Kent State University Catalog 2012 - 2013

Finance - B.B.A. Program Requirements Download to print

Finance semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	FIN	36054	Intermediate Business Finance	3
		36058	The Financial System	3
		36059	Investments	3
WIC ELR		46059	Financial Policy*	3
		46064	International Business Fiance	3
	Choose from the following: Accounting or Finance elective			9
	ACCT	33061	Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3)**
		33063	Cost Control and Analysis for Management (3)**
	FIN	36061	Real Estate Principles (3)
		36081	Principles of Insurance (3)
		36085	Financial Modeling (3)
		46054	Financial Risk Management (3)
		46055	Options and Future Markets (3)
		46067	Portfolio Analysis (3)
		46068	Financial Management of Commercial Banks (3)
		46096	Individual Investigation in Fiance (3)
ELR		46192	Internship in Finance (3)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (96 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ACCT	23020	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
		23021	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
	BUS	10123	Exploring Business⁺	3
KAD	COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication*	3
KSS	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
KAD		22061	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	ENG	30063	Business and Professional Writing	3
	FIN	26074	Legal Environment of Business	3
		36053	Business Finance*	3
KMC	MATH	11010	Algebra for Calculus*	3
KAD		11012 12002	Intuitive Calculus (3) or Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)	3-5
	MIS	24053	Introduction to Computer Applications	3
		24056	Fundamentals of Business Statistics***	3
		24163	Principles of Management	3
		34060	Operations Management	3
		44285	Integrated Business Policy and Strategy	3
	MKTG	25010	Principles of Marketing	3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			3
	General Electives (minimum 3 upper-division credit hours)			21
	Recommended Electives: Choose from the following: Financial Management career interest
	ACCT	33061	Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3)**
		33063	Cost Control and Analysis for Management (3)**
	FIN	36085	Financial Modeling (3)
		46054	Financial Risk Management (3)
		46055	Options and Future Markets (3)
	Recommended Electives: Choose from the following: Banking/Financial Institutions career interest
	ACCT	33061	Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3)**
	FIN	36061	Real Estate Principles (3)
		36085	Financial Modeling (3)
		46054	Financial Risk Management (3)
		46055	Options and Future Markets (3)
		46067	Portfolio Analysis (3)
	Recommended Electives: Choose from the following: Investments career interest
	ACCT	33061	Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3)**
	FIN	36085	Financial Modeling (3)
		46054	Financial Risk Management (3)
		46055	Options and Future Markets (3)
		46067	Portfolio Analysis (3)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in FIN 46059 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**Students who change their major form accounting to finance or who are majoring in both accounting and finance or minoring in accounting, may use ACCT 33001 in place of ACCT 33061 and ACCT 33010 in place of ACCT 33063

***Student who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for MIS 24056.

⁺ A student may be waived out of BUS 10123 Exploring Business if:

30 or more hours have been earned and any two classes (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053) have successfully been completed.
60 or more hours have been earned and the student has completed one course from (ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053)
At the advisor’s discretion, the student has sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge in a business field (as demonstrated by a CLEP exam or Credit by Exam) but does not meet the requirements listed above.

Students may take or use any course at any level as long as the minimum 39-hour requirement for upper-division courses is satisfied for graduation with a B.B.A. Exceptions: Maximum 4 credit hours of physical education activity (PEB) courses and maximum 4 credit hours for courses in applied music and music ensembles (MUS courses with a second digit of 5, 6 or 7) combined may be counted toward the 121-total hour or 39-upper-division-hour graduation requirement. A minor (business or non-business) is encouraged. There is no limit on other music coursework. Any other exceptions must be approved by the assistant dean. Credit for ENG 11001 or MATH 10023 or 10024 may apply toward general electives.