2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 06/01/2024

Nov 24, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 06/01/2024

Finance, B.S.

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Departmental Requirements

Finance majors must complete 120 hours of course work, of which 41 hours are general education courses, 6 credits are supporting liberal arts, and 73 credits are foundation knowledge and major subject requirements. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in ENGL 101 , ENGL 102 , MATH 109 , and all foundation knowledge and major requirement courses.

Objectives

The objectives of the Finance Program are to:

Provide students with an understanding of the concepts that underlie the raising and spending of capital.
Provide students with an understanding of the process of cash flows within an organization.
Provide students with an understanding of the concepts of forecasting and discounting to determine appropriate investments.
Provide students with an understanding of the nature of financial markets and institutions in the current global context.
Provide students with an understanding of finance as it relates to them.
Provide students with the skills to enter graduate school and conduct research.

Career Opportunities

A degree in Finance will allow students to pursue career opportunities in banking, business advising, budgeting, financial analysis, brokerage, and other finance related areas. The program also prepares students to be admitted into advanced degree programs.

Required Courses

General Education Requirements

All students are expected to complete a common body of academic course work. The General Education Requirements are designed to promote the development of a comprehensive educational base which will effectively support a student’s choice of a major concentration. MATH 099 does not meet the General Education Requirement and does not apply toward graduation requirements.

Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities: Credits 9

Select two courses from any of the courses within Disciplines A - D, and ENGL 203 from Discipline E:

Discipline E: Speech

ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3 ¹

Discipline A: Arts

ARTS 101 Exploration of the Visual Arts Credit: 3
ARTS 310 African American Art History Credit: 3
MUSI 100 Rudiments of Music Credit: 3
MUSI 101 Introduction to Music Credit: 3
MUSI 109 Introduction to Jazz History Credit: 3

Discipline B: History

One course from:

HIST 101 History of World Civilization I Credit: 3
HIST 102 History of World Civilization II Credit: 3
HIST 201 History of American Civilization I Credit: 3
HIST 202 History of American Civilization II Credit: 3
PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic Credit: 3

Discipline C: Language

ARAB 101 Fundamentals of Arabic I Credit: 3
ASLS 203 American Sign Language I Credit: 3
ASLS 204 American Sign Language II Credit: 3
CHIN 101 Fudamentals of Chinese I Credit: 3
FREN 101 Fundamentals of French I Credit: 3
FREN 102 Fundamentals in French II Credit: 3
SPAN 101 Fundamentals of Spanish I Credit: 3
SPAN 102 Fundamentals of Spanish II Credit: 3

Discipline D: Literature

ENGL 204 Introduction to Fiction Credit: 3
ENGL 205 Introduction to Drama Credit: 3
ENGL 206 Introduction to Poetry Credit: 3
ENGL 207 Introduction to Creative Writing Credit: 3

Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences: Credits 6

Select two courses from any of the courses within Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Discipline A: Social Sciences

GEOG 201 The World Geography I Credit: 3
GEOG 202 The World Geography II Credit: 3
HIST 101 History of World Civilization I Credit: 3
HIST 102 History of World Civilization II Credit: 3
HIST 201 History of American Civilization I Credit: 3
HIST 202 History of American Civilization II Credit: 3
PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic Credit: 3
POLI 200 Introduction to American Government Credit: 3
POLI 220 Introduction to Political Behavior Credit: 3
POLI 342 Urban Politics Credit: 3
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology Credit: 3

Discipline B: Behavioral Sciences

CRJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit: 3
HUEC 203 Human Development: A Lifespan Perspective Credit: 3
HUEC 220 Perspectives on Aging Credit: 3
HUEC 361 Contemporary Family Issues Credit: 3
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology Credit: 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems Credit: 3

Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences: Credits 7

Students must select two science courses and one science laboratory course from the following:

ANPT 114 Introduction to Animal Science Credit: 4
BIOL 101 Theories and Applications of Biological Sciences Credit: 3
BIOL 103 Biological Science Laboratory Credit: 1
BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II Credit: 3
BIOL 114 Principles of Biology II Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 103 General Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
CHEM 104 General Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences Credit: 3
NUDT 210 Elements of Nutrition Credit: 3
PHYS 101 Theories and Applications of Physical Science Credit: 3
PHYS 103 Physical Science Laboratory Credit: 1
PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science Credit: 3
PLSC 185 Introduction to Plant Science Laboratory Credit: 1

Additional Courses: Credits 6

In addition, students must take 6 credits from foreign language or approved international liberal arts courses: Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, American Sign Language, Russian International Liberal Arts:

