The Finance concentration in the Business Administration major helps students develop the strategies they need to manage financial operations. Students will learn how the financial decisions made by firms shape individual organizations and global economies. Through a combination of comprehensive curriculum, case studies, and experiential learning opportunities, students will be able to evaluate and manage the potential risks and rewards of financial decisions, develop strategies to achieve personal and corporate financial goals, analyze financial information and competing opportunities to maximize value, make market forecasts, and analyze securities.
In the Finance profession, detail-oriented problem-solvers analyze the impact of market trends and management decisions on their clients’ investment returns. Finance professionals are experts in the science of money management. There is a growing demand for finance professionals at the personal and corporate levels who can predict market fluctuations, assess risk levels and allocate scarce resources while increasing value for stockholders.
Admission Criteria:
● Overall GPA – 3.0
● Business Administration Major GPA – 2.5, if transferring from another concentration in the Business Administration major
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.5 major GPA.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 30 | |
| Free Electives | 15-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration Required Core | ||
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| ACCT 204 | Fundamentals of Accounting (Students in the Finance concentration take ACCT 201) | 3 |
| or ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | |
| BSLW 235 | Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| BCOM 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| INFO 290 | Technology in Business | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Social Impact and Ethics of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | Applied Business Strategy | 3 |
| Integrated Core | ||
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Collateral Courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Business Administration Career Learning | ||
| BUGN 310 | Campus to Career Transition I | 0 |
| BUGN 320 | Campus To Career Transition II | 0 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Finance Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| FINC 221 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| FINC 322 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINC 326 | Investments | 3 |
| FINC 327 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| FINC 423 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINC 430 | Financial Derivatives | 3 |
| FINC 490 | Advanced Investment Analysis | 3 |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Complete 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Cooperative Education Experience I | ||
| Introduction to Financial Planning | ||
| Special Topics in Finance | ||
| Financial Technology | ||
| Securities Industry Essentials | ||
| Blockchain and Cryptoassets for Finance | ||
| Working Capital Management | ||
| Independent Study Finance | ||
| Student Managed Fund | ||
| Mortgage and Fixed Income Analysis | ||
| Real Estate Investments | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | ACCT 201 | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | ECON 101 (Fulfills General Education K3 category) | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills General Education L category.) | 3 | INFO 240 | 3 |
| INFO 173 (Fulfills General Education G category.) | 3 | INFO 290 | 3 |
| MATH 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| BSLW 235 | 3 | BUGN 310 | 0 |
| BCOM 280 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| FINC 221 | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| FINC 322 | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| FINC 326 | 3 | FINC 327 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 | FINC 423 | 3 |
| BUGN 320 | 0 | FINC 490 | 3 |
| FINC 430 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||