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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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)


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.

Note:


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

Banking and Finance Concentration


 

Core Requirement (12 semester hours)


 

Other Electives (9 Semester hours)


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

Sample Program


 

Freshman Year


 

Sophomore Year


 

Junior Year


 

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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