Finance, BSBA

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

FIN 335 - Financial Institutions Credits: 3
FIN 406 - Investment Strategies Credits: 3
Choose one of the following concentrations:
Financial Planning Concentration
Banking or Corporate Finance Concentration
General Finance Concentration

Banking or Corporate Finance Concentration

For students interested in careers in banking and corporate finance.

FIN 440 - Bank Practice and Policy Credits: 3
FIN 450 - Contemporary Managerial Finance Credits: 3
Choose 3 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. No substitutions are allowed to earn a Financial Planning Certificate.

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

For students interested in a general knowledge of the finance industry.

Choose 5 courses from the following:
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
But no more than one of the following:
ACCT 351 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 355 - Introduction to Income Taxation Credits: 3

Curriculum Guide

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