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 or IM 2600 ACC 2110 ECON 2010 MGMT 2240 or MATH 1100 MGMT 2340 MKTG 220G
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4)
or	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
or	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government  (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness  (2)
or	PES 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	ECON 2020	Principles of Economics II (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
	My Educator 1
or	IM 2010	Business Computer Proficiency (3) 1
or	IM 2600	Spreadsheet Applications (3) 1
	ECON 2010	Principles of Economics I	3
	MATH 1100	Introduction to Calculus (4)
or	MGMT 2240	Business Calculus	3
	MKTG 220G	Written Business Communication WE	3
	MGMT 2340	Business Statistics I	3
	MGMT 2400	Introduction to Data Analytics for Business Professionals	3
Business Core Courses:
	FIN 3100	Principles of Finance	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
	ECON 305G	International Economics	3
or	MGMT 330G	Survey of International Business (3)
or	MGMT 332G	Cross-Cultural Communications for International Business (3)
	ENTR 493R	Entrepreneurship Lecture Series (1)
or	MGMT 495R	Executive Lecture Series	1
Finance Core Requirements:
	ECON 3010	Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
or	ECON 3020	Managerial Economics	3
	FIN 3150	Financial Management	3
	FIN 3400	Investment Management	3
	FIN 4100	Management of Financial Institutions	3
	MGMT 3345	Business Statistics II	3
	MGMT 4860	Business Strategy Formulation and Implementation	3
Finance Elective Requirements:
Choose 15 credits from any 3000 or 4000 level ACC, ECON, or FIN course not already taken in consultation with appropriatefaculty or an advisor. 2			15
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.

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

Footnote

1 Students will be required to complete the Business Computer Proficiency exam with a score of 80 percent or higher or complete the IM 2010 or IM 2600 course with a grade of B- or higher.

2NOTE: FIN courses in the PFP Major will not be aurthorized for finance major electives except for FIN 3060. (FIN courses excluded FIN 3200, FIN 3210, FIN 3220, FIN 3300, FIN 4200, FIN 4210, FIN 4270, FIN 4290, FIN 4800, and FIN 483R)