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How hard is finance? - AW84 - 02-02-2023
How difficult, math-wise, is a finance undergrad? Is it calculus, statistics, and above? I've read that once you're in the field, it's generally simple math, but earning the degree can often be a more challenging story.
Always been good with money, strategies to maximize it, so the fundamentals and interest are there, but I'm not good at advanced math, and I'm confident I wouldn't make it through any courses containing much beyond the easy-moderate chapters of a college algebra course.
RE: How hard is finance? - rachel83az - 02-02-2023
I would suggest looking at some free Finance resources to see how difficult they look to you. Saylor has Principles of Finance, as well as Financial Management. Coursera has some Finance-related courses, certificates, and Specializations. You don't need to pay for Coursera if all you're doing is auditing the courses. I didn't check edX, but they probably also have something.
RE: How hard is finance? - LevelUP - 02-02-2023
(02-02-2023, 12:35 AM)AW84 Wrote: How difficult, math-wise, is a finance undergrad? Is it calculus, statistics, and above? I've read that once you're in the field, it's generally simple math, but earning the degree can often be a more challenging story.
Always been good with money, strategies to maximize it, so the fundamentals and interest are there, but I'm not good at advanced math, and I'm confident I wouldn't make it through any courses containing much beyond the easy-moderate chapters of a college algebra course.
It does depend on what college we are talking about. I have seen some economics degrees that are very heavy in math.
For TESU BSBA concentration in finance or SNHU Finance degree, those degrees are easy. The Sophia stats course is watered down a bit, and nobody seems to have trouble passing that course. There is no calculus required.
TESU
https://www.tesu.edu/business/undergraduate/bsba/finance
SNHU
https://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs#/programs/VyqkNNLFx
Finance would be a lot easier than accounting, considering with accounting, you would have to do 150 credits if you want to become a CPA. Accounting has a lot more to do with numbers and rules/regulations.
RE: How hard is finance? - dfrecore - 02-02-2023
Finance is generally understanding the formulas, rather than a lot of advanced math.
RE: How hard is finance? - AW84 - 02-02-2023
(02-02-2023, 09:15 AM)LevelUP Wrote:WGU. Theirs is brand new, so not much is known about it yet. So I’m inquiring about worst case scenario with finance courses.(02-02-2023, 12:35 AM)AW84 Wrote: How difficult, math-wise, is a finance undergrad? Is it calculus, statistics, and above? I've read that once you're in the field, it's generally simple math, but earning the degree can often be a more challenging story.
Always been good with money, strategies to maximize it, so the fundamentals and interest are there, but I'm not good at advanced math, and I'm confident I wouldn't make it through any courses containing much beyond the easy-moderate chapters of a college algebra course.
It does depend on what college we are talking about. I have seen some economics degrees that are very heavy in math.
For TESU BSBA concentration in finance or SNHU Finance degree, those degrees are easy. The Sophia stats course is watered down a bit, and nobody seems to have trouble passing that course. There is no calculus required.
TESU
https://www.tesu.edu/business/undergraduate/bsba/finance
SNHU
https://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs#/programs/VyqkNNLFx
Finance would be a lot easier than accounting, considering with accounting, you would have to do 150 credits if you want to become a CPA. Accounting has a lot more to do with numbers and rules/regulations.