B.S. in B.A./ Finance Major: General Education Requirements

The General Requirements (GER) courses are in Writing, Oral Communications, the Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Societies & Institutions, Artistic & Literary Perspectives and Personal & Social Responsibility. These courses provide students with a broad-range of education that will provide a base of knowledge to better enable students to develop the analytical skills needed in the world of business.
The following chart displays the number of elective credit hours needed in each GER area for Business degrees. Additional GER courses are incorporated in the Business Tool course requirements.

General Education Requirements (GER)
English 1550, Writing I & English 1551, Writing II
Philosophy 2625, Introduction to Professional Ethics
Artistic & Literary Perspectives Elective(s)
CMST 1545, Communication Theory & Practice
Natural Science Electives
Societies & Institutions
Psychology 1560, General Psychology
GER Elective (Artistic & Literary Perspectives or Natural Science Elective)

Business Tool Courses
Business 1500, Exploring Business
Math 1552, Applied Math for Management
Economics 2610, Principles 1
Economics 2630, Principles 2
Management 2604, Legal Environment of Business
Accounting 2602, Financial Accounting
Accounting 2603, Managerial Accounting
Economics 3790, Statistics for Business and Economics


Business Core Courses
Fin 3720, Business Finance
Mkgt 3703, Marketing Concepts and Practices
Mgt 3725, Fundamentals of Management
Mgt 4850, Strategic Management & Leadership
Mktg 3702, Introduction to Business Professionalism
Mgt 3761, Information Systems for Management
Mgt 3789, Operations Management
Fin 4839, International Accounting & Finance or
Mgt 4890, International Business or
Mktg 4845, International Marketing

Business Core Overrides
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S. in B.A.) degree-seeking students must have a declared major in order to register for Finance 3720, Marketing 3702, and Marketing 3703. Management 4850 requires a course override. It is the capstone course for all business majors. Permits for Management 4850 are distributed by the WCBA academic advisors.

A.A. Degree: Suggested First-Year Schedule*

Suggested Second-Year Schedule*

*Suggested schedules do not include developmental courses. 


Finance Concentration Requirements for Associate Degree

Select three (3) courses from the following:
Finance 2615, Plan Your Financial Future
Finance 3721, Personal Financial Mgt
Finance 3725, Real Estate Investments
Finance 3726, Risk Management
Finance 3730, Investments Analysis

B.S.B.A Degree: Suggested First-Year Schedule (for ALL Majors)

Suggested Second-Year Schedule (for ALL Majors)

Finance Major Suggested Third Year Schedule

Finance Major Suggested Fourth Year Schedule