Program Overview

Program Overview

The BBA in Finance with a Banking and Financial Institutions concentration is a comprehensive program that requires 120 credits to complete.

Program Requirements

To complete the program, students must fulfill the following requirements:

• Business Designated Core: Complete all courses with a grade of C or better.
• University Core Curriculum: Complete all requirements.
• Business Core Required Courses:
  • Lower-Division Courses (require a C or better):
    • ACCT 2301: Principles of Accounting I (3 hours)
    • ACCT 2302: Principles of Accounting II (3 hours)
    • ECON 2304: Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
    • QMB 2301: Business Stats & Analytics I (3 hours)
  • Math Elective: Select one of the following (3-4 hours):
    • MATH 1411: Calculus I
    • MATH 2301: Math for Social Sciences II
  • Upper-Division Courses (do not require a C or better):
    • BLAW 3301: Legal Environment of Business (3 hours)
    • BUSN 3304: Global Business Environment (3 hours) or BUSN 3305: Global Busn Environ-Study Away
    • FIN 3310: Business Finance (3 hours)
    • MGMT 3303: Intro-Mgmt/Organizational Beha (3 hours)
    • MGMT 4300: Strategic Management (3 hours)
    • MKT 3300: Principles of Marketing (3 hours)
    • QMB 3301: Business Stats & Analytics II (3 hours)
    • OSCM 3321: Production/Operations Mgmt (3 hours)
    • ISBA 3305: Foundations of Info Sys & BA (3 hours)

Banking and Financial Institutions Concentration

The concentration requires the following courses:

• FIN 3325: Money & Capital Markets (3 hours)
• FIN 4310: Managerial Finance (3 hours)
• FIN 4311: Bank Management (3 hours)
• FIN 4312: Current Issues in Banking (3 hours)
• FIN 4318: Fin Anal of Firm & Valuation (3 hours)
• FIN 4329: Bank Lending (3 hours)
• ECON 3320: Money and Banking (3 hours)
• Select 3 additional hours from the following:
  • FIN 3317: Principles of Insurance
  • FIN 4315: Portfolio Analysis
  • FIN 3315: Investments
  • FIN 3321: Real Estate Finance & Investmt
  • FIN 3350: Personal Financial Planning
  • FIN 4316: Analysis of Derivatives
  • FIN 4399: Current Topics in Finance
  • FIN 4396: Internship in Finance
  • FIN 4398: Independent Study In Finance

Minor Requirement

Students must select a twelve-hour Business minor or certificate.

Total Hours

The total hours required to complete the program are 120-121. Note that certain courses require a grade of C or better.