Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Finance, Commercial Banking Concentration, Bachelor of Business Administration

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Core Curriculum Requirements42
Major Requirements57
Other Requirements21
Total Hours120

 General Education Core Curriculum

Communication
ENGL 1301Freshman English I3
ENGL 1302Freshman English II3
Mathematics
MATH 1324Math and Business and Econ I3
Life and Physical Sciences
CHEM 1311Chemistry I3
or BIOL 1308 Survey of Life Science
Select one of the following:3
Chemistry II
Human Anat & Phys I
Introduction To The Earth
Prin of Phys Sci
College Physics I
College Physics II
University Physics I
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Select one of the following:3
World Literature I
World Literature II
American Literature
African-American Literature
Creative Arts
Select one of the following:3
Music Appreciation
Fine Arts In Daily Living
Introduction to Theatre
Intro African Art
American History
HIST 1301Soc & Pol Hist US to 18773
HIST 1302Soc & Pol Hist US Since 18773
Government/Political Science
POLS 2305American Government3
POLS 2306Texas Government3
Social/Behavioral Sciences
ECON 2301Principles Of Economics I3
Institutional Options
COMM 1321Business & Professional Comm3
or COMM 1315 Public Address
MISY 2304Fundamentals of Information Systems3
Total Hours42
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Students should be advised by a major advisor prior to registering for any credit, particularly any core curriculum credit as listed.

 Major (Finance)

School Core Requirements
ACCT 231Principles Of Accounting I3
ACCT 232Principles of Accounting II3
BADM 101Intro to Bus, Gov & Society3
BADM 230Advanced Communication Skills3
BADM 234Legal & Regulatory Envir of Bu3
FIN 301Basic Financial Management3
MGMT 300Principles of Management3
MKTG 306Principles of Marketing3
MGSC 302Operations Management I3
BADM 450Organl Policy & Strategy3
Major Requirements
FIN 302Management & Financial Insts3
FIN 312Investments3
FIN 338International Finance3
FIN 403Corporate Financial Mgmt3
MIS 304Information Technology3
ACCT 3xx or 4xx3
Total Hours48

 Other Requirements

ECON 2302Principles Of Economics II3
MATH 1325Elements of Calculus3
MGSC 239Business Statistics I3
FS 102Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience1
General Electives11
Total Hours21

Commercial Banking Concentration

FIN 319Commercial Bank Management3
FIN 320Selling of Financial Services3
FIN 419Commercial Credit Analysis3
Total Hours9
Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
FS 102 Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience 1
BADM 101 Intro to Bus, Gov & Society 3
ENGL 1301 Freshman English I 3
MATH 1324 Math and Business and Econ I 3
COMM 1321
Business & Professional Comm
or Public Address
3
MUSI 1315
Fine Arts In Daily Living
or Introduction to Theatre
3
 Hours16
Second Semester
ENGL 1302 Freshman English II 3
MATH 1325 Elements of Calculus 3
MISY 2304 Fundamentals of Information Systems 3
BADM 230 Advanced Communication Skills 3
BIOL 1308 Survey of Life Science 3
 Hours15
Second Year
Third Semester
POLS 2305 American Government 3
HIST 1301 Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 3
ACCT 231 Principles Of Accounting I 3
BADM 234 Legal & Regulatory Envir of Bu 3
GEOL 1303 Introduction To The Earth 3
 Hours15
Fourth Semester
POLS 2306 Texas Government 3
HIST 1302 Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 3
ACCT 232 Principles of Accounting II 3
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Eng 2xx 3
ECON 2301 Principles Of Economics I 3
 Hours15
Third Year
Fifth Semester
ECON 2302 Principles Of Economics II 3
FIN 319 Commercial Bank Management 3
MGSC 239 Business Statistics I 3
FIN 301 Basic Financial Management 3
MIS 304 Information Technology 3
 Hours15
Sixth Semester
FIN 312 Investments 3
MKTG 306 Principles of Marketing 3
ACCT 3xx or 4xx 3
MGSC 302 Operations Management I 3
FIN 419 Commercial Credit Analysis 3
 Hours15
Fourth Year
Seventh Semester
FIN 302 Management & Financial Insts 3
FIN 320 Selling of Financial Services 3
FIN 338 International Finance 3
MGMT 300 Principles of Management 3
General Elective 3
 Hours15
Eighth Semester
FIN 403 Corporate Financial Mgmt 3
BADM 450 Organl Policy & Strategy 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 2
 Hours14
 Total Hours120