Finance, BBA

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Bachelor of Business Administration • FINANCE BBA

The Finance BBA is designed to prepare students for professional positions in industry and in financial planning. Students completing this degree should be able to analyze, formulate, evaluate, and select appropriate ethical recommendations for finance-related problems. The analysis of market trends and conditions and relationship to individual job situations will also be emphasized. In addition, this finance program also provides the foundation for an MBA degree program.

Learning Outcomes

Apply finance principles to the selection of the various types of securities that can compromise a portfolio.
Conduct statistical analysis to assess returns of various asset classes in order to create less risky portfolios.
Interpret portfolio performance using various measures.

Foundations of Excellence - 39 Credits

ACES 100 - Achieving Career and Education Success 3 Credits
OR
Open Electives 3 Credits ¹ (if exempt)
COMM 120 - Presentation Techniques 3 Credits
DATA 275 - Introduction to Data Analytics 3 Credits
ECON 200 - Microeconomics 3 Credits
ECON 201 - Macroeconomics 3 Credits
ENGL 109 - Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 110 - Advanced Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 311 - Professional Writing 3 Credits
MATH 120 - College Mathematics 3 Credits
STAT 220 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credits
SOSC 201 - Diversity in Society 3 Credits
Humanities Electives 3 Credits ¹
Social Science Electives 3 Credits ¹

Foundations of Business - 32 Credits

ACCT 201 - Accounting Foundations I 4 Credits
ACCT 202 - Accounting Foundations II 4 Credits
BITS 211 - Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet 3 Credits
BUSN 210 - Professional Ethics 3 Credits
CISP 111 - Requirements Planning and Development 3 Credits
FINC 211 - Corporate Finance 3 Credits
GPMT 287 - Principles of Project Management 3 Credits
LEGL 210 - Business Law Foundations 3 Credits
MGMT 211 - Management Foundations 3 Credits
MKTG 211 - Marketing Foundations 3 Credits

Major - 34-49 Credits

ACCT 301 - Intermediate Accounting I 4 Credits
ACCT 315 - Federal Taxation I 3 Credits
BUSN 489 - Field Experience in Business 3 Credits
OR
FINC 490 - Finance BBA Internship 3 Credits
OR
ACCT 490 - Accounting BBA Internship 3 Credits
OR
FINC 493 - ACG Capstone Experience I 2 Credits
AND
FINC 494 - ACG Capstone Experience II 1 Credits
FINC 212 - Advanced Corporate Finance 3 Credits
FINC 215 - Investment Planning 3 Credits
FINC 220 - Money and Banking - Treasury Management Focus 3 Credits
FINC 235 - Financial Analysis for Business Managers 3 Credits
FINC 320 - International Finance 3 Credits
FINC 402 - Portfolio Management 3 Credits
FINC 403 - Health Care Finance 3 Credits
FINC 495 - Financial Plan Development 3 Credits

Specialties/Open Electives - 9-15 Credits

Choose 1 of the 2 options below:

• Option A: Major Specialties (Credits included with Major)

Complete one of the following plus 0-6 credits of open electives:

Financial Planning Specialty [FFP] - 15 Credits

Finance Electives [FN] - 9-10 Credits

• Option B: Pathway to Graduate Program

Complete one of the following specialties plus 3 credits of open electives:

BBA Honors Specialty [HNBA] - 12 Credits

Merit Specialty in Mgmt [MSMS] - 12 Credits

Total Credits: 120

¹See “Guide To Electives “ for list of choices.