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BBA in Finance and Investments
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The BBA in Finance & Investments is offered by the Department of Economics and Finance. This major prepares students for professional positions with financial institutions, including commercial, investment, and savings banks; brokerage firms; insurance companies; investment advisory services; and finance companies. Students will also be well prepared to enter the finance departments of non-financial corporations, nonprofit institutions, and governmental agencies. An internship training program is available to qualified day seniors majoring in finance and investments, with 3 credits a semester for 20 weekly hours of work and for no more than two semesters. These credits cannot be counted toward the credits needed for the major. Students who are planning on future graduate study in finance or business are strongly recommended to include advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics in their undergraduate programs. All finance courses have FIN 3000Principles of Finance as a prerequisite. FIN 3000 is required of all BBA students. Students majoring in finance take in addition three required courses and five elective courses. A student must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) or better in the three required courses to qualify for the finance major. In addition, a student must earn a C average or better for all of the courses in the major. Courses Required for the Finance Major
More details about the Finance Major can be found on the Finance Advisement site on Blackboard. Career OpportunitiesFor information about career opportunities in finance and related fields, please visit the Career Development Center. |
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