UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: ____Business Admin- Finance___ CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: _65__

REQUIRED NON-MAJOR COURSES (“NON BUSINESS CORE”):17 CREDITS

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES / MIN. GRADE REQUIRED
BUS 195 / Spreadsheetsand ProblemSolving or proficiencyexam / 3 / MAT 101 or equivalent proficiency and computer literacy / C
ECO 101 / Introduction to Macroeconomics / 3 / EYE or concurrent / Pass
ECO 102 / Introduction to Microeconomics / 3 / EYE or concurrent / Pass
MAT 108 / College Algebra / 4 / College readiness math requirement / C-
MAT 210 / Business Statistics / 4 / MAT 108 (or concurrently) / C-

REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (“BUSINESS CORE”):33 CREDITS

A minimum of 50 percent of business core courses must be taken at USM, and the student must achieve a minimum grade in each course.

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES / MIN. GRADE REQUIRED
ACC 110 / Financial Accounting Info.
for Decision Making / 3 / Math & writing proficiencies,12+ earned credits / C-
ACC 211 / Managerial Accounting Info.
for Decision Making / 3 / ACC 110 (C- or higher), sophomore standing / C-
BUS 260 / Marketing / 3 / Sophomorestanding / C-
BUS 280 / Legal Environment of Business / 3 / None / C-
BUS 301 / Business Analytics / 3 / BUS 195 (C or higher) or proficiency exam, MAT 108 (C- or higher), MAT 210 or other approved statistics course (C- or higher) / C
BUS 340 / Managing Organizational Behavior / 3 / Juniorstanding / C
BUS 345 / Information Technology/ Management Info. Systems / 3 / Sophomorestanding / C
BUS 375 / Production/Operations
Management / 3 / BUS 195 (C or higher) or proficiency exam, BUS 275 (C- or higher) or BUS 301 (C or higher), junior standing / C
BUS 450 / Business Policy and Strategy / 3 / BUS 260 (C- or higher), BUS 340 (C or higher), FIN 320 (C or higher), 2.0+ GPA, EISRC and senior standing / C
FIN 320 / Basic Financial Management / 3 / ACC 110 (C- or higher), ECO 101 or ECO 102, MAT 210 or other approved statistics course (C- or higher), junior standing / C

REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL COURSE - SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING

BUS 335 / International Business / 3 / ECO 101, ECO 102, junior standing / C
BUS 361 / International Marketing / 3 / BUS 260 (C- or higher), junior standing / C
BUS 382 / International Business Law / 3 / BUS 280 (C- or higher), junior standing / C
FIN 330 / International Financial Management / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher), junior standing / C

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 15 CREDITS

At least 50 percent of credit hours applied to the major must be taken at USM. No more than 3 credits of internship can count toward the major.

Students must earn a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in the 15 credits applied toward the major.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:3 CREDITS

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
FIN 327 / Investment Management / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher) and junior standing

MAJOR ELECTIVES: 12 credits; at least three courses must be FIN courses

FIN 321 / Personal Financial Planning / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher) and junior standing
FIN 323 / Financial Engineering / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher) and junior standing
FIN 326 / Financial Modeling / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher) and junior standing
FIN 330 / International Financial Management / 3 / FIN 320 (C or higher) and junior standing
FIN 395 / Internship I in Finance / 3-6 / junior standing, 2.5 GPA or higher, and permission of a School of Business advisor and instructor
FIN 490 / Independent Study in Finance / 3 / permission of instructor and program chair and senior standing
FIN 499 / Special Topics in Finance / 1-3 / Prerequisites vary by topic
ACC 413 / Concepts & Strategies of Taxation / 3 / ACC 110 (C- or higher) and junior standing
ACC 302 / Financial Reporting II / 3 / ACC 301 and junior standing
BUS 385 / Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation / 3 / ACC 110 (C- or higher), and BUS 260 (C- or higher), or permission
BUS 485 / Managing the Growing Entrepreneurial
Venture / 3 / BUS 260 (C- or higher), BUS 340 (C or higher) (or permission), FIN 320 (C or higher) or BUS 185, and senior standing
RMI 320 / Intro to Risk Management / 3 / sophomore standing and successful completion of the University’s Core requirement in quantitative reasoning

MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:

CORE AREA / COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / REQUIRED BY MAJOR?
QR / MAT 210 / Business Statistics / Yes
SCA / ECO 101 / Intro to Macroeconomics / Yes
SCA / ECO 102 / Intro to Microeconomics / Yes
INT / BUS 361 / International Marketing / International Course option
INT / BUS 335 / International Business / International Course option
EISRC / BUS 347 / Triple-Bottom-Line Business / No

Text from the 2017 – 2018 Catalog:

In addition to meeting all University requirements, students must earn a minimum grade of C- in 100-200 level courses, and a C in 300-400 level courses in all Business Core courses applied toward the degree. To ensure that students graduate with a current understanding of their field, upper-level courses taken more than 10 years before the degree is awarded must have Departmental approval for use in the Business Core or the major.

Students may declare or change a major by completing a form available at the School office. Double majors are possible as long as no more than one course (3 credit hours)applied toward one major is applied toward the second major. Under no circumstances can more than one course (3 credit hours) be double-counted for two program options (e.g., major, minor, track, or concentration) within the School of Business.

Before enrolling in their first School of Business course (ACC, BUS, FIN, or RMI designations) requiring junior standing, students majoring in a School of Business major must have junior standing (54 credits completed) and a minimum grade point average of 2.33 in USM courses. This minimum GPA requirement supersedes any course-specific GPA requirement lower than 2.33.

Core curriculum codes

EYE – Entry Year Experience

CW – College Writing

QR – Quantitative Reasoning

CE – Creative Expression

SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis

CI – Cultural Interpretation

SE – Science Exploration

EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship

DIV – Diversity

INT – International

CAP - Capstone