses are far more difficult [luckily, I'd only have to take two of them, followed by 5 Econ electives (which are things like 'sports economics,' 'environmental econmics', 'history of economic thought,' etc.). What are your thoughts?
I'd be sure to point out that my concentration (not technically) was Finance, but I'd be filtered if they are looking for Accounting and/or Finance degrees. </p>
<p>Keep in mind-unlike some of the other posters here, I just want to be employed with a job that allows for,uh, growth (not sure why I can't even think of the term right now) and be able to enjoy a middle class life sometime in the near future. I don't need a response right away..I just want someone knowledgable to take the time to look at the two programs and give me an honest answer. thank you!</p>