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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Major (120 hrs.)

The finance major equips students with a strong foundation in financial decision-making, the operation of financial markets, and the principles of capital acquisition and management. Students may elect a course concentration in investment analysis and portfolio management or corporate financial management. Graduates will be prepared for diverse opportunities in business, nonprofit organizations, and the government sector.

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Mission

The goal is to equip students with the quality educational tools needed to develop a career of leadership in the finance profession, provide them with a depth of studies that prepares them to meet the contemporary needs of the business and community they will serve as professionals, and to enable them to be contributing citizens of local, regional and international communities with a valuable and diverse knowledge

Outcomes

Our program assures that students attain the following outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving abilities in an organization context.
  2. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
  3. Demonstrate quantitative reasoning through analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of data.
  4. Demonstrate responsible, appropriate, and effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools to access, manage, integrate, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information.
  5. Prepare to seek and grow in a professional career path:
    1. Demonstrate a knowledge base specific to finance.
  6. Demonstrate ethical acumen both personally and professionally.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements - 39 hours

Communication – 12 hrs.

ENG 133Technical Communication

3
Or
ENG 143College Composition

3
 
HUM 203Humanities Seminar

3
SP 203Effective Speaking

3
COM 213Business Communication

3

Humanities and Social Science – 9 hrs.

ECO 213Microeconomics

3
ECO 223Macroeconomics

3
 
Or
 
ECO 203Survey of Economics

3
Social Science Elective (3)

3
 
Humanities

3

Mathematics and Science – 12 hrs.

MA 113College Algebra

3
 
MA 173Essential Calculus

3
Or
MA 163Applied Math w/Business Concepts

3
 
MA 253Statistics

3
Science Elective (3)

3

Other – 6 hrs.

BA 213Business Spreadsheets

3
PSY 113Principles of Psychology

3

Additional Requirements - 81 hours

Take one of the below:

BA 101University Experience for Ketner School of Business

1
BA 102University Experience-Business Students

2
UE 101University Experience

1
UE 111Online Learning Orientation

1

*UE 111 Online Learning Orientation for students in the online program

Business Core – 37-39 hrs.

AC 203Accounting I

3
AC 213Accounting II

3
BA 123Business Concepts

3
BA 201Professional Development & Strategies

1
BA 3113Business Internship

3
BA 453Global Strategic Management

3
FIN 303Managerial Finance

3
FIN 353Personal Finance

3
LAW 203Business Law & Ethics

3
MGT 353Designing Operations

3
MGT 363Organizational Behavior

3
MGT 483Capstone

3
MK 203Marketing

3

BA 3113: Advisor will determine the appropriate class anywhere between BA 3111 and BA 3113 (1 - 3 credits worth of internship work)

Concentration Requirements - 30 hrs.

AC 423Personal Income Tax

3
FIN 323Money & Banking

3
FIN 403Investments

3
FIN 413Advanced Managerial Finance

3
FIN 473Finance Modeling

3
Corporate Track:
AC 303Cost Accounting

3
FIN 343International Finance

3
Accounting or Finance Electives (9)

9

AC, BUS, MGT, MK, or FIN Electives: 300 level or above, including Graduate courses

Wealth Management Track:
FIN 383Risk & Insurance

3
FIN 423Portfolio & Wealth Planning

3
MK 423Professional Selling

3
Accounting or Finance Elective (6)

6

AC, BUS, MGT, MK, or FIN Electives: 300 level or above, including Graduate courses

Electives – 12-14 hrs.

Free Electives (12-14)

12-14

Total Credit Hours: 120