Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 General Catalog Degrees programs/curriculums/majors: Finance, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Finance, B.S.

Finance

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ISDS 1102 and ENGL 1001; 2.5 Cumulative GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in ECON 2000 and MATH 1431; 2.5 Business and 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in ACCT 2001; ECON 2010; 2.5 Business and 2.75 Cumulative GPA .
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in ISDS 2000; ACCT 2101; 2.5 Business and 3.0 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in ISDS 2001 and ENGL 2000; 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.

Semester 1

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ISDS 1102 and ENGL 1001; 2.5 Cumulative GPA.

 

ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
ISDS 1102 Introduction to Management Information Systems for Business Majors (3)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
  • General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)1
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 2

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in ECON 2000 and MATH 1431; 2.5 Business and 2.75 Cumulative GPA.

     

    ACCT 2001 Introductory Financial Accounting (3)
    MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3)
  • Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1 (3)2
  • General Education course - Humanities (3)
  • General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)1
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 3

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in ACCT 2001; ECON 2010; 2.5 Business and 2.75 Cumulative GPA .

     

    ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
    ISDS 2000 Introduction to Business Statistics (3)
    ACCT 2101 Introductory Managerial Accounting (3) 3
  • General Education course - Arts (3)
  • General Education course - Humanities (3)
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 4

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: C” or better in ISDS 2000; ACCT 2101; 2.5 Business and 3.0 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the College.

     

    ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
    ISDS 2001 Statistical Methods and Models (3)
  • Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2 (3) 4
  • General Education course - Humanities (3)
  • General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)1
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 5

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

    CRITICAL: “C” or better in ISDS 2001 and ENGL 2000; 2.5 Business and Cumulative GPA.

     

    ACCT 3001 Intermediate Accounting–Part I (3)
    ECON 2035 Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Activity (3) 3
    FIN 3716 Financial Management (3)
    ISDS 3115 Introduction to Operations Management (3)
    MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3) 3

    Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 6

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BLAW 3201 Business Law (3)
    FIN 3826 Investments (3)
    MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
  • Business Elective (3000/4000-level) (3)6
  • Elective (3)6
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 7

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ACCT 3021 Intermediate Accounting–Part II (3)
    FIN 3717 Advanced Business Finance (3)
  • FIN Elective (3)5
  • Business Elective (3000/4000-level) (3)6
  • Elective (3)6
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    Semester 8

     

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    FIN 4828 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3) or
    FIN 4830 Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements (3) or
    FIN 4850 Financial Derivatives (3)

     

    MGT 3830 Strategically Managing Organizations (3)
  • FIN Electives (6)5
  • Elective (3)6
  • Total Semester Hours: 15

     

    120 Total Sem. Hrs.

    1 - GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT: If two course sequence is taken in the physical science, the additional three hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

    2 - Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1: Choose from CMST 2060, CMST 2061 or CMST 2064.
    A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

    3 - Business students cannot receive credit for ACCT 2000, ECON 2030, FIN 3715 or ISDS 1100.

    4 -  Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2: Choose from CMST 2060, CMST 2061 or CMST 4113.
    A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

    5 - Choose nine hours of 3000-4000 level finance electives from FIN, ACCT, or ECON courses, consistent with career objectives. At least one course must be in FIN.
    SUGGESTIONS: For investments: FIN 3910, FIN 4828, FIN 4830, FIN 4850, or FIN 3845. For real estate: FIN 3352 or FIN 3353. For internal auditing: ACCT 3233 (ACCT elective + ACCT 4234 (approved elective). For information systems: ACCT 3122 (ACCT elective), ISDS 3100 + ISDS 3110/ISDS 4120 (approved electives).

    6 - BUSINESS ELECTIVES: to be selected from the 3000 or 4000 level offerings of the following departments: ACCT, BADM, BLAW, ECON, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MKT, and ISDS.

          ELECTIVES: See “Electives” under “Degree Requirements of the College.”

    NOTE: FIN 3716 is the prerequisite to most upper-level finance courses and should be scheduled in the junior year.

     

     

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