The Bachelor of Science in Finance is for students who plan to work with the financial management of business firms, banking and other financial institutions, insurance and the securities industries. In this program, you’ll study investment needs, financial requirements and the financial performance of business firms.
For information on program admission requirements, please see听Business Undergraduate Advising.
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Finance Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)
The Finance major is for those students with career objectives in the financial management of business firms, banking and other financial institutions, insurance, and the securities industries. The course of study analyzes the investment needs, financial requirements, and financial performance of business firms. It also is concerned with the role played by financial institutions and security markets in meeting the vital financial needs of business firms, investors, and consumers.
Students must be formally declared in a BSB major or officially declared as a minor before enrolling in business classes in the required upper-division business administration core.
The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.
Grade Requirements for Graduation: A minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.
| Required Business Administration Core | ||
| Lower Division | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 5 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 4 | |
| BUSINESS LAW | 4 | |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 | 4 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 5 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 5 | |
| COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION | 5 | |
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | 5 | |
| or | PRECALCULUS MATH II | |
| or | CALCULUS I | |
| or | CALCULUS I | |
| Upper Division Courses | ||
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 | 4 | |
| FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 | |
| ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR | 4 | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS | 4 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 | |
| OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| MONEY AND BANKING | 5 | |
| INVESTMENTS | 4 | |
| FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES | 4 | |
| CAPITAL BUDGETING AND LONG-TERM FINANCING | 4 | |
| SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 2 | |
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT | 4 | |
| Electives–choose approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor. | 8-10 | |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 96-98 | |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits.听Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.听Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the听.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | 5 | (Social Sciences BACR 1) | 5 | ||
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | 5 | Natural Sciences BACR 21 | 5 | |
| Natural Sciences BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 |
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| (Social Sciences BACR 2) | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 听 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | |
| 听 | 14 | 听 | 16-17 | 听 | 16-17 |
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | ||
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | 4 | |
| 听 | 16-17 | 听 | 15-16 | 听 | 17-18 |
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Finance Elective2 | 4-5 | Finance Elective2 | 4-5 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 1 | 听 | |
| 听 | 16-20 | 听 | 13-16 | 听 | 12-14 |
| Total Credits 180-194 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.听 Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Electives鈥揷hoose 8-10 credits in approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor.
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