I am currently driving myself insane trying to choose between these 2 concentrations. Should i just get both? Am i even allowed to get both? BSBA with concentration in finance or accounting. My passions Payroll Accounts payable Accounts receivable Help please!
I recommend Accounting. Your passions all fall under Accounting, and the hard technical skills required for AP/AR and Payroll will be learned in accounting courses. Additionally, that will prepare you for employment in that area. On the other hand, Finance skills can be learned on the job, and it's easier to do an MBA or MS in Finance if you decide you need the finance skills - but an MBA or MS will not teach you the core Accounting skills that you need. I'm not sure if you can do a double concentration though, which school are you attending? Some schools (TESU) offer an 18-credit Certificate in Finance. If you do the BSBA in Accounting you may be able to do the 18 credits in Business Electives, to earn that cert. I would check with the school in advance. Good luck.
The only difference for the TESU BSBA are the concentrations/AOS (area of study), there are a few of them. Everything within the degrees are the same and you can have two AOS. Here are the two you're looking at. Accounting Area of Specialization 18 credits required, minimum of 12 upper-level credits. Study.com ACC 201: Intermediate Accounting I Study.com ACC 202: Intermediate Accounting II TECEP Federal Income Taxation (UL) Study.com ACC 301: Applied Managerial Accounting (UL) Study.com ACC 302: Advanced Accounting (UL) Study.com ACC 303: Cost Accounting (UL) Finance Area of Specialization 18 credits required, minimum of 12 upper-level credits. DSST Money & Banking (UL) Davar Corporate Finance (UL) Davar Multinational Business Finance (UL) TECEP Financial Institutions & Markets (UL) TECEP Security Analysis & Portfolio Management (UL) *CSU Global - Assessing & Managing Risk (UL, get pre-approval) *If TESU denies, you can find a cheaper LL Finance course at local college/university
Sounds like your goals are better reached by studying accounting. But you probably have the opportunity to do both, and if so, you should.
