Dec 26, 2024

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Finance B.B.A.

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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
Coles College of Business, Department of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis
(770) 423-6091

There is a broad range of intellectual challenges within the field of finance which integrates and applies principles and concepts drawn from accounting, economics, business operations, and quantitative analysis in a global business environment. Finance is an analytical discipline dealing with the acquisition and distribution of funds, financial statement analysis, security analysis, risk assessment, valuation of assets and liabilities, functioning of financial markets, and management of investments, acquisitions, funds, assets, liabilities, risk, businesses, and financial institutions.

The program in finance prepares students for careers as bankers, financial managers, stockbrokers, financial analysts, portfolio managers, financial consultants, investment bankers, and financial planners. Students are also well prepared for graduate study in law and business.

All business majors must successfully complete BUSA 2150 and the Coles College Sophomore GPA Requirement and be admitted to the Coles Undergraduate Professional Program in order to be approved to take upper-division business courses and graduate with a B.B.A. degree. In addition, all business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all business courses counted toward their degree.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements

Specific General Education requirements for this Major:

In Area A:

In Area D:

In Area E:

ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics

University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Lower Division Business Core (AREA F) (18 Credit Hours)

Leadership and Career Program (0 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Major Requirements (45 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Business Core (18 Credit Hours)

Information Technology Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

IS 3100 - Information Systems Management

Major Field Requirements (9 Credit Hours)

Select one of the following:

Major Field Electives (15 Credit Hours)*

Select 12 credit hours from the following:

And select one (3 credit hours) of the following:

Business Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Nine hours of credit from upper-division (3000-4000 level) course offerings outside the Major, but inside the Coles College of Business. FIN courses cannot be used here. (A maximum of nine hours of credit in Finance Co-Ops and Internships may be used in this area. Co-Ops and Internships cannot be used in any other area.) See a Coles Staff Advisor before taking MGT courses to count here - some MGT courses cannot be used here.

Non-Business Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Six hours of credit from any lower-division (1000/2000) or upper-division (3000/4000) non-business courses offered at Kennesaw State.

Program Total (123 Credit Hours)

*Guidance for Selecting Major Field Electives:

If you are interested in a particular area of Finance, following are some suggested courses related to two areas of specialization: Capital Markets and Corporate Finance: