Finance, Bachelor of Business Administration
- 120 credit hours required for degree
- 36 advanced credit hours required for degree
- 30 upper-division hours (with minimum 15 hours in major courses) and 25% of total semester hours required for this degree must be completed at A&M-SA to satisfy residency requirement
All students must complete the University’s Core Curriculum and the specific requirements of the major. In some cases, a course that is required for a major may also be counted towards the Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum 1 | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 1324 | Math for Bus/Soc Sci I | |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
| Language/Philosophy /Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| SPCH 1315 | Fund of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Subtotal: | 42 | |
| Required Support Courses | ||
| QMBS 2305 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Acct | 3 |
| CISA 1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| Subtotal: | 12 | |
| University Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1301 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| BUAD 4101 | Jaguar Tracks IV: Business | 1 |
| Subtotal: | 4 | |
| Business Core (Upper Level) 2 | ||
| ACCT 3302 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BCOM 3304 | Bus Communication | 3 |
| BLAW 3341 | Business Law | 3 |
| QMBS 2310 | Quantitative Skills-Business | 3 |
| QMBS 3360 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
| CISA 3358 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FINC 3310 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 3311 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3320 | Supply Chain & Operations Mgmt | 3 |
| MKTG 3311 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 4370 | Decision Making and Bus Policy 3 | 3 |
| BUAD 4170 | Business Capstone Lab 3 | 1 |
| Subtotal: | 34 | |
| Major Courses 4 | ||
| FINC 3338 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| FINC 4331 | Investments | 3 |
| FINC 4336 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FINC 4342 | International Finance | 3 |
| FINC Elective (Advanced) | 3 | |
| FINC Elective (Advanced) | 3 | |
| FINC Elective (Advanced) | 3 | |
| FINC Elective (Advanced) | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ECON 3331 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| Subtotal: | 27 | |
| Elective | ||
| FINC 3191 | Finance Experiential Learning | 1 |
| or FINC 3101 | Finance Lab | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements, and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion. |
| 2 | 2.0 overall GPA for major |
| 3 | to be completed in your last semester |
| 4 | 2.0 GPA required |
All Finance majors must receive a grade of “C” or better in all FINC courses. Finance majors may not proceed to the next course without achieving the minimum grade in the pre-requisite course. Academic courses transferred in also must meet the minimum grade criteria. Finance majors may not take FINC 3337 Finance for Non-Finc Majors for credit