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2007-2008 Catalog of Studies > Degree Completion Plans > 8-Semester Plans (2007-2008) > Finance B.S.B.A., Financial Management and Investment Concentration

The Finance B.S.B.A. program with a Financial Management and Investment Concentration is eligible for freshman students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters. Information about the University Core courses is listed in a chart at the bottom of this page.

Courses in BOLD must be taken in semester as designated. Courses in ITALICS may be taken in varied sequences as long as other designated requirements for these courses are met. Although other courses listed are not required to be completed in the designated sequence, the recommendations noted are preferred.

¹ must be taken prior to Fall Semester of Sophomore Year

² must be taken prior to Fall Semester of Junior Year

³ must be taken prior to Fall Semester of Senior Year

⁴If student selects Option 2 (FINN 4143 and 4153) they must take ACCT 3013 as a junior senior business elective in Fall of their junior year, ACCT 3723 as a junior senior business elective in Spring of their junior year, and FINN 3063 as either a junior senior business elective or a finance/interdisciplinary elective in Spring of their junior year. If student selects Option 3 (FINN 4163 and 4173) they must take FINN 3063 as either a junior senior business elective or a finance/interdisciplinary elective in their junior year.

Fall Semester Year 1
3	ENGL 1013 Composition I ² – University Core
3	MATH 2053 Finite Math – University Core
3	COMM 1313 Speech Communication
1	WCOB 1111 Freshman Business Connections
2	WCOB 1012 Legal Environment of Business ¹
0	WCOB 1120 Computer Competency Requirement
3	U.S. History or Political Science – University Core
15	Semester Hours
Spring Semester Year 1
3	ENGL 1023 Composition II ² - University Core
3	WCOB 1023 Business Foundations
3	WCOB 1033 Data Analysis
3	ECON 2023 Microeconomics – University Core
4	Natural Science – University Core
16	Semester Hours
Fall Semester Year 2
3	MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus ²
3	ECON 2013 Macroeconomics ² - University Core
6	Select TWO of the following: WCOB 2013 Markets and Consumers WCOB 2023 Production and Delivery of Goods and Services WCOB 2033 Acquiring and Managing Human Resources WCOB 2043 Acquiring and Managing Financial Resources
3	Social Science – University Core
3	Fine Art/Humanities – University Core
18	Semester Hours
Spring Semester Year 2
3	Fine Art/Humanities – University Core
4	Natural Science – University Core
3	Business Social Science
6	Select TWO of the following not completed in previous semester: WCOB 2013 Markets and Consumers WCOB 2023 Production and Delivery of Goods and Services WCOB 2033 Acquiring and Managing Human Resources WCOB 2043 Acquiring and Managing Financial Resources
16	Semester Hours
ALL pre-business requirements should be met by end of term
Fall Semester Year 3
3	FINN 3013 Financial Analysis and Valuation
3	FINN 3103 Financial Modeling
6	WCOB 3016 Business Strategy and Planning
3	Junior Senior Business Elective
15	Semester hours
Spring Semester 3
3	FINN 3053 Financial Markets and Institutions
6	Junior Senior Business Electives
3	Finance or Interdisciplinary Elective – see page 156 in catalog
3	ENGL 2003 OR ENGL 2013 OR General Education Elective IF Advanced Composition Requirement has already been met³
15	Semester hours
Fall Semester Year 4
6	Junior Senior Business Electives
7	General Education Electives
3	Finance Option Class⁴– see page 156 in catalog
16	Semester hours
Spring Semester Year 4
3	FINN 3703 International Finance
3	Finance or interdisciplinary elective – see page 156 in catalog
6	General Education Electives
3	Finance option class⁴– see page 156 in catalog
15	Semester hours
126	Total hours

Total for Degree Completion: 126 hours (minimum 2.00 GPA)

University Core (State Minimum Core)
Areas	Minimum Hours	University Core
English	6	ENGL 1013 Composition I ENGL 1023 Composition II
Mathematics	3	MATH 1203 College Algebra Any higher-level mathematics course required by major
Science (Students admitted under this catalog or later are required to take corresponding lecture/lab combinations as listed.)	8	ASTR 2003/2001L Survey of the Universe ANTH 1013/1011L Biological Anthropology/Lab BIOL 1543/1541L Principles of Biology BIOL 1613/1611L Plant Biology CHEM 1023/1021L Basic Chemistry/Health Science CHEM 1053/1051L Chemistry in Modern World CHEM 1074/1071L Fundamentals of Chemistry CHEM 1103/1101L University Chemistry I CHEM 1123/1121L University Chemistry II CHEM 1213/1211L Chemistry for Majors I/Lab CHEM 1223/1221L Chemistry for Majors II/Lab GEOL 1113/1111L General Geology GEOL 1133/1131L Environmental Geology PHYS 1023/1021L Physics and Human Affairs PHYS 1044 Physics for Architects I PHYS 1054 Physics for Architects II PHYS 2013/2011L College Physics I PHYS 2033/2031L College Physics II PHYS 2054 University Physics I PHYS 2074 University Physics II BIOL 1603/1601L Principles of Zoology BIOL 2213/2211L Human Physiology BIOL 2443/2441L Human Anatomy
Fine Arts, Humanities (Select 3 hours each from two of these four categories)	6	a) Fine Arts: ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture ARHS 1003 Art Lecture ARTS 1003 Art Studio COMM 1003 Film Lecture DANC 1003 Basic Course in the Arts/Movement & Dance DRAM 1003 Theater Lecture HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics LARC 1003 The American Landscape MLIT 1003 Music Lecture b) Humanities: PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 2203 Logic PHIL 3103 Ethics and the Professions c) Humanities: CLST 1003 Introduction to Classical Studies: Greece CLST 1013 Introduction to Classical Studies: Rome HUMN 2124H Honors 20th Century Global Culture HUMN 1124H Honors Equilibrium of Cultures, 500 to 1600 WLIT 1113 World Literature I WLIT 1123 World Literature II d) Humanities: Any Foreign Language 2003 HUMN 2003 Introduction to Gender Studies
U.S. History	3	HIST 2003 History of American People or Government to 1877 HIST 2013 History of American People 1877 to Present PLSC 2003 American National Government
Social Sciences (Select from at least two different fields of study)	9	AGEC 1103 Principles of Agricultural Micro-economics AGEC 2103 Principles of Agricultural Macro-economics ANTH 1023 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2143 Basic Economics: Theory & Practice GEOG 1123 Human Geography GEOG 2023 Economic Geography GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations GEOG 2203 Developed Nations HESC 1403 Life Span Development HESC 2413 Family Relations HIST 1113H Honors World Civilization I HIST 1123H Honors World Civilization II HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877 HIST 2013 History of the American People 1877 to Present HUMN 1114H Honors Roots of Culture to 500CE HUMN 2114H Honors Birth of Culture, 1600-1900 PLSC 2003 American National Government PLSC 2013 Introduction to Comparative Politics PLSC 2203 State & Local Government PSYC 2003 General Psychology RSOC 2603 Rural Sociology SOCI 2013 General Sociology SOCI 2033 Social Problems WCIV 1003 Western Civilization I WCIV 1013 Western Civilization II

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