Finance, B.B.A.

Major Code: 2060

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Support Courses: 6 Minimum Required Hours

MATH 1453 - Applied Algebra OR
MATH 1513 - College Algebra OR
MATH 1533 - Precalculus-Algebra
MATH 2053 - Math Analysis for Business
Upon completion of the above courses, corresponding University Core requirements will be satisfied. (These courses are required for this major regardless of previous degrees conferred.)

Major Requirements

Finance: 69 Minimum Required Hours

Business core courses: 39 Credit Hours

Capstone: 3 Credit Hours

MGMT 4813 - Strategic Management (Senior Status) * #
* All Business Core Courses must be completed prior to taking the Capstone Course.

# All BBA or BS in Accounting majors must successfully complete and pass the Business Senior Exam (BSE) as a component of MGMT 4813 Strategic Management .

Finance: 27 Minimum Required Hours

Required courses: 12 Credit Hours

FIN 4213 - Investments
FIN 4253 - Intermediate Business Finance
FIN 4413 - Financial Institutions OR
ECON 3103 - Money And Banking
FIN 4303 - Financial Statement Analysis OR
ACCT 3513 - Tax Planning OR
Any 3 hour, 3000/4000 level Accounting course

Electives from the following: 15 Credit Hours

FIN 3413 - Real Estate Principles
FIN 3473 - Real Property Management
FIN 3513 - Risk Management For The Firm
FIN 3523 - Fndts of Ins and Rsk Mgmt
FIN 4423 - Employee Benefit Planning
LS 4323 - Estate Planning and Admin
FIN 4433 - Case Studies in Financial Plan OR
Or any 3000/4000 level Finance course.

Electives to bring total to: 124 Minimum Required Hours

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, (b) course work at UCO, (c) major courses, and (d) business core courses (including the capstone course): 2.25

Accelerated BBA/MS

The Department of Finance offers a M.S. Finance major. Students in the BBA Finance program are eligible to pursue, with approval, the M.S. Finance degree beginning their senior year. Approved BBA Finance students may take up to nine credit hours of 5000-level Finance courses during their senior year of the BBA program. These courses will count toward both the BBA and MS degrees. A formal application to the MS Finance program and an approval from the Department of Finance are required.

Requirements are located in the UCO Graduate Catalogue under Finance.

Up to nine credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the BBA Finance and the MS Finance programs:

FIN 5223 Advanced International Finance
FIN 5243 Advanced Financial Institutions
FIN 5553 Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
LS 5223 Advanced Estate Planning