The Bachelor degree in finance at WSB prepares graduates for careers in the financial services industry. Students learn basic financial theory as well as specialized courses in financial management of corporate and business organizations, analysis of investment alternatives, and other more sophisticated finance related activities. Graduates go into banking, brokerages, become financial managers, and perform a variety of other financial services functions. Students with languages 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 Applications 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:			35 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
Complete one of the following:			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)	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		3
	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
	Complete one of the following:		3
	My Educator1
or	IM 2010	Business Computer Proficiency (3)1
or	IM 2600	Spreadsheet Applications (3)1
	Complete the following:
	ECON 2010	Principles of Economics I SS	3
	MGMT 2400	Data Analytics for Business	3
	MGMT 2240	Business Calculus	3
	MGMT 2340	Business Statistics I	3
	MKTG 220G	Written Business Communication GI WE	3
Business Core Courses:
	FIN 3100	Principles of Finance3	3
	MKTG 3600	Principles of Marketing	3
	ACC 2600	Business Law and Ethics	3
	MGMT 3000	Organizational Behavior WE	3
	MGMT 3450	Operations Management	3
	MGMT 495R	Executive Lecture Series	1
or	ENTR 493R	Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (1)
	Complete one of the following:		3
	ECON 305G	International Economics
or	MGMT 330G	Survey of International Business (3)
or	MGMT 332G	Cross-Cultural Communications for International Business (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:
Choose 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:			15 Credits
Complete 15 credits of any courses 1000 or higher			15

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits required in the BS 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

Students will be required to complete the Business Computer Proficiency exam with a score of 80 percent or higher or complete the IM 2010 Business Computer Proficiency or IM 2600 course with a grade of B- or higher. NOTE: FIN courses in the PFP Major will not be authorized 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, and FIN 5800 Personal Financial Planning Capstone, and FIN 483R Colloquium in PFP Professionalism) Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher