Finance, BS

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Financial Services Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
GE S/BH	ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics — ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics	3	3
GE WRTG-SPCH	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition — BUS 140 - (FYDT, FYOC) Business Information & Oral Proficiency	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE QUAN	MATH ELECT - Mathematics Elective¹	3-4	3-4
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
BUS CORE	BUS 150 - Career and Professional Development		1
		15-16	16-17
Second Year
BUS CORE	ACC 251 - Financial Accounting I — ACC 252 - Financial Accounting II	3	3
BUS CORE	STAT 251 - (Q) Statistics for Business I — STAT 252 - (Q) Statistics for Business II	3	3
BUS CORE	MGT 251 - Legal Environment of Business		3
BUS CORE	OIM 251 - Excel for Business Applications	1
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT- Natural Science Elective	3
COGNATE	FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective³	3
		16	15
Third Year
MAJOR	ECO 361 - Intermediate Microeconomics — ECO 362 - Intermediate Macroeconomics	3	3
MAJOR	ECO 460 - Monetary and Financial Economics		3
MAJOR	FIN 362 - Investments		3
BUS CORE	MGT 351 - MGT I: Managing Organizations — MGT 352 - MGT II: Leading People	3	3
MAJOR - BUS CORE	FIN 363 - Intermediate Finance — MKT 351 - Introduction to Marketing	3	3
BUS CORE	OIM 351 - Introduction to Business Analytics — OIM 352 - Introduction to Operations Management	3	3
BUS CORE	ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business	3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL ELECT or T/RS ELECT - Philosophy Elective or Theology Elective	3
		18	18
Fourth Year
MAJOR	ECO or FIN ELECT - Economics or Finance Elective		3
MAJOR	FIN 472 - Portfolio Management — FIN/IB 475 - International Finance	3	3
BUS CORE	OIM 471 - Business Information Management		3
BUS CORE	MGT 455 - Business Policy and Strategy		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT- Free Electives	6
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Elective	3
		15	15
	Total: 128-130 Credits

¹See note on Math Options.

Two math options are available to Business majors:

Option I* (3 credits) MATH 107 - (Q) Quantitative Methods II
Option II* (4 credits) MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³If a third math course is required, it replaces this GE elective.

Corporate Finance Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
GE S/BH	ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics — ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics	3	3
GE WRTG-SPCH	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition — BUS 140 - (FYDT, FYOC) Business Information & Oral Proficiency	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE QUAN	MATH ELECT - Mathematics Electives¹	3-4	3-4
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
BUS CORE	BUS 150 - Career and Professional Development		1
		15-16	16-17
Second Year
BUS CORE	ACC 251 - Financial Accounting I — ACC 252 - Financial Accounting II	3	3
BUS CORE	STAT 251 - (Q) Statistics for Business I — STAT 252 - (Q) Statistics for Business II	3	3
BUS CORE	MGT 251 - Legal Environment of Business		3
BUS CORE	OIM 251 - Excel for Business Applications	1
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT- Natural Science Elective	3
COGNATE	FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective³	3
		16	15
Third Year
MAJOR	ACC 361 - Intermediate Accounting I — ACC 362 - Intermediate Accounting II	3	3
MAJOR	ECO 460 - Monetary and Financial Economics		3
MAJOR	FIN 362 - Investments		3
BUS CORE	MGT 351 - MGT I: Managing Organizations — MGT 352 - MGT II: Leading People	3	3
MAJOR - BUS CORE	FIN 363 - Intermediate Finance — MKT 351 - Introduction to Marketing	3	3
BUS CORE	OIM 351 - Introduction to Business Analytics — OIM 352 - Introduction to Operations Management	3	3
BUS CORE	ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business	3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL ELECT or T/RS ELECT - Philosophy Elective or Theology Elective	3
		18	18
Fourth Year
MAJOR	ECO or FIN ELECT - Economics or Finance Elective		3
MAJOR	FIN 476 - Case Course in Corporate Finance — FIN/IB 475 - International Finance	3	3
BUS CORE	OIM 471 - Business Information Management		3
BUS CORE	MGT 455 - Business Policy and Strategy		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	6
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Elective	3
		15	15
	Total: 128-130 Credits

¹See note on Math Options.

Two math options are available to Business majors:

Option I* (3 credits) MATH 107 - (Q) Quantitative Methods II
Option II* (4 credits) MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I

*Students are tested for math placement during summer orientation. On the basis of these tests and their high school background it will be recommended that some students take Option II, especially if they expect to pursue graduate studies. The majority of students will be placed in Option I and may also be required to take MATH 106 - (Q) Quantitative Methods I as a prerequisite to taking MATH 107.2 The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³If a third math course is required, it replaces this GE elective.

Finance, BS

Financial Services Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 128-130 Credits