Business Management with Finance Concentration
2021-2023

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 104

Quantitative Reasoning

4  

Prereq: 
placement

C-

Skills Req

ENGL 100

Composition and Reading

3    

C-

Skills Req

GENED SS (BUS 100 recommended)

General Education Course

3  

Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course 3  

Natural Science

  GenEd
GENED HU General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts  

GenEd

 

TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.
 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

QM 110

Quantitative Analysis in Business

3  

MATH 104 or 111

C

Major

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3  

ENGL 100 or placement

C-

Skills Req

ECON 121 (SS)

Macroeconomics

3  

Prereq: MATH 104 or 111

C

Major/GenEd

ACCT 201

Financial Accounting

3   Prereq: MATH 104 or 111

C

Major

COMM 105 (HU)

Public Speaking for the 21st Century

3  

 

C Major/GenEd
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 120 (SS)

Microeconomics

3  

Prereq: MATH 102 or 111

C

Major/GenEd

GENED (HU)

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

GENED (NS)

General Education Course

3  

Natural Science

 

GenEd

XXXX 103

Introductory Language I 4   Foreign Language Requirment   FLang

QM 210

Business Statistics I

3 Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: QM 110

C

Major

TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.
 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

GENED (NS)

General Education Course

3  

Natural Science

 

GenEd

GENED (HU)

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

ACCT 202

Managerial Accounting

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ACCT 201, ECON 121, QM 210

C

Major

XXXX 104

Introductory Language II 4

Fall/Spring

Foreign Language Requirement   FLang

QM 310

Business Statistics II

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq:  QM 210 ; completion of 54 credits; business major or minor

C

Major

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   32        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

GENED (SS)

General Education Course

3  

Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

ENGL 201 or 202 or 204

Advanced Writing Course 3   Prereq: ENGL 101 C Major

MIS 320

Management Information Systems 3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ACCT 201, completion of 54 credits, business major/minor

 

Major

FIN 330

Managerial Finance

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: ACCT 201, QM 210 or MATH 309, ECON 121;
completion of 54 credits, business major/minor

 

Major

QM 319

Operations Management 3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: QM 210, completion of 54 credits, business major/minor

 

Major

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

BUS 272

Legal Environment of Business 3     C Major

GENED (NS)

General Education Course

3  

Natural Science

 

GenEd

MKT 350

Marketing Principles

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ECON 120: completion of 54 credits; business major or minor

 

Major

MGT 349

Organizational Behavior 3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: completion of 54 credits

 

Major

FIN 336

Management of Finance Institutions

3

Spring

Prerequisites: QM 310, FIN 330
or concurrent registration

 

Major

TOTAL   15        
    30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

FIN 335

Investments 3

Fall

Prereq: QM 310, FIN 330  

Major

FIN 431

Advanced Managerial Finance

3

Fall

Prereq: QM 310, FIN 330

 

Major

Finance Concentation Elective

 

Finance Elective (1 of 2)

 

3

 

Select from list of options

 

Major

General Elective

(required to reach 120 credits)

3

 

ANY course   Elective

General Elective

(required to reach 120 credits) 3  

ANY course

 

Elective

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

BUS 495

Capstone in Strategic Management

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: Sr. Standing; FIN 330, MKT 350, MGT 349

 

Major

Finance Concentation Elective

Finance Elective (2 of 2)

3

 

Select from list of options

 

 

Major

Ethnic Diversity (DV)

Any course with DV notation 3   Ethnic Diversity Requirement   DV

General Elective

  3  

ANY course

 

Elective

General Elective

  3  

ANY course

 

Elective

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.
 

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
122 57 64-67 2.5 2.0

 

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