General Requirements (Core Areas A - E): 42 Credit Hours

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major: 18 Credit Hours

• ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 2530 - Advanced Business Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours) (if taken in Area E, substitute LSTD 2106 )
• ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)

Specific Requirements Beyond Areas A1-F: 24-30 Credit Hours

• BUSA 3131 - Foundations of Business Analytics I (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 3132 - Foundations of Business Analytics II (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 4131 - Strategic Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 3131 - Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3131 - Principles of Corporate Finance (3 Credit Hours)
• LSTD 2106 - Legal Environment of Business (3 Credit Hours) (if ECON 2105  taken in Area E, then substitute into Area F)
• MATH 1232 - Survey of Calculus (3 Credit Hours) (if not taken in Area A-E)
• MGNT 3130 - Principles of Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3131 - Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• OSCM 3430 - Operations and Supply Management (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements: 12 Credit Hours

• FINC 3231 - Investments (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3132 - Intermediate Financial Management (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3531 - Principles of Risk and Insurance (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4231 - Personal Financial Planning (3 Credit Hours)

Select four of the following: 12 Credit Hours

• FINC 3130 - Financial Tools and Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3133 - International Finance (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3134 - Enterprise Risk Management (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3331 - Financial Institutions (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4170 - Financial Derivatives (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4232 - Security Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4233 - Estate Planning (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4234 - Personal Insurance Planning (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4331 - Bank Management (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4332 - Current Topics in Banking and Financial Markets (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4333 - Commercial Bank Lending (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4431 - Principles of Real Estate (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4433 - Real Estate Appraisal (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4435 - Real Estate Finance and Investments (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4532 - Life, Health and Retirement Planning (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4534 - Commercial Risk Management and Insurance (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4535 - Insurance Industry Operations (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4536 - Financial Certifications (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4631 - Eagles on Wall Street (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4790 - Internship in Finance (3-9 Credit Hours)
• FINC 4830 - Special Problems in Finance (3 Credit Hours)
• FTA 4001 - Foundations of FinTech
• FTA 4002 - Financial Technologies
• FTA 4003 - Commercial Banking in FinTech
• FTA 4005 - Introduction to Financial Data Analytics
• FTA 4100 - Introduction to Information Security for FinTech

Electives: 6-12 Credit Hours

Select 6 credit hours of Electives (should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor) unless ECON 2105  and/or MATH 1232  used to meet requirements in Area A-E in which case students will take up to 12 credit hours of electives

A maximum of 6 credit hours of experiential learning (e.g., Internship, Eagles on Wall Street, and Business Abroad) may count toward major elective credits.

A maximum of 3 credit hours of FinTech Academy (FTA) courses may count toward major elective credits.

Total Credit Hours: 124

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