University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements. Note that MATH 1710 , MATH 1830 , MATH 1421 , or MATH 1910  (Mathematics requirement) and ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement) with a minimum grade of “C” are specified for the B.B.A. degree.

Lower Division Business Core

No grade below “C” and a minimum of 2.25 GPA in the major

• ACCT 2010 - Fundamentals of Acct I ** Credit Hours: (3)
• ACCT 2020 - Fundamentals of Acct II ** Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 2010 - Intro to Macroeconomics** Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics** Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems ** Credit Hours: (3)

• Take either:

• SCMS 2710 - Business Analytics -Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)

• OR

• MATH 1530 - Prob/Statistics/Non Calculus** Credit Hours: (3)

• Take one from:

• MATH 1710 - College Algebra Credit Hours: (3)
• MATH 1830 - Elementary Calculus** Credit Hours: (3)
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I ** Credit Hours: (4)
• MATH 1421 - Honors Calculus I Credit Hours: (4)

Upper Division Business Core

No grade below “C” and a 2.00 GPA in the following Upper Division Business Core:

• ACCT 3130 - Legal/Social/Political Environ ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 3410 - Financial Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 3510 - Business Communications ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 4710 - Strategic Management ** Credit Hours: (3) (Registration limited to graduating seniors)
• MIS 3210 - Critical Thinking Using Analytics ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing ** Credit Hours: (3)
• SCMS 3510 - Operations Management ** Credit Hours: (3) (Take SCMS 3711 before SCMS 3510)
• SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics - Tools ** Credit Hours: (3)

• Choose one of the following international business electives:

• ACCT 4625 - Internl Acct/IFRS/US GAAP ** Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 4350 - International Econ Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 4351 - International Monetary Theory/Policy Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4550 - International Finance ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 4510 - International Business Communication ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 4810 - International Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 4310 - Global Information Technology ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 4321 - Global Outsourcing/Technology Credit Hours: (3)
• MKTG 4530 - International Marketing ** Credit Hours: (3)

The Major (24 hours)

No grade below “C” and a minimum 2.00 GPA in the major.

Finance major requirements

• Choose 1 or more courses from the following:

• FIR 4011 - Retirement and Estate Planning Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4550 - International Finance ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4710 - Commercial Banking ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4720 - Management of Financial Institutions ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4721 - Fixed Income and Derivatives Credit Hours: (3)

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  Choose 1 or more courses from the following:

• FIR 4610 - Cases Managerial Finance ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4620 - Cases in Financial Planning Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4730 - Financial Analysis/Certification ** Credit Hours: (3)

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  Choose courses (up to 4) from the following:

• FIR 1220 - Personal Financial Management Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 2811 - Field Experiences in Finance Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 3310 - Real Estate Principles Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 3810 - Principles of Risk/Insurance Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4310 - Real Estate Law ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4320 - Real Estate Finance ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4331 - Stock Portfolio Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4340 - Real Estate Appraisal ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4350 - Real Estate Investment ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4440 - Intermediate Managerial Finance ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4770 - Security Analysis/Portfolio Management Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4870 - Risk Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
• FIR 4911 - Internship in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Credit Hours: (1-6)
• ACCT 3510 - Federal Income Tax I ** Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 3610 - Money and Banking Credit Hours: (3)
• ECON 4120 - Economic Forecasting Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 3775 - Database/Information Management ** Credit Hours: (3)

Electives (13 hours)

Lower division or upper division courses to bring the total of hours earned to 120.

Typical 4-Year Finance Major Sequence

Total Hours: 120-122

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement