Finance, BSBA

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These programs have been designed to offer students the opportunity to major in both traditional and emerging financial fields. Course offerings give students a broad exposure to contemporary issues in the financial world. Courses in finance have been designed to meet the following objectives:

Teach the concepts and skills necessary to provide funds for a business and to control, plan, and evaluate the flow of funds through the enterprise.
Provide advanced education in business finance to those seeking employment in corporate finance, banking, securities exchanges, and personal financial planning.

Standards

Six courses (18 s.h.) in finance and related fields must be completed with grades of C- or higher for the major in finance (with a minimum average of 2.00). A minimum grade of C- is required for FIN 311.

	FIN 301	Money and Banking	.....3
	FIN 312	Corporate Finance	.....3
	FIN 321	Investments	.....3
One of the following courses:
	FIN 383	Financial Markets & Institutions	.....3
	FIN 385	Business Problems in Finance	.....3
	FIN 387	Derivative Securities	.....3
Electives
	Two FIN electives at the 300 level		.....6
Two electives in finance (excluding Fin 311) or chosen from the following:
	ACCT 304	Intermediate Accounting I	.....3
	ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting II	.....3
	ACCT 307	Income Tax Law and Procedure	.....3
	ECON 323	Price Theory	.....3
	ECON 338	Money and the Economy	.....3
	ECON 377	International Finance and Balance of Payments	.....3
	MATH 269	Theory of Interest	.....3

Other courses may be substituted with prior written consent.

General Education Requirements

For students entering with less than 30 semester hours

General Education Requirements
	One Natural Science course (excluding mathematics and computer science)		.....3
	Two courses in Social and behavioral sciences (excluding ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 234, and PSYC 200)		.....6
	Two courses in Fine arts and humanities		.....6
	Roosevelt Signature Course		.....3
	One non-business Elective		.....3
	ACP 101	First Year Seminar	.....3
	ACP 110	Primary Texts	.....3
	ECON 101	Principles of Economics I (grade of C- or better)	.....3
	ECON 102	Principles of Economics II (grade of C- or better)	.....3
	ECON 234	Elementary Statistics*	.....3
	MATH 116	Finite Mathematics* (grade of C- or better)	.....3
	MATH 121	College Algebra*	.....3
University Writing Requirement
	Other courses, if necessary, to complete the University Writing Requirement		.....
	ENG 101	Introduction to Composition (grade of C- or better)	.....3
	ENG 102	Argument, Analysis, Research (grade of C- or better)	.....3

* Higher-level mathematics may be substituted for MATH116 and 121 with permission. ECON 234 may be replaced by MATH 217.

Mathematical Preparation

Quantitative skills are critical for the academic study of business. This is especially true for accounting and finance majors. For all students, required business classes such as FIN 311 and MGMT 300 are mathematically based. In order to complete the degree on a timely basis, students are required to take mathematical requirements (MATH 116, MATH 121, ECON 234, and any developmental courses required by the RUA) in the first semester and in each following semester until these requirements are completed.

Students entering with 30 to 89 semester hours

All requirements listed above for students entering with less than 30 semester hours must be completed by students entering with 30 to 89 hours with the exception of LIBS 111 and 112. These courses are replaced by 6 s.h. of non-business electives.

Students entering with 90 semester hours or more

All requirements listed above for students entering with less than 30 semester hours must be completed by students entering with 90 or more semester hours with the exception of LIBS 111, LIBS 112, and the Roosevelt signature course. These courses are replaced by 9 s.h. of nonbusiness electives.

Business Requirements

Requirements

All freshmen/sophomore business requirements must be completed with grades of C- or higher. A 300-level business elective is substituted for the international perspective course if an international course is in the major. Mgmt 380 must be taken at Roosevelt and passed with a grade of C- or higher. One grade of D may be used in the remaining junior/senior core courses unless a C- is specifically required by the major.

Freshman/Sophomore Requirements
	ACCT 210	Introduction to Accounting I	.....3
	ACCT 211	Introduction to Accounting II	.....3
	BLAW 201	Business Law I	.....3
Junior/Senior Requirements
	BADM 304	Business and Society	.....3
	BCOM 301	Business Communications	.....3
	FIN 311	Business Finance	.....3
	INFS 330	Management Information Systems	.....3
	MGMT 300	Operations Management	.....3
	MGMT 308	Ethical Leadership and Corporate Responsibility	.....3
	MGMT 358	Behavioral Science and Organization Theory	.....3
	MGMT 380	Business Policy and Strategy	.....3
	MKTG 302	Principles of Marketing	.....3
International Perspective
	ACCT 337	International Accounting -OR-	.....3
	FIN 354	International Financial Analysis -OR-	.....3
	MGMT 360	Survey of International Business -OR-	.....3
	MKTG 362	International Marketing Strategies	.....3
Total
	General Education Requirements		.....48
	General Business Requirements		.....36
	Major Requirements - minimum of		.....18
	Business or Non-Business Electives		.....18
	Total minimum semester hours for BSBA (including general education requirements)		.....120

Course Scheduling

HCB recommends that students follow the schedule below for the sequential completion of all University, College, and course requirements. Business students must complete all freshman and sophomore prerequisites before enrolling in advanced business courses. Students should start course work in their majors after completing 60 semester hours. Those who are undecided about their majors should consult an advisor in the HCB regarding course selection. Students seeking an interdisciplinary major should consult the assistant dean for undergraduate business studies.

Students should complete all of the requirements listed below within the first 60 semester hours:

University Writing Requirement

ENG 101 - Introduction to Composition

ENG 102 - Argumentation, Analysis, Research

Other courses, if necessary, to complete UWR

LIBS 111-112 - Great Ideas I-II

ACCT 210-211 - Introduction to Accounting I-II

ECON 101-102 - Principles of Economics I-II

MATH 116 - Finite Mathematics

MATH 121 - College Algebra

BLAW/ACCT 201 - Business Law I

ECON 234 - Elementary Statistics (or MATH 217 or PSYC 200 with permission)

Roosevelt signature course

Students should fulfill the requirements listed below after they have completed 60 semester hours:

BCOM 301 - Business Communications

BADM 304 - Business and Society
or MGMT 308 - Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
INFS 330 - Management Information Systems

International Perspective (MGMT 360, ACCT 337, FIN 354, or MKTG 362)*

FIN 311 - Business Finance

MGMT 300 - Operations Management

MGMT 358 - Behavioral Science and Organization Theory

MKTG 302 - Principles of Marketing

MGMT 380 - Business Policy and Strategy must be taken at Roosevelt, preferably in the final semester prior to graduation.

All remaining major, required, and elective courses

*If a student completes an international course in his/her major (such as ACCT 337 for an accounting major), that course counts in the major and an upper-level business elective is substituted in the core requirements.