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Finance Track - Bachelor of Business Administration

Faculty

R. Albert, B. Grace, B. McCormick, C. Peng, B. Shi

Program Competencies

Students completing the program should be qualified to:

  1. Analyze financial activities and/or events.
  2. Write reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
  3. Present oral reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
  4. Use computer and other technological skills in their careers.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues in finance.

Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in financial management, investment management, financial institution administration, and financial planning. In addition, graduates will be qualified for graduate study in finance, economics, management, marketing or any other field directly related to finance.

Assessment Procedures

Finance Exit Exam

SBA Co-Op Employer Performance Appraisal

In addition to the track courses listed below, the general education, BBA qualifying courses, prerequisite courses, upper division and free electives must be completed. The track in finance is composed of 27 credit hours of specialized courses in finance.

Finance Track Requirements

General Education

General Education courses

variable
Total Credit Hours:36

Business Qualifying and Prerequisite Courses

Business Qualifying and Prerequisite Courses

variable
Total Credit Hours:24

Upper Core BBA Requirements

Upper Core BBA Requirements

variable
Total Credit Hours:27

Track Requirements

FIN 373Investments

3
FIN 420Financial Markets and Institutions

3
FIN 460Advanced Business Finance

3
FIN 485International Finance

3
FIN 490Seminar in Financial Theory and Practice

3
Approved Finance Electives

12
Total Credit Hours:27

Approved Electives for the Finance Track

ACCT 375Accounting Analysis and Financial Decision Making

3
ACCT 387Income Tax

3
ACCT 487Advanced Tax Accounting II

3
ACCT 490Cost Accounting II

3
ECON 341Public Finance

3
ECON 447International Economics

3
FIN 325Bank Management

3
 
FIN 339Cooperative Education III

1-8
or
FIN 439Cooperative Education IV

1-8
 
FIN 342Money and Banking

3
FIN 365Financial Issues for Small Business

3
FIN 370Working Capital Management

3
FIN 372Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

3
FIN 374Estate Planning and Taxation

3
FIN 376Risk Manage and Insurance

3
FIN 472Portfolio Analysis

3
FIN 484Healthcare Financial Management

3
REAL 330Real Estate Property Management

3
REAL 331Real Estate Finance and Investment

3

Any course used to fulfill a BBA/core requirement may not also be used to fulfill a BBA/finance requirement. In such cases, a course or courses from the list of approved finance track elective courses must be substituted for the course(s) used to fulfill the BBA/core requirement.

Free Electives

Free Electives

variable
Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 120