2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Economics and Finance, Finance Concentration, B.B.A.
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General Statement: A concentration in Finance prepares students to be financial analysts at the entry level. Students graduating with a Finance concentration acquire fundamental analytical skill in the area of finance and can apply those skills in day-to-day financial analysis in modern businesses. Students with a finance concentration are highly sought-after by the corporate world including the banking sector as well as various branches of the federal and state governments. Students with a finance concentration are better equipped to acquire professional certification such as CFA (Certified Financial Analyst) or a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
General Education Requirements: See College of Business General Education Requirements .
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Requirements for the BBA Degree - 120 Credit Hours Total
General Education and Business Core:
General Education and Business Core are common for all students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, and Economics/Finance.
General Education Requirements - 36 Credit Hours
Lower Division Business Core - 21 Credit Hours
Upper Division Business Core - 27 Credit Hours
Elective Requirements - 6 Credit Hours
- Business Elective (3)
- Business or Non-Business Elective (3)
Note:
* MGMT 4500 may not be taken until all other business lower division and upper division core courses have been satisfactorily completed and should be taken during the final semester of enrollment.
Finance Concentration (30 Hours):
Total: 16 Hours
**Students must take 3 credit hour courses from the following list of approved general education Humanities courses: AREN 2310, ART, 1010, HIST 1000, THTR 1020, MUSC 1010, PHIL 1030, or RELS 2010.
Total: 16 Hours
**Natural Science-Must have 8 semester hours which includes the appropriate labs. Recommended courses are
BIOL 1020/1021, BIOL 1010/1011, BIOL 1110/1111, BIOL 1120/1112, CHEM 1030/1031, CHEM 1110/1111, CHEM 1120/1121, PHYS 2010/20 CHEM 1040/1041, PHYS 2040/2041 or ASTR 1020. Students must remember NOT to duplicate course options from a previous semester.
Total: 16 Hours
*ENGL 2012-2322 will meet this requirement; must have 3 credit hours in this discipline.
**Natural Science-Must have 8 semester hours which includes the appropriate labs. Recommended courses are
BIOL 1020/1021, BIOL 1010/1011, BIOL 1110/1111, BIOL 1120/1112, CHEM 1030/1031, CHEM 1110/1111, CHEM 1120/1121, PHYS 2010/20 CHEM 1040/1041, PHYS 2040/2041 or ASTR 1020. Students must remember NOT to duplicate course options from a previous semester.
***HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2060, HIST 2070, or HIST 2700 will satisfy this requirement.
Total: 15 Hours
*ECON 3000, ECON 3200, ECON, 3300, ECON 4100, ECON 4150, ECON 4520, ECON 4600, FINA 3045, FINA 3400, FINA 4550, and 4700.
Total: 12 Hours
*Electives include FINA 3045, FINA 3400, FINA 4550, and 4700
**Business electives include: MGMT 4040, MGMT 4100, MGMT 4120, MGMT 4500, BISI 3500, BISI 3610, and BISI 3620
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