Finance B.S.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

NOTE:  MATH 1401 and ECON 2106 are prerequisites for upper-level coursework in the major and should be taken as part of Areas D and E respectively.

Total Credit Hours:

42

Area F

NOTE:  If one or more of the Area F requirements are taken in Areas A2, C1, D, or E, any 1000-4000 elective course may be taken in Area F to replace it.

ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ACCT 2101	Accounting Principles I	3
ACCT 2102	Accounting Principles II	3
CSCI 1301	Computer Science I	3
MATH 1260	Survey of Calculus	3
	or
MATH 1261	Calculus I	4
Total Credit Hours:		18

Major Requirements

Required Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

MGMT 3101	Applied Business Statistics	3
FINC 3100	Personal Finance	3
FINC 3131	Business Finance I	3
FINC 3132	Business Finance II	3
FINC 3240	International Finance	3
FINC 3820	Money & Banking	3
FINC 3830	Fin Markets & Institutions	3
FINC 4101	Investment Analysis	3
Total Credit Hours:		24

Elective Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete nine hours from the following courses:

FINC 4201	Financial Management and Programing	3
FINC 4330	Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics	3
FINC 4505	Special Topics	3
FINC 4605	Internship &/or Coop Education	1-6
FINC 4805	Independent Study	1-3
FTA 3810	Payment Processing	3
FTA 4001	Foundations of FinTech	3
FTA 4003	Commercial Banking & FinTech	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Optional Concentrations

Financial Analysis

FINC 4201	Financial Management and Programing	3
FINC 4330	Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics	3
	And three courses from:
MATH 1262	Calculus II	4
MATH 2150	Linear Algebra	3
ECON 4320	Introductory Math Economics	3
ECON 4340	Introductory Econometrics	3
ECON 4990	Senior Seminar in Economics	3
MGMT 3175	Business Analytics	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Financial Technology

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

FINC 4201	Financial Management and Programing	3
FINC 4330	Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics	3
	And four courses from:
FTA 3810	Payment Processing	3
FTA 4001	Foundations of FinTech	3
FTA 4003	Commercial Banking & FinTech	3
CBIS 4120	Bus Intelligence & Analytics	3
CSCI 2351	Python Programming	3
CSCI 3410	Intro to Data Structures	3
CSCI 3710	Data Mining	3
CSCI 4711	Machine Learning	3
CSCI 4712	Big Data Analysis	3
CSCI 4820	Artificial Intelligence	3
ECON 4340	Introductory Econometrics	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Electives

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Total Credit Hours:

11-27