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Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Professional opportunities in the field of finance include careers in financial services such as investment portfolio managers, financial risk managers, banking officers, corporate treasurers, and financial planners. Finance professionals are in high demand by corporations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies at all levels. The corporate finance career path can lead to very responsible positions, including vice president for finance or president of the firm. A finance major is excellent preparation for graduate school in business (e.g. Master of Science in Finance or MBA) and law school.

Objectives

Students completing the finance major should be able to:

  1. Understand the organizational environment and related agency issues within which financial managers operate.
  2. Analyze financial statement data for an enterprise to assess liquidity, asset utilization, debt management, profitability, and rewards of ownership.
  3. Estimate fund requirements for an enterprise.
  4. Recognize the structure and functioning of financial markets.
  5. Differentiate between the risks, costs, and availability of various methods used to acquire short-term and long-term funds.
  6. Understand the critical variables determining the cost of capital.
  7. Measure the risk and return associated with various asset alternatives and choose between competing investment options.
  8. Incorporate quantitative decision skills and the use of the computer in solving financial problems.
  9. Recognize major evolving issues in finance.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance, the student must: 

  1. Earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses used to meet degree requirements,
  2. earn a grade of "C" or better in any course that is a prerequisite for subsequent courses in the curriculum prior to taking a course that requires the prerequisite,
  3. complete the general baccalaureate degree requirements of the University,
  4. complete the Finance Major curriculum requirements specified in the following sections.

Finance Major

Major Requirements*

FINA 3330Investments
FINA 4310Management of Financial Institutions
FINA 4330Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FINA 4340Managerial Finance
FINA 4356Financial Risk Management
FINA 4357Business Forecasting
*Students must complete the requirements of Refinitiv Eikon Certification as a requirement of FINA 4340

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for Finance

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
MATH 1324Mathematics for Business and Economics I [TCCN: MATH 1324]
HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
MANA 1300Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]
MATH 1325Mathematics for Business and Economics II [TCCN: MATH 1325]
HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
COSC 1307Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]
ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301]
POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.)
Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]
ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302]
POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)
GENB 2300Business Statistics [TCCN: BUSI 2305]

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 3311Principles of Finance
FINA 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs
MANA 3311Fundamentals of Management
MANA 3370Business Writing and Oral Presentations
MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

Second Semester (16 hrs.)

BLAW 3301Business Law and Social Responsibility
FINA 4310Management of Financial Institutions
GENB 2300Business Statistics [TCCN: BUSI 2305]
MANA 3312International Business
Upper-level Soules Elective (3 hrs.)

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 4330Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FINA 4356Financial Risk Management
COSC 3333Management Information Systems
MANA 3300Critical, Creative and Analytical Thinking in Business
MANA 3305Operations Management

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 4340Managerial Finance
FINA 4357Business Forecasting
MANA 4395Strategic Management
Upper-level COB Elective (3 hrs.)
Upper/lower division elective (2 hrs.)
MANA 3170Build and Manage a Successful Career