Bachelor of Science Degree - Finance
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
Pre-Major Courses
Finance Major Courses (Business Core)
Finance Core
Electives
A cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher is required for graduation
Degree available in Bismarck and online
Student Learning Outcomes
The undergraduate program in Finance will enable students to:
Business Core Intended Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify and apply the fundamental theories and practice of management including planning, organizing, leading and controlling (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V, and VI).
- Students will be able to apply analytical problem solving techniques used to diagnose, recommend, and communicate solutions to business problems (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
- Students will be able to demonstrate the concepts in the areas of leadership, management, law, and international business (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
- Students will be able to construct professional forms of communication (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
- Students will be able to integrate core business fundamental concepts and theories to make strategic decisions (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
Finance Intended Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to solve fundamental problems in the following areas: time value of money, capital budgeting, working capital management, financial statement analysis, cost of capital, and capital structure (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI).
- Students will be able to define financial analyses of risk and return and valuation of debt and equity securities (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI).
- Students will be able to compare and contrast at least three differences between strictly US based business practices and International business practices as it relates to financial activities (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V and VI).
Requirements
General Education Course Requirements
Freshman Seminar
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UNIV 100
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1
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Group I (A)
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ENGL 110 or ENGL 111H*
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3 |
Group I (B)
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ENGL 120 or ENGL 121H*
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3 |
Group I (C)
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COMM 110 or COMM 111H*
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3 |
Group I (D)
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CSCI 101
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3 |
Group II (A)
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Natural Science course and lab
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4 |
Group II (B)
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Mathematics course (See Pre Major Core)**
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3 |
Group III (A)
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Foundational Expression (see Pre Major Core)**
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3 |
Group III (B)
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Literary Expression
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3 |
Group III (C)
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Applied Expression
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3 |
Group IV (A)
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Historical Perspective |
3
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Group IV (B)
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Human Behavior
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3 |
Group IV (C)
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Social Interaction (See Pre Major Core)**
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3
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Group V
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See catalog
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Group VI
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HPER 100
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2 |
Grade of "C" or better is required for
ENGL 110,
ENGL 111H*,
ENGL 120, and
ENGL 121H*
*TR Scholar
**9 General Education credits met in Pre Major Core
Pre-Major Courses
Requires a “C” or better in each course except MATH 146 (requires passing grade only).
| ACCT 200 | Elements Of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 201 | Elements Of Accounting II | 3 |
| BOTE 210 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BOTE 247 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
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| COMM 216 | Intercultural Communication(M/C) | 3 |
| | MEETS Group III-A General Education Requirement | |
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| ECON 201 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
| | MEETS Group IV-C General Education Requirement | |
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| ECON 202 | Principles Of Macro-Economics | 3 |
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| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| | MEETS Group II-B General Education Requirement | |
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| MATH 305 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Finance Major (Business Core)
Pre-Major courses listed above require a “C” or better (except MATH 146 which requires a passing grade only) before taking the Business Core Courses.
Finance Core
| ACCT 330 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 331 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT 333 | Income Tax I | 4 |
| ACCT 422 | Business Valuation | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 |
| FIN 328 | Investments | 3 |
| FIN 426 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 430 | International Finance | 3 |
| | Elective (ANY COURSES 200- 400 level) | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Select a minimum of one credit hour from business elective prefix hours listed below OR one credit hour at the 200 to 400 prefix level. One credit hour MAY be Business electives if desired but one credit MAY be from any academic discipline if they are 200 to 400 level courses.
Select from any ACCT, BADM, BOTE ENTR, FIN or MRKT courses numbered above 200, not already included in major or any academic discipline courses 200, 300, or 400 level. One credit required.
Total Credit Hours: 120