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Finance, B.A.

Requirements

The Bachelor Degree in Finance at WSB prepares graduates for careers in the financial servicesindustry.Students learn basic financial theory as well as specialized courses in financialmanagement of corporate and business organizations, analysis of investment alternatives, and other more sophisticated finance related activities.Graduates go into banking, brokerages, becomefinancial managers, and perform a variety of other financial services functions.Students withlanguage skills may take an appropriate number of courses to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Total Program Credits: 120

Matriculation Requirements:
  • My Educator or IM 2100 Document Processing Applications or IM 2600 Spreadsheet Application
  • ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I
  • ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I SS
  • MGMT 2240 Business Calculus
  • MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I
  • MKTG 220G Written Business Communication GI WE
General Education Requirements: 36 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)   
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)  
 or MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
 or MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)  
 or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses:  
  ECON 2020 Principles of Economics II SS (fulfills Social/Behavioral Science credit) 3
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities Distribution (any foreign language 202G/2020 class) 4
  Fine Arts Distribution 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 70 Credits
Business Foundation Courses:  
  ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I  3
  ACC 2120 Principles of Accounting II 3
  My Educator1  
or IM 2010 Business Computer Proficiency  (3)1  
or IM 2600 Spreadsheet Applications (3)1  
  ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I SS 3
  MKTG 220G Written Business Communication GI WE  3
  MGMT 2240 Business Calculus 3
  MGMT 2400 Data Analytics for Business 3
  MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I 3
Business Core Courses:  
  FIN 3100 Principles of Finance 3 3
  ACC 2600 Business Law and Ethics 3
  MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
  MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior WE 3
  MGMT 3450 Operations Management 3
  ENTR 493R Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (1) 1
or MGMT 495R Executive Lecture Series  
  ECON 305G International Economics GI 3
or MGMT 330G Survey of International Business GI (3)  
or MGMT 332G Cross-Cultural Communications for International Business GI (3)  
Finance Core Requirements:  
  ECON 3010 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)  
or ECON 3020 Managerial Economics 3
  FIN 3150 Financial Management 3
  MGMT 3345 Business Statistics II 3
  FIN 3400 Investment Management 3
  FIN 4100 Management of Financial Institutions 3
  MGMT 4860 Business Strategy Formulation and Implementation 3
Finance Elective Requirements:  
Complete 12 credits from any 3000 or 4000 level ACC, ECON, or FIN course not already taken in consultation with appropriate faculty or an advisor.2 12
Elective Requirements: 14 Credits
Complete 2 hours of general electives and 12 credits of any foreign language course 1010, 1020, 2010 sequence 14

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits required in the BA degree; at least 40 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
  2. Overall grade point average 2.0 or above with a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all Woodbury School of Business courses. No grade lower than a "C-" in core and specialization courses.
  3. Residency hours: Minimum of 30 credit hours of business courses through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements. Students are responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
  5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
  6. Successful completion of at least two writing enriched courses. 

NOTE: Students will be limited to 9 hours of upper-division credit prior to completing matriculation.

Footnote
  1. Students will be required to complete My Educator with a score of 80 percent or higher or complete the IM 2010 Business Computer Proficiency or IM 2600 Spreadsheet Applications with grade of B- or higher.
  2. Note: FIN courses in the PFP Major will not be aurthorized for finance major electives except for FIN 3060 Introduction to the PFP Profession. (FIN courses excluded: FIN 3200 Financial Counseling, FIN 3220 Risk Management and Insurance, FIN 5300 Tax Planning for Personal Financial Planners, FIN 4200 Financial Counseling Practicum, FIN 5210 Retirement Planning, FIN 5260 Estate Planning Fundamentals, FIN 4270 Wealth Management Seminar, FIN 4290 Technological Applications in Personal Financial Planning, FIN 5800 Personal Financial Planning Capstone, and FIN 483R Colloquium in PFP Professionalism)
  3. Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic WritingCC or Literacy and Composition CC
MATH 1050 or MATH 1055 or MATH 1090  College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL or College Algebra for Business QL 3
Physical Science  3
Fine Arts 3
Foreign Language 1010 4
  Semester total: 16
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
MGMT 2240   Business Calculus 3
Foreign Language 1020 4
Biology  3
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I 3
Foreign Language 2010  4
ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I SS 3
MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
American Institution 3
Foreign Language 2020/202G 4
MGMT 2400 Data Analytics for Business 3
ECON 2020 Principles of Economics II SS 3
MKTG 220G Written Business Communication GI WE 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
ACC 2600 Business Law and Ethics 3
MKTG 3600 Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 Organizational Behavior WE 3
ECON 305G International Economics GI 3
or MGMT 330G Survey of International Business GI   
or MGMT 332G Cross-Cultural Communications for International Business GI  
Additional Biology or Physical Science  3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
ECON 3020 Managerial Economics 3
MGMT 3345 Business Statistics II 3
FIN 3100 Principles of Finance 3
Finance Elective  3
MGMT 3450 Operations Management 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
FIN 3150 Financial Management  3
FIN 3400 Investment Management  3
FIN 4100 Management of Financial Institutions  3
Finance Elective  3
Finance Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
MGMT 4860 Business Strategy Formulation and Implementation 3
Finance Elective  3
Finance Elective  3
ENTR493R or MGMT495R Entrepreneurship Lecture Series or Executive Lecture Series 1
General Elective 2
  Semester total: 12
  Degree total: 120

Department

Finance and Economics

The Finance and Economics department is in the Woodbury School of Business. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Finance-Economics department, visit their website.

Finance and Economics department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will be effective at corporate financial management.
  2. Students will understand basic portfolio theory, implications of the efficient market hypothesis and behavioral finance.
  3. Students will be knowledgeable of operation, risk measurement and management, and regulation in financial institutions.
  4. Students will be knowledgeable of the valuation of certain asset classes
  5. Students will be knowledgeable of financial statement analysis and understand how financial statements can be used to evaluate and value a business.
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