Nov 21, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Finance, B.S. Curriculum Guide

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This curriculum guide is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Major Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

Recommended Minimum Grade

^{A B} indicates the recommended minimum grade; although a C meets the requirement, SU history shows that students who graduate with this major earned this grade or higher for this course.

For Students Starting in MATH 135

First Year

Semester 1

MATH 135 - College Algebra: A Modeling Approach 3 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 10X - Gen. Ed. IIA (HIST 101 , HIST 102 or HIST 103 ) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
COMM 260 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14

Semester 2

MATH 160 - Introduction to Applied Calculus 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MATH 201 - Calculus I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 211 - Information Systems Concepts for Management 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
FTWL 106 - Lifelong Fitness and Wellness 3 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17-18/31-32

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year

Semester 1

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
ACCT 248 - Legal Environment 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 200 - Personal and Professional Development for Business 1 Hour(s) Credit
MATH 155 - Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis 3 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL XXX - Gen. Ed. IB Literature course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 18/49-50

Semester 2

INFO 281 - Intermediate Business Statistics 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
HIST XXX - Gen. Ed. IIB History course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IIIC - Gen. Ed. Social Science/Humanities course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17-18/66-68

For Students Starting in MATH 160/201

First Year

Semester 1

MATH 160 - Introduction to Applied Calculus 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
MATH 201 - Calculus I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
COMM 260 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 10X - Gen. Ed. IIA (HIST 101 , HIST 102 or HIST 103 ) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14-15

Semester 2

MATH 155 - Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis 3 Hour(s) Credit
INFO 211 - Information Systems Concepts for Management 4 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit
FTWL 106 - Lifelong Fitness and Wellness 3 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17/31-32

Winter/Summer Term

List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year

Semester 1

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
INFO 281 - Intermediate Business Statistics 3 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL XXX - Gen. Ed. IB Literature course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IIIC - Gen. Ed. Social Science/Humanities course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 17-18/48-50

Semester 2

ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
ACCT 248 - Legal Environment 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 200 - Personal and Professional Development for Business 1 Hour(s) Credit
HIST XXX - Gen. Ed. IIB History course 4 Hour(s) Credit
IVA - Gen. Ed. Lab Science course 4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 15/63-65

Winter/Summer Term

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For All Students

Third Year

Semester 1

FINA 311 - Financial Management 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
MGMT 320 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
MKTG 330 - Principles of Marketing Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 12-13/75-81

Semester 2

INFO 326 - Operations Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 440 - Corporate Finance 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 441 - Investments I 3 Hour(s) Credit ^B
FINA XXX - Finance Elective course (1 of 2) 3 Hour(s) Credit (FINA 312 , FINA 442 , FINA 443 , FINA 449 )
Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 15-16/90-97

Winter/Summer Term

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Fourth Year

Semester 1

FINA 445 - Financial Institutions and Markets 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ECON 331 - Money and Banking 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 447 - International Financial Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 325 - Business and Society 3 Hour(s) Credit
Business - Business Elective course 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 449 - Practicum in Portfolio Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
OR
FINA 490 - Finance Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit (3 Hour(s) Credit)

Total Credits: 15/105-112

Semester 2

FINA XXX - Finance Elective course (2 of 2) 3 Hour(s) Credit (FINA 312 , FINA 442 , FINA 443 , FINA 449 )
MGMT 492 - Strategic Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
Elective - If needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

Finance, B.S. Curriculum Guide

University Undergraduate Major Policies

Recommended Minimum Grade

For Students Starting in MATH 135

First Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 14

Semester 2

Total Credits: 17-18/31-32

Winter/Summer Term

Second Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 18/49-50

Semester 2

Total Credits: 17-18/66-68

For Students Starting in MATH 160/201

First Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 14-15

Semester 2

Total Credits: 17/31-32

Winter/Summer Term

Second Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 17-18/48-50

Semester 2

Total Credits: 15/63-65

Winter/Summer Term

For All Students

Third Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 12-13/75-81

Semester 2

Total Credits: 15-16/90-97

Winter/Summer Term

Fourth Year

Semester 1

Total Credits: 15/105-112

Semester 2

Total Credits: 15-18/120-130