Program Overview

Finance Major, BBA

The objective of the BBA Finance major is to provide students with the conceptual background and analytical tools necessary for sound financial decision-making in a global economy. Finance graduates are prepared for financial positions in corporations, financial institutions, government, and nonprofit organizations.

Program Overview

Campus

The Finance Major, BBA is offered on the NYC and Westchester campuses.

Degree

The degree offered is a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

Major Completion Summary

Requirement Credits

• University Core Requirements: 53 credits
• Major Requirements: 56 credits
• Open Electives: 19 credits
• Total Credits: 128 credits

University Core Requirements

Credits

The University Core Requirements consist of 53 credits, which include:

• Foundation Requirements:
  • MAT 104: Finite Mathematics (3 credits)
  • CIS 101: Introduction to Computing (3 credits) or TS 105: Computers for Human Empowerment
  • ECO 105: Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ECO 106: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • MAT 111: Elementary Calculus I (3 credits)
  • MAT 117: Elementary Statistics (2 credits)
• These four courses are applied to the University Core Areas of Knowledge (AOK) requirement as an In-depth Sequence in Quantitative Reasoning.

Major Requirements

Credits

The Major Requirements consist of 56 credits, which include:

• Business Core:
  • BUS 101: Contemporary Business Practice (3 credits)
  • ACC 203: Financial Accounting (4 credits)
  • ACC 204: Managerial Accounting (4 credits)
  • FIN 260: Financial Management (3 credits)
  • LAW 150: Business Law I (3 credits)
  • MAR 201: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
  • MGT 150: Managerial and Organizational Concepts (3 credits)
  • MGT 226: Business Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGT 490: Business Strategy (3 credits)
• Major Requirements:
  • FIN 260: Financial Management (3 credits)
  • FIN 320: Corporate Finance (3 credits)
  • FIN 325: Data Analysis in Finance (3 credits)
  • FIN 351: Principles of Investment (3 credits)
  • FIN 356: Options, Futures and Swaps (3 credits)
  • FIN 358: International Finance (3 credits)
• Finance Electives: 9 credits
• Auxiliary Courses:
  • CIS 122L: Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep (3 credits)

Open Electives

Credits

Open Electives consist of 19 credits, which include:

• Select 19 credits
• Includes UNV 101: First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community (1 credit) for all first-year students

Plan of Study Grid

First Year

• Spring:
  • BUS 101: Contemporary Business Practice (3 credits)
  • ECO 106: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • MAT 117: Elementary Statistics (4 credits)
  • ENG 120: Critical Writing (or Area of Knowledge (AOK)) (4 credits)
  • Area of Knowledge (AOK) (3 credits)
  • Learning Community (LC) Required
• Fall:
  • UNV 101: First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community (1 credit)
  • CIS 101: Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
  • ECO 105: Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ENG 110 or ENG 120: Composition or Critical Writing (3-4 credits)
  • MAT 104: Finite Mathematics (3 credits)
  • Area of Knowledge (AOK) (3 credits)

Second Year

• Spring:
  • ACC 204: Managerial Accounting (4 credits)
  • CIS 122L: Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep (3 credits)
  • MAR 201: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
  • FIN 260: Financial Management (3 credits)
  • Second Language Course or LA&S Elective (3 credits)
• Fall:
  • ACC 203: Financial Accounting (4 credits)
  • COM 200: Public Speaking (3 credits)
  • LAW 150: Business Law I (3 credits)
  • MAT 111: Elementary Calculus I (3 credits)
  • Second Language Course (3 credits)

Third Year

• Spring:
  • FIN 340: Valuation of the Firm (3 credits)
  • FIN 352 or FIN 356: Risk Management or Options, Futures and Swaps (3 credits)
  • Area of Knowledge (AOK) (3 credits)
  • Open Elective or Writing Enhanced (WE) (3 credits)
  • Open Elective (3 credits)
• Fall:
  • ENG 201: Writing in the Disciplines (3 credits)
  • FIN 320: Corporate Finance (3 credits)
  • FIN 351: Principles of Investment (3 credits)
  • MGT 150: Managerial and Organizational Concepts (3 credits)
  • Area of Knowledge (AOK) Writing Enhanced (3 credits)
  • Foundation Science (3 credits)

Fourth Year

• Spring:
  • Finance Elective (3 credits)
  • Finance Elective (3 credits)
  • MGT 490: Business Strategy (3 credits)
  • Open Elective (3 credits)
  • Open Elective (3 credits)
• Fall:
  • FIN 358: International Finance (3 credits)
  • Finance Elective (3 credits)
  • MGT 226: Business Analytics (3 credits)
  • Open Elective or Civic Engagement (CE/AOK) (3 credits)
  • Open Elective (3 credits)