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

Attribute 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.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  FIN 36054 Intermediate Business Finance 3  
  FIN 36058 The Financial System 3  
  FIN 36059 Investments 3  
WIC/ELR FIN 46059 Financial Policy 3 C 2
  FIN 46064 International Business Finance 3  
  Choose from the following: Accounting or Finance elective 9  
  ACCT 33061 Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3) 3    
  ACCT 33063 Cost Control and Analysis for Management (3) 3    
  FIN 36081 Principles of Insurance (3)    
  FIN 36085 Financial Modeling (3)    
  FIN 46054 Financial Risk Management (3)    
  FIN 46055 Options and Futures Markets (3)    
  FIN 46067 Portfolio Analysis (3)    
  FIN 46068 Financial Management of Commercial Banks (3)    
  FIN 46096 Individual Investigation in Finance (3)    
ELR FIN 46192 Internship in Finance (3)    
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (95 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  ACCT 23020 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3  
  ACCT 23021 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3  
  BUS 10123 Exploring Business 4 3  
  BUS 30061 Business Professional Practices 5 1  
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication 3 C
KSS ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3  
KSS ECON 22061 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
  ENG 30061 Writing in Business 5 2  
  FIN 26074 Legal Environment of Business 3  
  FIN 36053 Business Finance 3 C
KMC MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus 3 C
KMC MATH
MATH		 11012
12002		 Intuitive Calculus (3)
or Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)		 3-5  
  MIS 24053 Introduction to Computer Applications 3  
  MIS 24056 Fundamentals of Business Statistics 6 3  
  MIS 24163 Principles of Management 3  
  MIS 34060 Operations Management 3  
  MIS 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 C 7
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences 3  
  General Electives (minimum 3 upper-division credit hours) 8 20  
  Recommended Major Electives: Choose from the following:
Financial Management career interest		    
  ACCT 33061 Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3) 2    
  ACCT 33063 Cost Control and Analysis for Management (3) 2    
  FIN 36085 Financial Modeling (3)    
  FIN 46054 Financial Risk Management (3)    
  FIN 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) 2    
  FIN 36085 Financial Modeling (3)    
  FIN 46054 Financial Risk Management (3)    
  FIN 46055 Options and Future Markets (3)    
  FIN 46067 Portfolio Analysis (3)    
  Recommended Electives: Choose from the following:
Investments career interest		    
  ACCT 33061 Financial Reporting Issues and Analysis (3) 2    
  FIN 36085 Financial Modeling (3)    
  FIN 46054 Financial Risk Management (3)    
  FIN 46055 Options and Future Markets (3)    
  FIN 46067 Portfolio Analysis (3)    
MINIMUM TOTAL  120  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. 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
  4. A student changing to the College of Business Administration or transferring may be waived out of BUS 10123 Exploring Business if:
    1. 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.
    2. 60 or more hours have been earned and the student has successfully completed one course from (ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053)
    3. At the discretion of the Dean's Office, 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.
  5. BUS 30061 and ENG 30061 should be taken concurrently. Students who have transferred ENG 30063 from another institution may use it as a substitute for ENG 30061.
  6. Student who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for MIS 24056.
  7. Minimum C grade in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.
  8. 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 120-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.

Progression in the major: minimum 2.500 cumulative GPA, minimum C (2.000) grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 (or placement out of MATH 11010) and FIN 36053.