Finance, B.B.A.

Program Description

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.

This program is a part of the Michael J. Coles College of Business .

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Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation Policies

Admission Requirements

Admission to Coles B.B.A programs is separate from Admissions  to Kennesaw State University. Students must meet the program requirements, outlined below. In order to be able to take upper-division courses in Finance and graduate with a Finance B.B.A., all business majors must successfully:

• Complete BUSA 2150: Professionalism I: Clarifying My Major and Career 
   
• Meet the Coles College Sophomore GPA Requirement
• 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.
• Admission to the Coles Undergraduate Professional Program is separate from admission to Kennesaw State University.
• In addition, all business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all business courses counted toward their degree.

View the special admission, progression, and graduation requirements of the Coles College of Business.  

Graduation Requirements