Finance, Bachelor of Science

Program Description:

The purpose of this program is to provide students with an understanding of the relationship between business finance and the economic system in the context of the management decision-making process, as well as to prepare the students for entry-level and leadership positions in public and private organizations such as financial management, banking and investments. Florida National University awards a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance upon completion of the program.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credits)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

Social Science (6 Credits)

ECO 2013	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	Any Social Science Course

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Any Two Natural Science Courses Including One Lab

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

Core Requirements

Lower Division (25 Credits)

ACG 2003	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACG 2003L	Principles of Accounting I Lab.	1
ACG 2071	Managerial Accounting	3
BUL 2131	Business Law	3
CGS 2511	Spreadsheet Applications for Business	3
ECO 2023	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEB 2430	Business Ethics & Social Responsibility	3
MAN 2021	Principles of Business Management	3
MAR 1011	Principles of Marketing	3

Upper Division (46 Credits)

GEB 3233	Business Plan Creation	3
GEB 4890	Business Strategy and Policy	3
GEB 4912	Business Research Methods	3
FIN 3244	Money and Capital Markets	3
FIN 3403	Corporate Finance	3
FIN 3504	Principles of Investments	3
FIN 4301	Financial Institutions	3
FIN 4501	Investment Analysis	3
FIN 4634	International Banking and Finance	3
GEB 3213	Business Communications	3
GEB 3373	International Business	3
ISM 3011	Management Information Systems	3
MAN 3504	Operations Management	3
QMB 3302	Business Analytics	3
SOW 2090	Social, Legal and Ethical Issues	3
FIN 4424	Cases in Financial Management	3

Electives (6 Credits)

ENT 3704	Export / Import Finance	3
ENT 4412	Entrepreneurial Finance	3
FIN 4324	Commercial Bank Management	3
FIN 4730	Financial Advising and Consulting	3
HSA 3173	Health Services Finance	3

NOTE: A total of up to 60 credits may be transferred from the General Education and/or Elective courses taken during a degree program. FNU reserves the right to transfer the appropriate courses.