The Adam C. Sinn '00 Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance. Finance is the study of how individuals, companies, and governments allocate resources over time, under conditions of risk or uncertainty. The BBA Finance (FINC) major equips students in the core financial areas of corporate finance, investments, and markets and institutions.
In addition to earning a BBA FINC degree, majors may apply for one of several specialized fields of study:
- Aggies on Wall Street (AOWS)
- Banking Services Certificate Program (BSCP)
- Commercial Banking Certificate Program (CBP)
- Corporate Finance Certificate Program (CFP)
- Petroleum Ventures Certificate Program (PVP)
- Quantitative Finance and Research Program (QFR)
- Trading, Risks and Investments Certificate Program (TRIP)
Finance students also have access to applied finance courses including Titans of Investing, which exposes students to a broad perspective of financial markets and global developments; the Tanner Fund and Reveille Fund, which allow students to manage real money for credit; Financial Modeling, in which students build Excel-based financial models in the context of company valuations, leveraged buyout investments, and mergers and acquisitions; and multiple commercial real estate analysis classes.
BBA FINC graduates are qualified for careers including investment bankers, commercial bankers, investment fund managers, traders, corporate treasurers, comptrollers, chief financial officers, investor relations officers, risk managers, investment analysts, and commercial real estate analysts.
Upper Level Entry Requirements
Admission to the upper level major of finance (FINC) requires satisfactory completion of specific coursework. To review requirements and application procedures see Upper-Level Entry Requirements and Application Procedures.
Lower-Level Business Program (BUAD)
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
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| Fall |
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| BUSN 101 | Freshman Business Initiative 1 | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| Public Speaking | |
| Communication for Technical Professions | |
| Argumentation and Debate | |
| Composition and Rhetoric | |
| Technical and Professional Writing | |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
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| ACCT 229 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ISTM 210 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| |
| Public Speaking | |
| Communication for Technical Professions | |
| Argumentation and Debate | |
| Composition and Rhetoric | |
| Technical and Professional Writing | |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ACCT 230 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN 203 | Statistical Methods for Business 5 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 |
Management Information Systems: Students intending to major in Management Information Systems must add ISTM 250 Business Programming Logic and Design (3 credits) to second year fall curriculum in Business (lower level). The communication elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Business Honors: Students admitted to Business Honors (1) take BUSN 125 Business Learning Community I (3 credits) in place of BUSN 101 in the first year fall curriculum and (2) must add BUSN 225 Business Competency (3 credits) to the second year spring curriculum in Business (lower level). The creative arts elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Finance: Students intending to major in Finance must add FINC 210 to freshman year curriculum in Business (lower-level). The general elective taken in the fourth year can be reduced by 1 credit.
Upper-Level Finance Program
Plan of Study Grid | Third Year |
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| Fall |
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| ACCT 327 | Financial Reporting I | 3 |
| FINC 341 | Business Finance | 3 |
| FINC 350 | Ethics in Financial Decision-Making 1 | 1 |
| MGMT 363 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| SCMT 364 | Operations Management | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 13 |
| Spring |
|---|
| FINC 351 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| FINC 361 | Managerial Finance I | 3 |
| FINC 381 | Money and Capital Markets | 3 |
| MGMT 311 | Legal and Social Environment of Business | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall |
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| ACCT 328 | Financial Reporting II | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing 1 | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
4 | |
5 | |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
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| MGMT 466 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 6,7 | 5 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 17 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 |
Total Program Hours 120