ARTS 211 Art History I Credit: 3
ARTS 212 Art History II Credit: 3
ENGL 317 Shakespeare Credit: 3
ENGL 223 English Literature I Credit: 3
ENGL 224 English Literature II Credit: 3
ENGL 324 Literature and Film Credit: 3
ENGL 226 World Literature I Credit: 3
ENGL 227 World Literature II Credit: 3
ENGL 332 The African Writer Credit: 3
ENGL 346 History of the English Language Credit: 3
ENGL 347 Adolescent and Adult Literature Credit: 3
GEOG 201 The World Geography I Credit: 3
GEOG 202 The World Geography II Credit: 3
HIST 101 History of World Civilization I Credit: 3
HIST 102 History of World Civilization II Credit: 3
HIST 150 History of Philosophy Credit: 3
HIST 200A Introduction to Modern African History Credit: 3
HIST 275 Swahili: History, People, Language Credit: 3
HIST 350 Contemporary World Issues Credit: 3
HIST 351 Latin America Credit: 3
HIST 360 Ancient African History Credit: 3
HIST 361 African History After 1800 Credit: 3
MUSI 161 Survey of World Music Credit: 3
MUSI 313 Music History and Literature I Credit: 2
MUSI 314 Music History and Literature II Credit: 2
PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic Credit: 3
PHIL 202 Ethics Credit: 3
POLI 311 Comparative Political Systems Credit: 3
POLI 312 International Relations Credit: 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems Credit: 3
SOCI 303 Social Inequality Credit: 3
TMGT 306 Ecological & Cultural Tourism Credit: 3

Total Required for General Education: Credits 41

¹Students must pass ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 with grade of “C” or above before taking ENGL 203 .

²Honors students should take honors courses.

Supporting Liberal Arts Requirements: Credits 6

Students must complete with an average GPA of 2.0.

ECON 201 Principles of Economics (Macro) Credit: 3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics (Micro) Credit: 3

Foundation Knowledge: Credit 43

ACCT 201 Introductory Financial Accounting Credit: 3
ACCT 202 Introductory Corporate & Managerial Accounting/Hybrid Credit: 3
BUAD 213 Business Software Applications Credit: 3
BUAD 222 Principles of the Scientific Method in Business Credit: 3
BUAD 252 Calculus with Business and Management Applications Credit: 3
BUAD 200 Business Ethics Credit: 3
BUAD 302 Management and Organizational Behavior Credit: 3
BUAD 233 Business Communications Credit: 3
BUAD 253 Business Statistics I Credit: 3
BUAD 354 Business Statistics II Credit: 3
BUAD 242 The Legal Environment for Business Credit: 3
BUAD 495 Strategic Management Credit: 3
BUED 101 Sophomore Professional Development Credit: 0.5
BUED 102 Junior Professional Development Credit: 0.5
FINA 340 Financial Management Credit: 3
MKTG 308 Principles of Marketing Credit: 3

Major Requirements: Credits 18

BUAD 364 Managerial Economics Credit: 3
BUAD 414 Business Law II Credit: 3
FINA 341 Investment and Security Analysis Credit: 3
FINA 342 Money, Banking and The Economy Credit: 3
FINA 440 Advanced Financial Management Credit: 3
FINA 446 Personal Finance Credit: 3

Major Electives: Credits 12

Four courses in Finance electives.

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Finance, B.S.

Departmental Requirements

Objectives

Career Opportunities

Required Courses

General Education Requirements

Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities: Credits 9

Discipline E: Speech

Discipline A: Arts

Discipline B: History

Discipline C: Language

Discipline D: Literature

Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences: Credits 6

Discipline A: Social Sciences

Discipline B: Behavioral Sciences

Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences: Credits 7

Curriculum Area IV – Mathematics: Credits 3

Curriculum Area V - English Composition: Credits 9

Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues: Credits 7

Additional Courses: Credits 6

Total Required for General Education: Credits 41

Supporting Liberal Arts Requirements: Credits 6

Foundation Knowledge: Credit 43

Major Requirements: Credits 18

Major Electives: Credits 12

Curriculum Guide for Finance

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Finance, B.S.

Departmental Requirements

Objectives

Career Opportunities

Required Courses

General Education Requirements

Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities: Credits 9

Discipline E: Speech

Discipline A: Arts

Discipline B: History

Discipline C: Language

Discipline D: Literature

Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences: Credits 6

Discipline A: Social Sciences

Discipline B: Behavioral Sciences

Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences: Credits 7

Curriculum Area IV – Mathematics: Credits 3

Curriculum Area V - English Composition: Credits 9

Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues: Credits 7

Additional Courses: Credits 6

Total Required for General Education: Credits 41

Supporting Liberal Arts Requirements: Credits 6

Foundation Knowledge: Credit 43

Major Requirements: Credits 18

Major Electives: Credits 12

Curriculum Guide for Finance

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