Finance, B.S.

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NY State Program Code: 04123
HEGIS Code: 0504.00
CIP Code: 52.0801

(121 credits including 86 credits required in the major)

This degree prepares students for work in the finance industry, as well as, for positions in the financial operations of corporations and non-profit organizations. Reflecting the new global economic and financial environment, the curriculum provides an understanding of perspectives that form the context for business and finance through coverage of ethical and global issues, and the influence of political, social, legal, regulatory, and technological issues.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Finance

Required GPA: 2.3
Credits Required for Major: 86
Credits Required to Graduate: 121

The finance major leads to the B.S. by successfully completing 121 credits of course work, consisting of 35 credits of General Education requirements and liberal arts electives, 29 credits of liberal arts requirements, 33 credits of pre-core, business core and capstone course requirements, and 24 credits of advanced finance courses and business courses.

FIN (0209) 330 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 430 - Derivative, Capital and Money Markets Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 480 - Student Investment Fund Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 440 - Managerial Finance II Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 340 - Investment Analysis Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 460 - Financial Asset Valuation Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 450 - International Finance Credits: 3.00
MTH (0144) 110 - Precalculus for Business and Life Sciences Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 101 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 102 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 201 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 202 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 111 - The Price System Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 112 - The National Economy Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 251 - Money and Banking Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 162 - Business and Society Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 252 - Legal And Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 267 - Business Communications Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 341 - International Business Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 468 - Business Policy and Strategy Credits: 3.00
DSC (0207) 271 - Information Technology And Applications Credits: 4.00
DSC (0207) 272 - Analytical And Statistical Modeling Credits: 4.00
DSC (0207) 274 - Data Analysis and Decision Making Credits: 3.00
DSC (0207) 373 - Management Of Productions/ Operations Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 262 - The Art, Science and Practice of Management Credits: 3.00
MKT (0212) 280 - Marketing Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 366 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 110 - Oral Communication in the Professional World Credits: 3.00
or
SPE (0876) 112 - Public Speaking Credits: 3.00

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.S. Required GPA: 2.3 Credits Required for Major: 86 Credits Required to Graduate: 121

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
BUS (0204) 162 Business and Society	3	✓	or ✓
ACC (0201) 101 Principles of Accounting I	3	✓
ECA (0203) 111 The Price System	3	✓	or ✓
ECA (0203) 112 The National Economy	3	✓	or ✓
MGT (0210) 262 The Art, Science and Practice of Management	3	✓	or ✓
ACC (0201) 102 Principles of Accounting II	3		✓ or	✓
ACC (0201) 201 Intermediate Accounting I	3			✓
MTH (0144) 110 Pre-Calculus for Business and Life Sciences	3		✓ or	✓
DSC (0207) 271 Information Technology and Applications	4			✓
BUS (0204) 267 Business Communications	3			✓	or ✓
ACC (0201) 202 Intermediate Accounting II	3				✓
MKT (0212) 280 Marketing	3					✓	or ✓
BUS (0204) 252 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3			✓	or ✓	✓
ECA (0203) 251 Money & Banking	3					✓	or ✓
DSC (0207) 272 Analytical and Statistical Modeling	4			✓	or ✓
DSC (0207) 274 Data Analysis and Decision Making	3				✓ or	✓
FIN (0209) 330 Managerial Finance I	3				✓ or	✓
MGT (0210) 366 Organizational Behavior	3					✓	or ✓	✓
BUS (0204) 341 International Business	3					✓	or ✓
FIN (0209) 430 - Derivative, Capital and Money Markets	3						✓ or	✓
SPE (0876) 110 Oral Communications or SPE (0876) 112 Public Speaking	3			✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
FIN (0209) 340 Invest. Analysis	3					✓	or ✓
DSC (0207) 373 Management of Productions / Operations	3						✓ or	✓
FIN (0209) 450 International Finance	3							✓
FIN (0209) 460 Financial Asset Valuation	3						✓
FIN (0209) 440 Managerial Finance II	3						✓		or ✓
FIN (0209) 480 Student Investment Fund								✓	or ✓
BUS (0204) 468 Business Policy and Strategy	3								✓