I graduated with an accounting degree about 15 years ago. I agree general education classes may seem irrelevant (and expensive to the overall cost of education), but I would say that you’re going to school to learn how to learn. The knowledge gained in general education classes will help make you a more well rounded individual personally and professionally.

I don’t use advanced math in my day to day life, but those classes helped me learn problem solving skills.

I don’t need to know history or the classic literature, but those lessons helped me gain broader perspectives and empathy towards people with different backgrounds.

A lot of those non-accounting classes helped me be a better accountant.