Finance, Bachelor of Business Administration with a Concentration in Financial Planning (B.B.A.)
The field of finance includes activities associated with banking, debt, credit, capital markets, money, and investments. Finance represents money management and the process of acquiring needed funds. It also encompasses the oversight, creation, and study of money, banking, credit, investments, assets, and liabilities that make up financial systems. Since individuals, businesses, and government entities all need funding to operate, the finance field includes three main sub-categories:
- personal finance,
- corporate finance, and
- public (government) finance.
Financial Planning Concentration
The Financial Planning Concentration provides a broad education in finance. Students graduating with a degree in Financial Planning are employed in diverse fields such as financial security brokerage, bank management, credit counseling, securities analysis, investment banking, and corporate management. Students learn how to manage cash flow and debt, analyze and manage personal risk, plan and manage investments, prepare a retirement plan, trade stocks and bonds, etc.
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 52.0801
Summary Checklist for General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Element 1 | ||
| A: Written Communication | 3 | |
| B: Written Communication | 3 | |
| C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Element 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Element 3 | ||
| A: Arts | 3 | |
| B: Humanities | 3 | |
| Element 4 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Element 5 | ||
| A: Historical Science | 3 | |
| B: Social Behaviorial Science | 3 | |
| Element 6 | ||
| Diversity of Perspectives Experiences | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| General Education | 36 | |
| Student Success Seminar | ||
| BUS 100 | Professional Development One | 1 |
| Writing Intensive Course (hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category) | ||
| Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| ACCT - Finance majors will fulfill ACCT with the following. (Credit hours may be incorporated into Major or Supporting requirements) | ||
| Integrated Strategic Mgmnt | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Business Core Courses | ||
| Professional Development Series: | ||
| BUS 200 | Professional Development Two | 1 |
| BUS 300 | Professional Development Three | 1 |
| BUS 400 | Professional Development Four | 1 |
| Nature of Business: | ||
| BUS 101 | Nature of Business | 3 |
| Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business | ||
| Environment of Business | ||
| BUS 204 | Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Tools of Business | ||
| BUS 206 | Fund of Prob Solving w Excel | 3 |
| BUS 207 | Fund of Interpersonal Bus Comm | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Essential Series: Functions of Business | ||
| BUS 301W | Fundamentals of Formal Commun. | 3 |
| BUS 302 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 303 | Essentials of Org Behav/HR Mgt | 3 |
| BUS 304 | Essentials of MIS | 3 |
| BUS 305 | Essentials of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 306 | Essentials of Supply Chain Mgt | 3 |
| Mastery of Business: | ||
| BUS 402 | Integrated Strategic Mgmnt | 3 |
| Supporting Course Requirements | ||
| Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business | ||
| Element 2, three hours, and Element 5B, three hours, included above | ||
| Environment of Business | ||
| Fundamentals of Microeconomics (Element 5B) G | ||
| ECO 231 | Fundamentals of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Tools of Business | ||
| Algebra: Polynomials (Element 2) G | ||
| Algebra: Functions & Matrices (Element 2) G | ||
| Choose from one of the following: | ||
| College Algebra (Element 2) G | ||
| Applied Calculus (Element 2) G | ||
| STA 270 | Applied Statistics | 4 |
| Major Core | ||
| FIN 201 | Personal Money Management | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 304 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 324 | Principles of Investments | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Investment and Portfolio Theory | 3 |
| Concentrations | ||
| Students must select one of the following Concentrations: | 15 | |
Business Finance | ||
Banking and Financial Services | ||
Financial Planning | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from seven hours of free electives | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- G
Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education Requirement above.
Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ACC 322 | Tax I | 3 |
| FIN 311 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| RMI 370 | Principles of Risk and Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 374 | Fundamentals of Life and Health Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 474 | Life Insurance and Estate Planning | 3 |
| or RMI 476 | Employee Benefit Planning | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |