Program Overview

Program Details

The University of Tulsa offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Finance. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of finance and its applications in the business world.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the function of capital and money markets in the context of domestic and global financial systems.
• Apply valuation techniques to make investment recommendations.
• Assess risk and return characteristics of investment opportunities.
• Communicate effectively financial concepts, recommendations, and decisions.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing
• MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions
• MATH 1243 Applied Calculus

General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Language Requirement

Students must complete or show proficiency through the first year of a modern foreign language (8 hours) or a student may meet the foreign language requirement by earning nine (9) hours of credit in American Sign Language.

Business Core

Freshman Core

• BIS 1001 Introduction to Spreadsheets
• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics

Sophomore Core

• ACCT 2113 Concepts in Accounting Information I
• ACCT 2123 Concepts in Accounting Information II
• BIS 2003 Introduction to Business Information Systems
• BL 2013 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS 2001 Essential Business Skill Development
• QM 2013 Statistics I
• QM 2023 Statistics II: Data Analytics

Junior/Senior Core

• FIN 3003 Business Finance
• MGT 3003 Principles of Management
• MGT 4073 Strategic Management
• MKTG 3003 Principles of Marketing
• QM 3023 Operations Management

Finance Major Requirements

• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics
• FIN 3023 Financial Institutions and Markets
• FIN 3083 Investment Analysis
• FIN 4013 Intermediate Corporate Finance
• FIN 4033 Futures and Options
• FIN 4153 Analysis of Financial Statements or ACCT 4153 Analysis of Financial Statements or ACCT 3113 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• Major Electives (9 hours at the 3000 or 4000 level)

Note

Major electives must include two finance electives and one elective chosen from accounting, business law, finance, computer information systems, quantitative methods, economics, mathematics, or statistics.

General Education Electives

Only courses from outside of the Collins College of Business may be used for general education electives.

Free Electives

Any non-required undergraduate course offered by the institution.

Total

120 hours

Finance, B.S.B.A., Additional Requirements

Finance majors must complete ENGL 1033, MATH 1143, MATH 1243 (or higher level math courses), and ENGL 3003 with a grade of C or higher. Finance majors must meet the college’s language requirements. Finance majors must complete each of the Business Core courses with a grade of C or higher, except for courses designated Pass/Fail.