Finance, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Finance majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Mathematics Requirement: Prospective business majors must complete MAT 1853 - College Algebra  or higher with a grade of “C-” or better, and are highly encouraged to take this during their freshman year.
• Global Studies Requirement: BUI 3633 - Global Business  fulfills the 3 credit hour Global Studies Requirement.
• Social Science Requirement: Rinker School of Business majors fulfill the 3 credit hour Social Science Requirement through major study (
  BUS 2343 - Principles of Macroeconomics
    and
  BUS 2353 - Principles of Microeconomics
   ).

Required Business Core - 45 Credit Hours

• ACG 2013 - Financial Accounting
• ACG 2023 - Managerial Accounting
• BUS 1183 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 2013 - Business Statistics
• BUS 2133 - Information Systems for Business
• BUS 2343 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• BUS 2353 - Principles of Microeconomics
• BUS 3053 - Business Research Methods
• BUS 3193 - Business Law 1
• BUS 4303 - Business Strategies
• BUF 2173 - Principles of Finance
• BUI 3633 - Global Business
• BUM 2183 - Principles of Management
• BUM 4053 - Leadership & Ethics
• BUR 2153 - Principles of Marketing

Required Finance Core - 27 Credit Hours

• BUF 3193 - Financial Institutions, Markets, & Money
• BUF 3213 - Managerial Finance
• BUF 3253 - Investments
• BUF 3353 - Risk Management & Insurance
• BUF 3403 - Retirement & Estate Planning
• BUF 4303 - Advanced Financial Analysis & Modeling
• BUF 4523 - International Finance
• BUF 4613 - Financial Strategy
• BUSV 4713 - Internship in Business

Note:

Use General Electives to complete a total of 120 credit hours.

Sample Degree Plan

Finance Degree Plan