Finance, B.S.B.

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College of Business Vision Statement

The College of Business will be regarded as developing intelligent, ethical, competent graduates who are uniquely qualified to excel within their chosen profession.

College of Business MIssion Statement

The College of Business will develop future Christian business leaders with the virtues of character, servant leadership, and cultural engagement. These leaders will positively impact their business organizations and community at large.

Why Finance?

A Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in finance prepares you for a world craving data-based and wise solutions for big-picture and everyday financial problems and opportunities. Corporations, startups and average people will turn to you for answers, and you’ll have the tools to provide them.

Curriculum Summary

General Education Core	41 Cr. Hrs.
Common Business Core	40 Cr. Hrs.
Finance	21 Cr. Hrs.
Cognate Course	3 Cr. Hrs.
General Electives	23 Cr. Hrs.
TOTAL	128 Cr. Hrs.

Exit exam. All business students must take a nationally normed, summative end of program exam that is used for outcomes assessment purposes: Business Assessment Test. This is a comprehensive exam covering all of the major business disciplines and it is a graduation requirement. The exam is taken as part of the Senior Seminar (BUS 490) course.

Specific Grade Requirements: 2.0 Cumulative GPA in Major Requirements (21 Cr. Hrs.)

Degree Requirements (128 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Specified Course Requirements: Quantitative Literacy: MAT 113 Social Inquiry: PSY 101 or SOC 101

Business Core Requirements (40 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
ACC 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 230 - Business Statistics 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 295 - Business Development Professional Seminar 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 395 - Business Experience Seminar 1 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 490 - Senior Seminar in Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 120 - Introduction to Information Processing Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 352 - Management of Information Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 310 - Financial Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 210 - Principles of Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
MKT 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 251 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
OR
MGT 410 - Employment and Labor Law 3 Cr. Hrs.

Major Requirements (18 Cr. Hrs.)

FIN 320 - Investment Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 410 - Derivatives and Portfolio Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 430 - Corporate Finance 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 450 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
Choose two courses from: FIN 3**, FIN 4** (6 Cr. Hrs.)
Choose one course from: ACC 3**, ACC 4**, ECO 3**, ECO 4**, FIN 3**, FIN 4** (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Cognate Requirements (3 Cr. Hrs.)

MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.

General Electives (23 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

Finance, B.S.B.

College of Business Vision Statement

College of Business MIssion Statement

Why Finance?

Curriculum Summary

Degree Requirements (128 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

Business Core Requirements (40 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Requirements (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Cognate Requirements (3 Cr. Hrs.)

General Electives (23 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Second Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Fourth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Fifth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Sixth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Seventh Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Eighth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)