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.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: 

1. Analyze financial securities markets and estimate risk and return; estimate future cash flows for a company’s investments and discount them at an appropriate risk-adjusted required return; apply relevant capital budgeting techniques to business scenarios and decision-making; and understand the financial manager’s role in deciding on dividend policy, capital structure, and both short-term and long-term financing policies.
2. Understand the basic tenants of time value of money, discounting future cash flows, and compounding cash flows into the future.  
3. Value securities (stocks and bonds) and understand how the markets for these securities are organized and function properly.  In addition, finance majors will learn about asset pricing models and how to properly measure risk and return.  
4. Understand how corporations raise capital via financial markets, when to use equity versus debt financing, and how to set a relevant dividend policy on its stock.
5. Utilize capital budgeting techniques to help the corporation allocate its capital efficiently and decide which assets or projects to invest in. 
6. Understand different types of international monetary systems and underlying causes for why the dollar and other currencies change in value. In addition, finance majors will learn different ways to hedge exchange rate risk and to manage other types of international risk.

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

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

Admission to Coles B.B.A programs is separate from Admissions  to Kennesaw State University. View the special admission, progression, and graduation requirements of the Coles College of Business.  

Enrollment Criteria

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.
• Business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all business courses to be counted toward their degree.

Graduation Criteria