Finance (B.S.Bus.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business & Economics Requirements | 54-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 27 | |
| Total Hours | 81-84 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 315 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| FIN 302 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 407 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
| or FIN 483 | Topics in Financial Analysis | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Problems in Financial Management | ||
| Sustainable Finance and Investments | ||
| Risk and Insurance | ||
| Finance Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Security Analysis | ||
| Portfolio Management | ||
| Derivatives and Risk Management | ||
| Introduction to Market Trading | ||
| Supporting Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Financial Accounting II | ||
| Cost and Management Accounting | ||
| Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting | ||
| Fundamentals of Federal Taxation | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Market Trading Strategies | ||
| Marketing Research & Analysis | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Product Development and Brand Management | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Systems and Simulation | ||
| Enterprise Quality Management | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
One of the following may be used if not used to satisfy the above Finance elective: | ||
| Security Analysis | ||
| Portfolio Management | ||
| Derivatives and Risk Management | ||
| Introduction to Market Trading | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
A. PGA Golf Management Option
Required course work includes all Finance requirements and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGA 103 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| PGA 150 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PGA 251 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| PGA 298 | Internship | 1-3 |
| PGA 385 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PGA 398 | Internship 1 | 6 |
| PGA 105 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| PGA 205 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| PGA 305 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27-29 | |
Courses to total 129 credits for this degree
Students must have a 12.0 handicap or better to enter this program. International students can complete the degree requirements, but membership to the PGA of America requires US Citizenship or Resident Alien status
General Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 190 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 265 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 354 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing | 3 |
| ENGL 207 OR ENGL 208 OR ENGL 313 OR ENGL 317 OR PHIL 201 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| FIN 301 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MHR 310 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| MIS 350 | Managing Information | 3 |
| OM 370 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| ACCT 315 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| FIN 302 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| PHIL 208 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Supporting, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| International Course | 3 | |
| Supporting, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| FIN 409 OR FIN 469 OR FIN 435 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| FIN 407 OR FIN 483 | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
PGA Golf Management Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 190 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| PGA 103 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PGA 150 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| PGA 298 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 265 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PGA 251 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| STAT 251 OR STAT 301 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 354 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing | 3 |
| PGA 105 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Term 2 | ||
| PGA 298 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| FIN 301 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MHR 310 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| MIS 350 | Managing Information | 3 |
| OM 370 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| PGA 205 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| ACCT 315 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| FIN 302 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| PGA 385 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PHIL 208 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| PGA 398 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 2 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| FIN 409 OR FIN 469 OR 435 | 3 | |
| ENGL 207 OR ENGL 208 OR ENGL 313 OR PHIL 201 | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| PGA 305 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| FIN 407 OR FIN 483 | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| FIN 408 OR FIN 463 OR FIN 464 OR FIN 465 | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Summer Term 4 | ||
| PGA 398 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 133 | |
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- Students will demonstrate an understanding of financial investment topics.
- Students will demonstrate a sound understanding of the insurance industry including the insurance market, insurance industry operations, the institutional aspects of insurance, an understanding insurance pricing, risk management process and application, and statistical analysis.