Finance, B.B.A.

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General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Bachelor of Business Administration (Business and Professional Business Cores)

(see Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration)

Courses for a Major in Finance - 30 semester hours

• FINC 3353 - Financial Markets and Institutions 3
• FINC 4653 - Financial Management 3
• FINC 4733 - Investments 3
• ECON 3543 - Introduction to Econometrics 3
• ECON 4643 - International Economics and Finance 3 (if not taken in the Professional Business Core)

Plus 3 semester hours selected from:

• FINC 4753 - Advanced Issues in Corporate Finance 3
• FINC 4833 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3
• FINC 4933 - Student Managed Investment Fund I 3

Plus 12 semester hours selected from:

• FINC 3413 - Principles of Real Estate 3
• FINC 3633 - Financial Analysis 3
• FINC 3753 - Risk Management and Insurance 3
• FINC 4313 - Energy Industry Finance 3
• FINC 4753 - Advanced Issues in Corporate Finance 3

• OR (whichever course not taken above)

• FINC 4833 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3

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• FINC 4891 - Internship in Finance 1
• FINC 4892 - Internship in Finance 2
• FINC 4893 - Internship in Finance 3

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• FINC 4933 - Student Managed Investment Fund I 3 (for students without FINC 4933)

• OR

• FINC 4943 - Student Managed Investment Fund II 3 (for students with FINC 4933)

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• ECON 3323 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
• ECON 3333 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3
• ECON 3703 - Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy 3
• ECON 3743 - Public Finance 3

Advanced Accounting

Students can choose to take up to six semester hours of advanced accounting for part of the required twelve hours above.

Approved Electives

Electives approved by student’s advisor to bring total to 120 semester hours.  Developmental courses and EXPH activity courses cannot be counted as electives.

Note:

Students pursuing a B.B.A. degree with a major in Finance must earn a grade of C or higher in FINC 3353, FINC 3733, FINC 4653, and FINC 4733 taken at MSU or transferred from another college or university.