Admission Requirements
Conditions for acceptance into the BS Finance Program are as follows:
(1) A GPA of 2.5 or higher on 30 or more completed semester hours. If fewer than 30 semester hours have been completed at Kean, GPA will be calculated using coursework from all transfer institutions attended.
(2) Complete the Foundation Coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or better,
ENG 1030 College Composition
COMM 1402 Speech Communication as Critical Citizenship
MATH 1044 OR MATH 1054 Pre-Calculus
GE 2021 Research & Technology
(3) Additional courses to be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better to declare major:
ECO 1020 Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics)
ECO 1021 Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics)
CPS 1032 Microcomputer Applications
ACCT 2200 Principles of Accounting I
MGS 2150 Business Statistics & Applications
General Education Requirements 35
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: Minimum C Grade
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 6
ENG 2403: General Education required course
AND (Select ONE course from the following areas:)
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| ID 1300 | INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUDIES | 3 |
| OR | |
| ID 3230 | UNDERSTANDING IMAGES:AN INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES | 3 |
Social Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: General Education required course
AND (Select ONE course from the following areas, see approved Distribution Course List:)
| Psychology | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| ID 2415 | GROUP COMMUNICATION | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 7
AND (Select ONE 4 credit lab course from the approved GE Distribution Course List.
| Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Meteorology, Physics, Interdisciplinary | 4 |
Major/GE Capstone Course 3
Courses required by major, all require a grade of C or better
Additional Requirements 18
Additional Requirements 18
Major Requirements 55
Courses required by major, all require a grade of C or better
Business Core Requirements 34
Finance Major Requirements 27
Free Electives: 16
(at least 50% must be at 3000 level or above)