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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Administration - Banking and Finance Concentration, BS

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General Education and Institutional Requirements (46-47 Semester Hours)

One course in each of two disciplines in arts and humanities (6 Semester Hours)

Discipline/Courses:

Communications, Theatre, Art, Music and Modern Language

Note:

*Accounting majors should take PHIL-305, Ethics and Public Policy

Two science courses, at least one of which shall be a laboratory course (7-8 Semester Hours)

  • ____ ___ Science Elective I 3/4 Credits
  • ____ ___ Science Elective II 3/4 Credits

Discipline/Courses:

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Physical Science Courses

One course in mathematics at or above the level of college algebra (3 Semester Hours)

Discipline/Courses:

Two courses in English composition (6 Semester Hours)

One course in each of two disciplines in social and behavioral sciences (6 Semester Hours)

Discipline/Courses:

Economics, History, Anthropology, Political Science Sociology, Psychology, Geography, Social Work or Interdisciplinary Social Sci.

Note:
COB students require a minimum of a C to pass these courses.  

 

Free General Education Electives (6 Semester Hours)

Note:

*Students who satisfied Principles of Macro/Microeconomics are encouraged to take COMM 103, ENGL 211, 212, 213 or MATH 141, 215

One course in technology (3 Semester Hours)

Note:

BUIS 260 is a technology requirement for Gen-ed and COB students require a minimum of a C to pass this course. 

 

Institutional Requirements (6 Semester Hours)

Note:

Students are encouraged to take SUMMER courses and attend MINI-SEMESTER in order to have a manageable semester load.

In keeping with COMAR, the College of Business reserves the right to specify suitable general education courses for all majors.

Core School Requirements (48/51 semester hours)

Note:

****Accounting students must take BUAD 351 (Business Law II), instead of BUIS 360.

Banking and Finance Concentration

Core Requirement (12 semester hours)

Required Electives (6 semester hours- select any two of the following)

Other Electives (9 Semester hours)

  • ____ ___ College of Business Elective (300-400) 6 Credits
  • ____ ___ Free Elective 3 Credits

Sample Program

Freshman Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

Total: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

Total: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

  • 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
Total: 15

Second Semester

  • 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
  • ____ ___ Required FINA Elective 3 Credits
Total: 15

Note:

Students must complete 3 credits hours of College of Business elective, recommended course is : BUIS 458 or BUIS 400. You may take 300-400 level courses from the following subject areas; ACCT, BUAD, BUIS, ECON, FINA, MGMT OR MKTG. A min. of 6 hours of calculus and computer language.

Note:

COB students require a minimum of a C to pass these courses. 

*Students who satisfied Principles of Macro/Microeconomics are encouraged to take COMM 103, ENGL 211, 212, 213 or MATH 141, 215

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