Finance, B.S.

Semester 1

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

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• 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

Semester 2

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

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• 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

Semester 3

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

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• 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)

Semester 4

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

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• 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

Semester 5

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

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• 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

Semester 6

• 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

Semester 7

• 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

Semester 8

• FIN 4828 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3) or
• FIN 4830 Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements (3) or
• FIN 4850 Financial Derivatives (3)

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• MGT 3830 Strategically Managing Organizations (3)
• FIN Electives (6)⁵
• Elective (3)⁶

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.