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.

Major Requirements

Admission to the Program

A formal declaration of 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 successfully pass 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 *
ES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 134 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours ^GE ^*
FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1 Credit Hour ^GE
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
ITM 110 - Business Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours
PE 113 - Health and Wellness 1 Credit Hour ^GE ^**
BA 180 - Business Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hours

Total: 17

Second Semester

BA 110 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit Hours
BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours ^GE
EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
MAB 138 - Applied Business Calculus 3 Credit Hours ^GE
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BA 181 - Business Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

AC 231 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
ACL 231 - 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
Free Elective 3 Credit Hours
ML_ 131 - Modern Language I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BA 280 - Business Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hours

Total: 18

Second Semester

AC 232 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
ACL 232 - Principles of Accounting II 1 Credit Hour
BA 232 - Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
BA 236 - Business Statistics I 3 Credit Hours
HU 225 - Interdisciplinary Humanities 3 Credit Hours ^GE
OR
SS 245 - Interdisciplinary Social Science 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FI 391 - Equity Trading 1 Credit Hour
ML_ 132 - Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BA 281 - Business Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hours

Total: 17

Junior Year

First Semester

AC 333 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
BA 360 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hours
BAL 360 - Business Communication Lab 0 Credit Hours
FI 335 - Corporate Financial Management 3 Credit Hours
MG 300 - Management & Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
MK 341 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit Hours
BA 380 - Business Professional Seminar 0 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
FI 402 - International Trade & Finance 3 Credit Hours
BA 381 - Business Professional Seminar 0 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

AC 338 - Income Tax I 3 Credit Hours
BA 405 - Capstone I 3 Credit Hours
FI 393 - Index Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 462 - Financial Futures and Options 3 Credit Hours
MG 493 - Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours
BA 480 - Professional Development 0 Credit Hours

Total: 13

Second Semester

AC 341 - Cost Accounting 3 Credit Hours
AC 435 - Advanced Accounting 3 Credit Hours
BA 499 - Capstone II 3 Credit Hours
FI 394 - ETF Trading 1 Credit Hour
FI 463 - Advanced Finance 3 Credit Hours
BA 481 - Professional Development 0 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 degree for graduation.

**Marching Band Members ONLY substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band . ROTC Member ONLY substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science and MYL 104 - Basic Military Science Laboratory .