how much math courses are required to get a degree in accounting?
April 15, 2010 by
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I’m considering on obtaining a degree in Accounting. I’m not strong in math. Would like some input on how much math is required in class in order to obtain a Accounting degree.
I think all you need to know is how to count your fingers and toes.
You have to know the basic (very little) calculus (basically, 1st yr calculus). That’s for the basic economics class you need to take. The calculus is applied to the total revenue, total cost, minimum cost, minimum revenue, marginal cost, marginal revenue, etc.
For an accounting degree, the number of required math courses really depends on the school you go to.
Where I went, there were only two required math courses, one was basic calculus and the other was random.
While you don’t need to know much beyond addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (and even then we have computers and calculators to do most of the actual work), the ability to understand how the numbers in the income statement or balance sheet relate to each other is very important.
In short, math itself is not that important, but understanding the relationships between different elements is.
I took 2 semesters of calculus and 1 semester of differential equations, all of which had nothing to do with my accounting degree.
Accounting IS NOT MATH…………..