Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Specialization in Finance, BSBA

Must complete at least 1 course in each of the following:

   English Composition and Oral Communication
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   Quantitative Literacy
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Must Complete at least 2 courses in each of the following:

   Humanities and the Arts
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   Natural Sciences - at least one Lab Science required
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   Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Complete total required BGP credit hours by selecting courses from any of the above categories:

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University Requirements

Designated courses in Humanities and the Arts and the Social and Behavioral Sciences domains may be used to fulfill both the BGP requirement and one of the following university requirements:

Cultural Diversity in the US    ____________
International Perspective       ____________

Composition Requirement:
WRIT 1120                             

Total BGP Credits: Must be at least 36                      

(3 credit hours)

(3 credit hours)

(56 credit hours)

*can also apply towards BGP requirements

**BA 4500 is only open to seniors who have achieved BSBA admission and have credit for BA 3500, FIN 3000, MGMT 3000, MGMT 3600, MKT 2010 and BA 3800. Prerequisite or concurrent with MGMT 4060.

***BA 2120 requires BIZX 2200 be taken concurrently

(21 credit hours)

Any four of the following with at least two courses being finance courses:

• Students pursuing the Financial Planning Concentration within the Finance Specialization are required to take the following five finance electives: , FIN 4140, FIN 4210; ACCT 3410 and ACCT 4440 in addition to FIN 3400, FIN 3500 and FIN 4350 (a total of 24 credit hours).
• Students pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Concentration within the Finance Specialization are required to complete ECON 3030 as part of Business Core and the following four finance electives FIN 4130, FIN 4360, FIN 4450 & FIN 4550 in addition to FIN 3400, FIN 3500 & FIN 4350 (a total of 21 credit hours)
• All 4000 level Finance courses require a grade of “C” or better in the prerequisite Finance course.

Additional hours may be needed to reach university minimum and/or optional additional specialization or minor.

Direct admittance to the BSBA program requires an 18 ACT and 18 ACT Math or SAT Total 970 and 500 Math, or test optional 3.0 GPA and C or better in all classes (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II - or equivalent); International students 3.5 GPA or above.

BGSU students planning on transferring to the BSBA program must apply for College entrance upon completion of 12 BGSU hours toward the degree with minimum GPA of 2.5 and demonstrate readiness to complete the calculus requirement or, in the case that 45 or more hours are transferred from another institution, with a GPA of 2.5 or greater and calculus ready.

University Hours Not Toward BSBA Degree:

Credit for the following courses count only toward total hours earned and class standing.

Notes:

• The checksheet should be used in conjunction with the degree audit and advising to track progress toward degree completion.
• The calculus requirement, all required business courses, and courses required for the specialization must be taken for a letter grade.

Elective Courses:

• Electives are courses that count toward the BSBA degree from any University area to fill the elective requirement.
• See above for a list of courses that do NOT count toward the BSBA.
• ECON 2000 cannot be used to satisfy specialization or elective requirements.
• BIZX 4000 must be completed at BGSU.

Internships are highly encouraged as they do not only provide a way to bridge the classroom material to the practice, they lead to potential future employment with the company.
Study abroad and a second specialization or minor are highly encouraged.