Finance, BSBA

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Total number of hours for the program: 120.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Business Core: 36 hours

Business Core Requirements (36 hours)

Major Requirements

Finance major fulfill a Core and a Concentration (Financial Planning, Banking or Corporate Finance, or General Finance.)

FIN 335 - Financial Institutions Credits: 3
FIN 406 - Investment Strategies Credits: 3

Concentrations

Banking or Corporate Finance Concentration

Students interested in careers in banking and corporate finance should take both of the following:

FIN 440 - Bank Practice and Policy Credits: 3
FIN 450 - Contemporary Managerial Finance Credits: 3
They should select three courses from the following:
ACCT 351 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ECON 303 - Monetary and International Economics Credits: 3
FIN 301 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
FIN 483 - Internship in Finance Credits: 3, R9

Financial Planning Concentration

This concentration should be chosen by students who wish to earn a Financial Planning Certificate. To earn a Financial Planning Certificate, students may not make substitutions to the following requirements:

ACCT 355 - Introduction to Income Taxation Credits: 3
FIN 210 - Managing your Money for Financial Success Credits: 3
FIN 410 - Retirement Planning Credits: 3
FIN 496 - Estate & Trust Planning Credits: 3
FIN 499 - Case Studies in Financial Planning Credits: 3

General Finance Concentration

Students interested in general knowledge of the finance industry should select five courses from the following list, which may include ACCT 351 or ACCT 355 but not both:

FIN 210 - Managing your Money for Financial Success Credits: 3
FIN 301 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
FIN 350 - So You Want to Be a Millionaire Credits: 3
FIN 389 - Cooperative Education in Finance Credits: 1 or 3, R15
FIN 407 - International Finance Credits: 3
FIN 409 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3
FIN 410 - Retirement Planning Credits: 3
FIN 440 - Bank Practice and Policy Credits: 3
FIN 450 - Contemporary Managerial Finance Credits: 3
FIN 470 - Portfolio Management Credits: 3
FIN 480 - Independent Research Credits: 3
FIN 483 - Internship in Finance Credits: 3, R9
FIN 493 - Topics in Finance Credits: 1-3, R6
FIN 496 - Estate & Trust Planning Credits: 3
FIN 499 - Case Studies in Financial Planning Credits: 3
ECON 303 - Monetary and International Economics Credits: 3
No more than one of the following:
ACCT 351 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 355 - Introduction to Income Taxation Credits: 3

Curriculum Guide

To complete 120 hours, students should take 12-16 hours (number depends on how many Liberal Studies courses also count toward the major). To satisfy general university degree requirements, students must take at least 30 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU.

Visit the department’s website at http://finance.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.