Nov 22, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Financial Economics, 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 Financial Economics?

A Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in financial economics prepares you for a world craving data-based and wise solutions for big-picture and everyday financial and economic 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.
Financial Economics	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. The exam that is currently being used is provided by Peregrine Academic Services. 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: 2.5 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 110 - Investigating Business 1 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 230 - Business Statistics 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 394 - Professional Development Seminar 2 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 395 - Business Internship 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 (21 Cr. Hrs.)

FIN 320 - Investment Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 410 - Derivatives and Portfolio Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 450 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 301 - Money and Banking 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 310 - International Economics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 350 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 492 - Current Topics in Economics 1-3 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

First Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Quantitative Literacy: MAT 113 - Calculus Concepts 1: An Intuitive Approach to Differential Calculus 3 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 110 - Investigating Business 1 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 120 - Introduction to Information Processing Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Social Inquiry (Choose one):
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
MKT 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 Cr. Hrs.
PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
Scientific Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 4 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 230 - Business Statistics 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 352 - Management of Information Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 210 - Principles of Management 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 350 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 310 - Financial Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
Electives 7 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 394 - Professional Development Seminar 2 Cr. Hrs.
CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 310 - International Economics 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 450 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
Electives 7 Cr. Hrs.

Seventh Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 395 - Business Internship 1 Cr. Hrs.
CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 301 - Money and Banking 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 320 - Investment Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
Electives 6 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 490 - Senior Seminar in Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 492 - Current Topics in Economics 1-3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 410 - Derivatives and Portfolio Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 251 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
OR
MGT 410 - Employment and Labor Law 3 Cr. Hrs.
Electives 3 Cr. Hrs.

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