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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree - Finance

Overview

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The Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance is a major within the School of Business and Entrepreneurship. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.

Degree Requirements:

  • General Education Courses
  • Pre-Major Courses
  • Business Core Courses
  • Administration Core Courses
  • Electives
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher is required for graduation

Degree available in Bismarck, Williston, DSUlive, and online

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to apply major concepts within the traditional areas of business to include accounting, marketing, finance, and management. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and X. )
  2. Students will be able to deliver effective and professional communications using a variety of modalities. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and X.)
  3. Students will be able to demonstrate the application of decision-support tools to business decision making. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and X.)
  4. Students will be able to apply strategic planning skills to effect a change initiative in a business scenario. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and X.)
  5. Students will be able to apply legal, ethical, and economic standards of business within a global environment. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and X.)

Career Options

Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree - Finance?

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance applies skills in accounting, finance, mathematics, and business fundamentals to prepare students to manage the monetary growth of organizations or clients based on identified goals.

Possible Career Paths

  • Business Finance
  • Financial Planner
  • Financial Management
  • Commercial/Investment Banking

Requirements

General Education Course Requirements

UNIV 100 - Freshman Seminar
1
Group I - Communication

A. ENGL 110 College Composition I
 3
B. ENGL 120 College Composition II
 3
C. COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
3
Group II - Citizenship
A.
Technology - CSCI 101 Introduction Computers 3
B.
Global Perspectives - COMM 216 (see Pre Major Core) 3
C. Human Behavior and Governance 3
D. Well-Being 2
Group III - Critical and

Creative Thinking
A.
 Creative Expressions 3
B. Literature 3
C. Mathematics - MATH 146 or MATH 104 (see Pre Major Core) 3
D. Social Science - ECON 201 or ECON 202 (see Pre Major Core) 3
E. Natural Science 4
General Education Elective
MATH 305 (see Pre Major Core) 4
Total Credit Hours:41
Grade of "C" or better is required for ENGL 110 and ENGL 120

Pre-Major Courses

ACCT 200
Elements of Accounting I
3
ACCT 201
Elements of Accounting II

3
BADM 201    Introduction to Business    3
BOTE 210
Business Communication
3
BOTE 247
Spreadsheet Applications
3
COMM 216
Intercultural Communication (meets Gen Ed II-B)

ECON 201
Principles of Microeconomics or

ECON 202
Principles of Macroeconomics (meets Gen Ed III-D)

MATH 146
Applied Calculus or

MATH 104
Finite Mathematics (meets Gen Ed III-C)

MATH 305
Probability and Statistics (meets Gen Ed elective)


Total Credit Hours:15

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.

ACCT 315Business Law I

3
BADM 336Management and Leadership

3
BADM 369Business Ethics and Critical Thinking

3
BADM 376Production/Operations Management

3
BADM 388Management Information Systems

3
BADM 455International Business

3
BADM 485Business Policy

4
ENTR 366Entrepreneurship

3
FIN 326Managerial Finance

3
MRKT 301Principles of Marketing

3
Total Credit Hours:31

Finance Major Core Courses

ACCT 330Financial Statement Analysis

3
ACCT 331Intermediate Accounting I

4
ACCT 333Income Tax I

4
FIN 300Financial Institutions and Markets

3
FIN 328Investments

3
FIN 426Corporate Finance

3
FIN 430International Finance

3
Total Credit Hours:23

Elective requirement of coursework at the 200 level or higher can be used to satisfy the remaining degree requirements.

Electives

Total Credit Hours:10

10 elective credits are required to graduate with a BBA - Finance degree. Select a minimum of 6-credit hours from ACCT, BADM, BOTE, ENTR, FIN, or MRKT courses, not already in the major, plus 4-credit hours at the 200 level or higher, from any academic discipline. All 10 credit hours may be Business Electives if desired.

Total Credit Hours:120

Semester Sequence

First Semester

ACCT 200Elements Of Accounting I

3
COMM 216Intercultural Communication

3
CSCI 101Introduction To Computers

3
ENGL 110College Composition I

3
Or Qualifying Placement Test
UNIV 100Freshman Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:13-17
MATH 103 does not count towards the 120-credit requirement for the BBA-Finance.

Second Semester

ACCT 201Elements Of Accounting II

3
COMM 110Fundamentals Of Public Speaking

3
ENGL 120College Composition II

3
MATH 146Applied Calculus I

3
General Education Natural Science Course/Lab

4
Total Credit Hours:16

Third Semester

ACCT 333Income Tax I

4
BOTE 247Spreadsheet Applications

3
ECON 201Principles Of Microeconomics

3
Or
ECON 202Principles Of Macro-Economics

3
HPER 100Concepts of Fitness and Wellness

2
General Education Literature Course

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Fourth Semester

ACCT 315Business Law I

3
BOTE 210Business Communication

3
General Education Creative Expression Course

3
General Education Human Behavior and Governance Course

3
Elective Business Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Fifth Semester

ACCT 330Financial Statement Analysis

3
ACCT 331Intermediate Accounting I

4
BADM 336Management and Leadership

3
FIN 326Managerial Finance

3
MATH 305Probability and Statistics

4
Total Credit Hours:17

Sixth Semester

FIN 426Corporate Finance

3
MRKT 301Principles of Marketing

3
Elective Business Elective

3
Elective Electives

4
Total Credit Hours:13

Seventh Semester

BADM 369Business Ethics and Critical Thinking

3
BADM 455International Business

3
ENTR 366Entrepreneurship

3
FIN 300Financial Institutions and Markets

3
FIN 328Investments

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Eighth Semester

BADM 376Production/Operations Management

3
BADM 388Management Information Systems

3
BADM 485Business Policy

4
FIN 430International Finance

3
Elective Business Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:16