BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE (B.S.)
School of Business and Technology

The B.S. in business administration is offered with concentrations in finance, hospitality, management, and marketing. The program provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to enter a professional business career or to pursue graduate study in business. Degree requirements include 57 semester hours of business core courses and a set of concentration requirements in addition to the University’s general education requirements.

The associate degree in business administration qualifies students for entry-level positions or continued study toward a bachelor’s degree. It is offered with concentrations in management and marketing.

Business Core
The business core is required of all bachelor’s degree students.

ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I
3
ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II
3
ACCT 360 Cost Management
3
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I
3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II
3
FIN 310 Finance
3
FIN 316 Financial Statement Analysis
3
LGLS 298 Business Law
3
MGMT 120 Intro to Business & Tech Skills
3
MGMT 302 Fund of Management
3
MGMT 304 Organizational Behavior
3
MGMT 314 Quantitative Methods
3
MGMT 318 Applied Statistics
3
MGMT 322 Strategic HR Management
3
MGMT 416 Team Dev & Group Mgt
3
MGMT 450 Business Strategy Capstone
3
MKTG 306 Fundamentals of Marketing
3
MKTG 370 E-commerce
3
MKTG 373 Supply Chain Management
3
Total
57
Finance Concentration
Concentration Requirements
ACCT 330 Intermediate Accounting I
3
ACCT 345 Fraud Examination
3
FIN 320 Advanced Finance
3
FIN 400 Problems in Corp Finance
3
FIN 410 Finance Institutions
3
FIN 430 Investments
3
MGMT 325 Management Info Systems
3
Select 6 hrs from the following options:
6
FIN 425 Practicum (3–6)
LGLS 297 Contracts (3)
MGMT 440 Leadership (3)
Total
27
Suggested Sequence
First Year Fall
ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I
3
CIS 115 Fund of Computer Apps
3
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I
3
ENGL 101  English Composition I
3
MATH 120 College Algebra
3
MGMT 120 Intro to Business & Tech Skills
3
Total
18
First Year Spring
ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II
3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II
3
ENGL 102  English Composition II
3
PHIL 190 Ethics
3
SSCI 181 Skills for Success
3
Natural science elective
3
Total
18
Second Year Fall
ACCT 330 Intermediate Accounting I
3
FIN 310 Finance
3
FIN 316 Financial Statement Analysis
3
MGMT 302 Fund of Management
3
MGMT 314 Quantitative Methods
3
MKTG 306 Fundamentals of Marketing
3
Total
18
Second Year Spring
ACCT 360 Cost Management
3
ENGL 220 Technical Writing
3
LGLS 298 Business Law
3
MGMT 304 Organizational Behavior
3
MKTG 370 E-commerce
3
Total
15
Third Year Fall
ACCT 345 Fraud Examination
3
FIN 320 Advanced Finance
3
FIN 400 Problems in Corp Finance
3
MGMT 318 Applied Statistics
3
MGMT 322 Strategic HR Management
3
Natural science elective
3
Total
18
Third Year Spring
FIN 410 Finance Institutions
3
FIN 430 Investments
3
MKTG 373 Supply Chain Management
3
Social science elective
3
Total
12
Fourth Year Fall
FIN 425 Practicum or
MGMT 440 Leadership
3
MGMT 325 Management Info Systems
3
MGMT 416 Team Dev & Group Mgt
3
Humanities/fine arts elective
3
Total
12
Fourth Year Spring
FIN 425 Practicum or
LGLS 297 Contracts
3
MGMT 450 Business Strategy Capstone
3
PSYC 201 Principles of Psychology
3
Total
12
Degree total
120
 
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