Bachelor of Science in Finance
Chair: Dr. Ghirmay S.Ghebreyesus
Administrative Coordinator III: Ms. Adelea Holmes
Professors: Dr. Donald R.Andrews, Dr. Ashagre Yigletu, Dr. Sung C. No, Dr. Aloyce Kaliba, Dr. Bijoy Sahoo
Associate Professor: Dr. Vasantha Chigurupati
Assistant Professor: Dr. Hasib Ahmed
Instructor: Mr. Sherman Pittman
Adjunct Professor: Mr. Ron Henderson
The Finance Program offers courses designed to provide students with basic information and current knowledge of the operation of the American economy and financial system. The department emphasizes innovative teaching, research, and professional service activities. It offers a four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, with the opportunity for concentrations in Economics or Risk Management and Insurance.
The Finance program provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of financial theories and the ability to apply analysis of financial markets and operation of financial institutions. Additionally, students are provided with experience designed to equip them with the theoretical tools of investigation and promote critical thinking and analytical skills in business and finance.
Such knowledge will enable students to obtain the necessary skills for career opportunities one of the following areas:
● Financial institutions including banks, insurance companies, real estate firms and financial regulatory agencies.
● Corporate finance and the work ranges from making decisions regarding plant expansions to choosing what types of
securities to issue when financing those expansions.
● Careers in investments includes working for brokerage houses as sales or security analyst; banks, mutual funds, or insurance companies as portfolio analyst; financial consulting firms advising individual investors or pension funds; or financial planner helping individuals develop long-term financial goals.
The Finance program has concentrations in Risk Management and Insurance and Business Economics. The Risk Management and Insurance concentration consists of four Risk/Insurance courses (12 credit hours) that can be used to satisfy the four elective courses required for the Finance degree curriculum. The Business Economics concentration also consists of four economics courses (12 credit hours) that can be used to substitute for the four elective courses required in the Finance degree program. Students should consult with the Chair of the Department for the specific course requirements necessary to obtain the concentrations.
Degree Requirements
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Finance majors are required to complete 122 credit hours, of which 24 credit hours must be in the field of finance. A grade of “C” or better must be attained in all finance courses presented to fulfill the credit hour requirement in the major. Finance electives in specialized areas are available to advanced students.
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| SENL 102B | English Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 203B | Calculus for Bus & Social Sci | 3 |
| CMPS 291B | Adv Tech Using Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year
First Semester
| ECON 275B | Business & Economic Stats | 3 |
| SACC 211B | Financial Accounting Principle | 3 |
| SECO 221B | Principle of Economics I | 3 |
| SENL 240B | Intro to African American Lit | 3 |
| SPSY 201B | Gen Psychology | 3 |
| Natural Science Sequence | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Second Semester
| BUSP 210B | Business Communication and Pro | 3 |
| ECON 375B | Business & Econ Stat II | 3 |
| SACC 221B | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| SECO 222B | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Third Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| MGMT 305B | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT 306B | Quantitative Analysis in Bus | 3 |
| MGMT 360B | Legal Environ of Business | 3 |
| Finance or Economics Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| FINC 430B | Managerial Finance II | 3 |
| FINC 436B | Investments | 3 |
| MGMT 310B | Production Management | 3 |
FINC
| Finance Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| FINC 451B | Financial/inst & Capital Mark | 3 |
| FINC 481B | International Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 490B | Strategic Management | 3 |
| SVLR 000B | Service Learning | 0 |
FINC
| Finance Elective | 3 |
| Finance or Economics Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Minor in Finance
Requirements List
Total Credit Hours: 18
Minor in Economics
Requirements List
| SECO 221B | Principle of Economics I | 3 |
| SECO 222B | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| ECON 300B | Intermediate Macro Theory | 3 |
| ECON 310B | Intermediate Micro Theory | 3 |
ECON
| Economics Elective | 3 |
ECON
| Economics Elective | 3 |
Areas of concentration in Finance include Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) and Business Economics.
Students concentrating in Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) should complete the following courses:
FINC 335B Fundamentals of Risk & Insurance
FINC 445B Life Insurance & Professional Financial Planning
FINC 446B Employee Benefits
FINC 447B Principles of Property & Liability Insurance
Students concentrating in Business Economics should complete the following courses:
ECON 300B Intermediate Macro Theory
ECON 310B Intermediate Micro Theory
ECON 480B International Economics
AND one of the following:
ECON 320B Labor and Human Resource Economics
ECON 340B Money and Banking
ECON 415B Managerial Economic Analysis
ECON 460B Economics of Development and Growth