Finance, B.S. in Bus. Ad.

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102  are not required to complete ENG 101 . Students who do not take ENG 101  are required to compensate for these units by taking non-business electives.

B. Mathematics (3 units)

  Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 units)

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• NOTE: Students who take MATH 126R  in preparation for MATH 176  can apply these units toward non-business electives.

  In regards to MATH 128  and above, sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.

C. Natural Sciences (6-8 units)

Refer to the Natural Sciences (Group A) section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

Refer to the Natural Sciences (Group A or B) section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

Select one of the following courses: 

• ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
• PSC 211 - Comparative Government and Politics (3 units)
• PSC 231 - World Politics (3 units)
• PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 units)
• SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology (3 units)

E. Fine Arts (3 units)

Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy (3 units) (Capstone)

• AND

• ECON 334 - Economic History of U.S. (3 units) OR
• ECON 442 - History of Economic Ideas (3 units) (Either course will satisfy one Core Curriculum Capstone and the Diversity requirement.)

H. Diversity (0-3 units)

• ECON 334 - Economic History of U.S.  OR
• ECON 442 - History of Economic Ideas  (0 Units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum Capstone section above.)

A. Nonbusiness Course Requirements (6 units)

B. Pre-Business Core (24 units)

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 261R - Principles of Statistics I (3 units)
• ECON 262R - Principles of Statistics II (3 units)
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 units)
• MKT 210 - Marketing Principles (3 units)
• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences  (0 units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum  Mathematics section above.)

C. Upper-Division Business Core (24 units)

• IS 301 - Management Information Systems (3 units)
• ECON 304 - Money & Banking (3 units)
• MGT 323 - Organization and Interpersonal Behavior (3 units)
• MGT 325 - Legal Environment (3 units)
• SCM 352 - Operations Management (3 units)
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance (3 units)
• FIN 308 - International Financial Management (3 units)
• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy  (0 units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum  Capstone section above.)

A. Required Courses (12 units)

• FIN 307 - Investments (3 units)
• FIN 404 - Financial Management Theory and Practice (3 units)

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• ECON 334 - Economic History of U.S.  OR
• ECON 442 - History of Economic Ideas  (0 units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum  Capstone section above - either of these courses will satisfy both Diversity and one Capstone requirement.)

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• Two courses for either the Accounting or Economics emphasis listed below (6 units):

B. Five courses chosen from the following list (15 units)

• ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics (3 units)
• FIN 410 - Financial Derivatives (3 units)
• FIN 415 - Management of Financial Institutions (3 units)
• FIN 419 - Portfolio Management (3 units)
• FIN 430 - Applied Portfolio Management (3 units)
• FIN 490 - Independent Study (3 units) (Must obtain approval from the major field advisor.)
• FIN 493 - Advanced Seminar in Finance (3 units)

A. First Year (30 units)

• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
• ENG 101 - Composition I (3 units)
• ENG 102 - Composition II (3 units)
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 units)
• MATH 126R - Precalculus I  OR Non-business Elective (3 units)
• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 units)
• Social Sciences (Core Curriculum and Additional College Requirements) (6 units)
• Core Curriculum Fine Arts (3 units)

B. Second Year (27 units)

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
• CH 201 - Ancient and Medieval Cultures (3 units)
• CH 202 - The Modern World (3 units)
• CH 203 - American Experiences and Constitutional Change (3 units)
• ECON 261R - Principles of Statistics I (3 units)
• ECON 262R - Principles of Statistics II (3 units)
• MKT 210 - Marketing Principles (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Natural Science (Group A or B) (3 units)

C. Third Year (33 units)

• ACC 401R - Financial Reporting I (3 units) AND
• ACC 402 - Financial Reporting II (3 units) OR
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 units) AND
• ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 units) OR
• ECON 463 - International Monetary Relations (3 units)
• ECON 304 - Money & Banking (3 units)
• COM 101 - Oral Communication (3 units) OR
• COM 113 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 units) OR
• COM 217 - Argumentation and Debate (3 units) OR
• COM 329 - Business and Professional Speaking (3 units)
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance (3 units)
• IS 301 - Management Information Systems (3 units)
• MGT 321 - Effective Business Writing (3 units)
• MGT 323 - Organization and Interpersonal Behavior (3 units)
• MGT 325 - Legal Environment (3 units)
• SCM 352 - Operations Management (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Natural Science (Group A) (3 units)

D. Fourth Year (30 units)

• ECON 334 - Economic History of U.S. (3 units) (Core Curriculum Capstone and Diversity)
• FIN 307 - Investments (3 units) (taken first semester)
• FIN 404 - Financial Management Theory and Practice (3 units)
• FIN 308 - International Financial Management (3 units) (taken second semester)
• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy (3 units) (Capstone)
• Finance electives (with written approval) (15 units)