Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

Finance B.S.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

NOTE:  MATH 1401 and ECON 2106 are prerequisites for upper-level coursework in the major and should be taken as part of Areas D and E respectively.

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Area F

NOTE:  If one or more of the Area F requirements are taken in Areas A2, C1, D, or E, any 1000-4000 elective course may be taken in Area F to replace it.

ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3

ACCT 2101Accounting Principles I

3

ACCT 2102Accounting Principles II

3

CSCI 1301Computer Science I

3

MATH 1260Survey of Calculus

3

or

MATH 1261Calculus I

4

Total Credit Hours:18

 

Major Requirements

Required Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
MGMT 3101Applied Business Statistics

3

FINC 3100Personal Finance

3

FINC 3131Business Finance I

3

FINC 3132Business Finance II

3

FINC 3240International Finance

3

FINC 3820Money & Banking

3

FINC 3830Fin Markets & Institutions

3

FINC 4101Investment Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Elective Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete nine hours from the following courses:
FINC 4201Financial Management and Programing

3

FINC 4330Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics

3

FINC 4505Special Topics

3

FINC 4605Internship &/or Coop Education

1-6

FINC 4805Independent Study

1-3

FTA 3810Payment Processing

3

FTA 4001Foundations of FinTech

3

FTA 4003Commercial Banking & FinTech

3

Total Credit Hours:9

 

Optional Concentrations

Financial Analysis

FINC 4201Financial Management and Programing

3

FINC 4330Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics

3

And three courses from:

MATH 1262Calculus II

4

MATH 2150Linear Algebra

3

ECON 4320Introductory Math Economics

3

ECON 4340Introductory Econometrics

3

ECON 4990Senior Seminar in Economics

3

MGMT 3175Business Analytics

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Financial Technology

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
FINC 4201Financial Management and Programing

3

FINC 4330Applied Forecasting for Business and Economics

3

And four courses from:

FTA 3810Payment Processing

3

FTA 4001Foundations of FinTech

3

FTA 4003Commercial Banking & FinTech

3

CBIS 4120Bus Intelligence & Analytics

3

CSCI 2351Python Programming

3

CSCI 3410Intro to Data Structures

3

CSCI 3710Data Mining

3

CSCI 4711Machine Learning

3

CSCI 4712Big Data Analysis

3

CSCI 4820Artificial Intelligence

3

ECON 4340Introductory Econometrics

3

Total Credit Hours:18
Note: A maximum of (6) hours from FTA courses

Electives

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Total Credit Hours:11-27