Finance or accounting degree?

[joel66]

Hey, I'm going to Liberty too!! My husband is active duty and I am using his GI Bill to get my B.S. in Accounting. I thought about doing a double major in finance, all I would have had to do is take the major courses for finance as my electives, but I decided not to. 1. It would have taken me a lot longer to finish my degree 2. I would be spending GI Bill money on B.S. courses that I could be using for my Master's instead.

Instead of using up the GI Bill, I decided to do CLEP/ DSSTs for 12 or 13 classes (electives, upper level business, general ed. requirements). Then, I will go on to get my Master's in Accounting. My sister-in-law was saying I should get my degree in Finance, but I decided to go with accounting. I hope to get my CPA one day and after getting some experience and my Master's I'd like to look into being an online Accounting instructor on the side.

If you are getting your BS in Accounting at Liberty I would seriously consider an MBA in Accounting or Finance instead of an MSA. Reason being, you already have 32 credits in accounting. Better yet, focus on your CPA after you complete your BS degree, and once you get a job in the accounting field, you can decide what direction to go. It could be that your future employer will pay for your degree and they can guide you on what route to take like MBA in ACCT or Finance.