| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Finance Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Finance Major, B.A./B.S.55 hours (31 hours of Business Core + 24 hours of finance and business coursework) Finance is the study of wealth creation and money management. Topics include fund raising, resource allocation, liquidity concerns, and risk assessment. Finance majors are furnished with a curriculum that provides a solid understanding of financial markets and institutions. They also are schooled in quantitative techniques and decision-making skills. Graduates with a major in finance will be equipped to solve a wide range of financial problems and possess the ability to understand and evaluate financial matters. The finance major is designed to prepare graduates for careers in a variety of financial fields including banking, consumer finance, insurance, investments, and real estate. |
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Romain College of Business Degree RequirementsStudents seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major from the Romain College of Business must satisfy all business degree requirements and Core 39 requirements listed in the Romain College of Business section of the bulletin. | ||||
Business Core for All Business Majors (31 hours)The following required core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major: | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| CIS 151 - Computer Applications in Business (1) or Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| CIS 201 - Business Processes and Information Systems (2) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
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| ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ACCT 202 - Accounting Principles II Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| BCOM 231 - Business Communication USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| FIN 305 - Business Finance Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| MNGT 305 - Principles of Management Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| MKTG 305 - Principles of Marketing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| BCOM 401 - Business Career Planning and Professional Development Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 1 | |||
| MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
Note(s):(1) Required of marketing majors (2) Required of accounting and professional services, business administration, business education, computer information systems, finance, and management majors | ||||
Business Major Requirements (21-33 hours)Specific upper-division course requirements for the various business majors are listed under each program. These upper-level major course requirements should be completed during the junior and senior years. | ||||
Finance Major | ||||
Required Courses (12 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| FIN 343 - International Finance or Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 343 - International Finance Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
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| FIN 361 - Financial Institutions or Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 361 - Money and Banking Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
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| FIN 433 - Principles of Investments Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| FIN 461 - Financial Management Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Directed Electives (12 hours)Six (6) hours of must be FIN courses, to be selected in consultation with an advisor: | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| FIN 335 - Entrepreneurial Finance Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FIN 341 - Risk and Insurance Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FIN 345 - Real Estate Principles Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| FIN 481 - Seminar in Finance Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| MKTG 313 - Services Marketing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| MKTG 344 - Personal Selling Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ACCT 303 - Intermediate Accounting I Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ACCT 461 - Investment Accounting Operations, Regulations, and Compliance Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 308 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 309 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 331 - Public Economics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 365 - Intermediate Statistics for Business Decisions Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| CIS 305 - Management Information Systems Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| DSCI 351 - Introduction to Operations Research Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
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