Finance Honors, B.S.

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The department participates in the University Honors Program. Finance majors who have been admitted to the University Honors Program can enroll in FIN 498, Finance Research Project, and receive honors credit.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Finance

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with a B.S. in Finance. These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements 42

Business Core and Supporting Courses Required 51

Finance Core Courses Required 18

Finance Track Courses Required 9

Total Credits 120

General Education and University Requirements 42 credits

ENGL 111 - Freshman Composition I—Honors 3 credits EC
ENGL 112 - Freshman Composition II—Honors 3 credits EC
MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 credits MQ*
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits IM*
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab BP
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT¹
HIST 360 - Introduction to the African Diaspora, Honors (CI) 3 credits
ORBM 102 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors 1 credits
OR
ORBM 112 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors (Honors Students Only) 1 credits
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 or DSVG 101 or FACS 102 1 credit

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

Business Core and Supporting Courses Required Honors 51 credits

MATH 201 - Calculus for Non-Science Majors 3 credits
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits *
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 credits
ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
ACCT 202 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
MGBU 202 - Professional Development 3 credits
MGBU 326 - Business, Ethics and Society 3 credits
MGBU 327 - Fundamentals of International Business 3 credits
MGBU 381 - The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 credits
MGBU 499 - Business Policy 3 credits
ENGL 357 - Business Writing 3 credits
FIN 343 - Managerial Finance 3 credits
XXXX - GSBM Elective 3 credits¹
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits *
SSCM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
INSS 360 - Management Information Systems 3 credits
MGBU 324 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits
SSCM 328 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 3 credits
MKTG 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
MGBU 001 Senior Comprehensive Exam 0 credits

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

1 GSBM Elective must be one course chosen from the following: ACCT 300-499, MGBU 300-499, ENTR 300-499, FIN 300-499, HOMG 300-499, INSS 300-499, HRMG 300-499, MKTG 300-499, SSCM 300-499

Finance Honors Core 18 credits

FIN 341 - Introduction to Financial Planning 3 credits
FIN 344 - Security Analysis 3 credits
FIN 345 - Global Financial Markets and Institutions 3 credits
FIN 422 - Portfolio Management 3 credits
FIN 443 - Advanced Financial Management 3 credits
FIN 446 - International Financial Management 3 credits

Honors Seminars

MGBU 108 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 109 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 208 - Honors Seminar Intermediate Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 209 - Honors Seminar – Intermediate Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 308 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 309 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 408 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 409 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development II 0 credits

Finance Honors General Track 9 credits

Students Must complete all General Education Requirements, Business Core and Supporting Courses, the Finance Core, the Honors Seminars and the courses below.

XXXX - FIN Electives 6 credits¹
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Finance Honors International Track 9 credits

Students Must complete all General Education Requirements, Business Core and Supporting Courses, the Finance Core, the Honors Seminars and the courses below.

ECON 316 - International Economics 3 credits
XXXX - FIN Elective 3 credits¹
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Total Credits 120

1 Finance Electives must be chosen from the following: FIN 423 , FIN 444 , FIN 448 , ACCT 331 , ACCT 332

Finance Honors Electives

ACCT 331 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 credits
ACCT 332 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 credits
FIN 348 - Topics in Finance Certifications 3 credits
FIN 423 - Derivatives 3 credits
FIN 426 - Fixed - Income Valuation 3 credits
FIN 431 - Equity Valuation 3 credits
FIN 444 - Bank Management 3 credits
FIN 448 - Cases in International Finance 3 credits
FIN 496 - Professional Finance Internship 3 credits

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Finance Honors, B.S.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Finance

General Education and University Requirements 42 credits

Note

Business Core and Supporting Courses Required Honors 51 credits

Note

Finance Honors Core 18 credits

Honors Seminars

Finance Honors General Track 9 credits

Finance Honors International Track 9 credits

Total Credits 120

Finance Honors Electives

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