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Finance
Business Administration - Finance Option
Department of Accounting and Finance
Reza RahgozarˆChair, Charles Corcoran, Dawn Hukai, June Li, Carl Popelka, Megan Sun, Mary Tichich, Ellen Schultz-Academic Adviser.
The vision of the College of Business and Economics is to be the regional leader in the acquisition, application, and transfer of business and economic knowledge. Consistent with this vision, the college has achieved accreditation of its programs by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The finance curriculum is designed to prepare students for successful careers in corporate finance, financial institutions and services, and for graduate study. For example, finance graduates secure jobs in banking, insurance, real estate, the investment industry, financial planning, and risk management.
General Education Requirements
Review the general education requirements
The general education mathematics requirement for business majors can be met by taking ECON/MNGT 205 Quantitative Analysis, MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences, or MATH 166 Calculus I.
Admission Requirments
For all majors in the College of Business and Economics (CBE):
Completion of at least 27 required general education credits with a minimum GPA of 2.25.
Additionally, the following must be completed, or in progress for completion, during the semester preceding admission. Students may register prior to acceptance, but acceptance is required for attendance in CBE upper-level courses. Students with GPAs between 2.0 and 2.25 may petition to the respective department chair for consideration on a case-by-case basis.
For admission to Accounting and all Business Administration majors:
GPA of 2.25 in ACCT 231, 232; CBE 100, 200; ECON 201, 202; CSIS 215; ECON 205 or MATH 156 or MATH 166; ECON or MATH 226; CSTA 116 or ENGL 266.
Business Administration-Finance Option
Lower Division 21 cr.
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting I 3 cr.
ACCT 232 Principles of Accounting II 3 cr.
CSIS 215 Information Systems for Business Management 3 cr.
ECON 226 Introduction to Statistics 3 cr.
or MATH 226 Introduction to Statistics
BLAW 265 Business Law I 3 cr.
Upper Division 18 cr.
MNGT 300 Management and Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
FINC 345 Managerial Finance 3 cr.
ECON 326 Statistical Methods for Economics and Business 3 cr.
MNGT 361 Operations Management 3 cr.
MNGT 485 Senior Seminar 3 cr.
Required Supporting Courses: 9-10 cr.
A. CBE 100 Orientation to CBE 1 cr.
CBE 200 Professonal Development I 1 cr.
CBE 300 Professonal Development II 1 cr.
B. SCTA 116 Business and Professional Communication 3 cr.
(waived if taken as Gen Ed)
or ENGL 266 Business Writing
C. ECON 205 Quantitative Analysis
or MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
or MATH 166 Calculus I
Finance Option: 24 cr.
Required Finance Courses 9 cr. hrs.
FINC 347 Financial Institutions 3 cr.
FINC 348 Investments 3 cr.
FINC 446 Intermediate Managerial Finance 3 cr.
Finance Electives: 6 cr.
Choose from:
FINC 314 Principles of Insurance 3 cr.
FINC 350 Real Estate 3 cr.
FINC 355 Multinational Financial Management 3 cr.
FINC 360 Financial Derivatives 3 cr.
FINC 389 Special Topics in Finance .5-3 cr.
FINC 448 Portfolio Management 3 cr.
Support Electives: 9 cr.
Choose from:
Any ACCT, MNGT, and MKTG courses 300 level and higher (not MKTG 311)
ECON 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ECON 305 Money and Banking 3 cr.
ECON 342 International Finance 3 cr.
FINC 379 Internship-Finance 3 cr.
General Electives 12-18 cr. hrs. to reach 120 credits (minimum to graduate)
Updated May, 2008 |
