Finance, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Finance is a four year program that provides an excellent foundation in finance. Its conceptual focus is designed to prepare students for success in a constantly evolving business environment and to also prepare students for graduate studies. Today’s global business environment brings new opportunities and challenges to the finance profession. New business reporting models, international financial reporting standards, financial disclosure, corporate governance, fraud prevention and government regulations are all shaping the future of the finance profession.

Admission to the Program:

A formal declaration of major.

Major Requirements

Students are required to complete 16 credit Hours of finance courses and 15 Hours of accounting courses, apart from Principles of Accounting I and II and must earn a “C” or better in all courses taken in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship. They must also pass all courses in the General Education Department at Bethune-Cookman University and all required common core business courses in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Finance students are also required to complete a comprehensive exit examination prior to graduation.

Required Finance Courses:

FI 363 - Equity Securities and Markets 3 Credit Hours
FI 390 - Investments 3 Credit Hours
FI 462 - Financial Futures and Options 3 Credit Hours
FI 463 - Advanced Finance 3 Credit Hours
FI 391 - Equity Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 392 - Futures Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 393 - Index Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 394 - ETF Trading 1 Credit Hour

Total: 16

Required Accounting Courses:

AC 333 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
AC 334 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
AC 338 - Income Tax I 3 Credit Hours
AC 341 - Cost Accounting 3 Credit Hours
AC 435 - Advanced Accounting 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Finance: Total Semester Hours = 125

Freshman Year

First Semester

EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 134 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1Credit Hour ^GE
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
ITM 110 - Business Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours
ES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
PE 113 - Health and Wellness / Physical Education Activity 1 Credit Hour

Total: 17

Second Semester

EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BA 110 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit Hours
MAB 138 - Applied Business Calculus 3 Credit Hours
BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

AC 231 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
AC 231L - Principles of Accounting I Lab 1 Credit Hour
BA 231 - Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
BA 234 - Business Law I 3 Credit Hours
BL 230 - Leadership and Professional Development 2 Credit Hours ^GE
HU 225 - Interdisciplinary Humanities 3 OR
SS 245 - Interdisciplinary Social Science 3 Credit Hours
ML 131 - Modern Language I 3

Total: 18

Second Semester

AC 232 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
AC 232L - Principles of Accounting II Lab 1 Credit Hour
BA 232 - Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
FI 335 - Corporate Financial Management 3 Credit Hours
FI 391 - Equity Trading 1 Credit Hour
ML 132 - Modern Language II
SS 245 - Interdisciplinary Social Science 3 Credit Hours

Total: 17

Junior Year

First Semester

AC 333 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
BA 236 - Business Statistics I 3 Credit Hours
BA 360 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BAL 360 - Business Communication Lab 0
FI 402 - International Trade & Finance 3 Credit Hours
MK 341 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Semester

AC 330 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
AC 334 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
BA 237 - Quantitative Tools & Methods 3 Credit Hours
FI 390 - Investments 3 Credit Hours
FI 392 - Futures Trading 1 Credit Hour
MG 300 - Management & Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

AC 338 - Income Tax I 3 Credit Hours
BA 312 - Business Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
FI 462 - Financial Futures and Options 3 Credit Hours
FI 393 - Index Trading 1 Credit Hour
MG 493 - Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours

Total: 13

Second Semester

AC 341 - Cost Accounting 3 Credit Hours
AC 435 - Advanced Accounting 3 Credit Hours
BA 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
FI 394 - ETF Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 463 - Advanced Finance 3 Credit Hours

Total: 13

Notes:

All students MUST see a Student Success Coach to review the details of the vertical curriculum and prerequisites requirements.

GE = General Education Courses

* Based on your placement testing scores, these courses may require prerequisites which may extend the number of semesters needed to complete degree requirements. These prerequisites do not count towards the degreee for graduation.

**MARCHING BAND MEMBERS ONLY, MUST substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band

**ROTC MEMBERS ONLY, substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science and MYL 104L - Basic Military Science Laboratory .

(ROTC)