Bachelor of Business Administration with major in Finance
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
Pre-Major Courses
Business Core Courses
Finance Major Core Courses
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 Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to 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 recommend solutions to business problems (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
- Students will be able to apply 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 recommend strategic decision alternatives using fundamental business concepts (this learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V and VI).
Finance Major 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 apply the knowledge of 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 II (A)
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CSCI 101
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3 |
Group II (B)
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COMM 216 (see Pre Major Core)**
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3 |
Group II (C)
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Human Behavior and Governance
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3 |
Group II (D)
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Well-Being
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2 |
Group III (A)
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Creative Expressions
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3 |
Group III (B)
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Literature
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3 |
Group III (C)
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MATH 146 (see Pre Major Core)**
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3
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Group III (D)
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ECON 201 (see Pre Major Core)**
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3 |
Group III (E)
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Natural Science
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4
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General Education Elective
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ECON 202 (see Pre Major Core)**
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3 |
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 | 3 |
| | MEETS Group II-B General Education Requirement | |
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| ECON 201 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
| | MEETS Group III-D General Education Requirement | |
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| ECON 202 | Principles Of Macro-Economics | 3 |
| | MEETS General Education Elective Requirement | |
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| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| | MEETS Group III-C General Education Requirement | |
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| MATH 305 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Business Core Courses
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 Major Core Courses
BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Select a minimum of 4 credit hours, at the 200 level or higher, from ACCT, BADM, BOTE ENTR, FIN or MRKT courses not already included in the major, OR from any academic discipline at the 200 level or higher.
Students may utilize credit hours from the required Leadership Minor in the Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program to complete the elective requirements for business majors.
Total Credit Hours: 120