2025-2026 Catalog

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2025-2026 Catalog

Finance, Financial Management, BBA (FINA-FIFM)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Business Foundations

Business Courses

ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BLAW 363 - Introduction to Business Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
BUSA 120 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 2
ENTR 120 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 1
ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
or
ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
FIN 310 - Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
IS 222 - Analytics 1: Statistics Credit Hours: 3
IT 263 - Analytics 2: Data Management and Visualization Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 330 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 320 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

International Courses

Choose 3 hours:

BUSA 311 - Global Business Foundations Credit Hours: 1.5 *
BUSA 312 - Global Business in Action Credit Hours: 1.5 *
BUSA 319 - International Business Credit Hours: 3 *
BUSA 423 - Social Enterprise Consulting Credit Hours: 3 *
ENTR 419 - Global Entrepreneur Credit Hours: 3 *
MKTG 319 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Math Courses

Choose one:

MATH 130 - Finite Math for Applications Credit Hours: 3 *
MATH 131 - Calculus for Application Credit Hours: 3 *
MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 *
MATH 186 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours.

Total: 24-30 Credit Hours

Finance Core

FIN 120 - Introduction to Finance Credit Hours: 1
ACCT 211 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
or
ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
Any ECON course numbered 260-269 that has not already been taken for credit - Credit Hours: 3
FIN 311 - Money and Banking Credit Hours: 3
FIN 411 - Principles of Investment Credit Hours: 3
FIN 412 - Financial Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
FIN 489 - Advanced Financial Management Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)

Professional Development

Choose one of the following:

ENGL 326 - Business and Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 499 - Accounting Internship Credit Hours: 3
FIN 499 - Finance Internship Credit Hours: 3

Total: 28 Credit Hours

Financial Management Track (FIFM)

ACCT 324 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
IS 324 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
Choose any three upper-level FIN courses (300-499) Credit Hours: 9

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 4-10 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum grade in each business course: C
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.50
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.