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.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS: General Education Requirements | 15-18 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 30 | |
| Free Electives | 32-29 | |
| 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 | Business Ethics and Social Impact | 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 Course I: Prepare for Your Career | 0 |
| BUGN 320 | Campus to Career Transition Course II: On the Job Success | 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 | |
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Fulfilled by BCOM 280 in the major. | ||
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by INFO 240 in the major. | ||
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 102 in the major. | ||
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. | 6 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 101 in the major. | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Fulfilled by MGMT 201 in the major. | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 15-18 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | BCOM 280 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | INFO 240 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | ECON 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| INFO 173 | 3 | ACCT 201 | 3 |
| MGMT 201 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Ethical Inquiry) | 3 | FINC 221 | 3 |
| MATH 100 (or Free Elective) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| INFO 290 | 3 | SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 |
| FINC 300 | 3 | FINC 322 | 3 |
| INFO 300 | 3 | FINC 326 | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | 3 | BSLW 235 | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | 3 | BUGN 320 | 0 |
| BUGN 310 | 0 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 | 3 |
| FINC 327 | 3 | FINC 430 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective 1 | 3 | Concentration Elective 2 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | 3 | FINC 423 | 3 |
| FINC 490 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||