Program Competencies
Students completing the program should be qualified to:
- Analyze financial activities and/or events.
- Write reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
- Present oral reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
- Use computer and other technological skills in their careers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues in finance.
Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in financial management, investment management, financial institution administration, and financial planning. In addition, graduates will be qualified for graduate study in finance, economics, management, marketing or any other field directly related to finance.
Assessment
- Finance Exit Exam.
- SBA Internship Employer Performance Appraisal.
In addition to the track courses listed below, the general education, BBA qualifying courses, prerequisite courses, upper division and free electives must be completed. The track in finance is composed of 27 credit hours of specialized courses in finance.
Finance Track Requirements
General Education
Business Qualifying Courses
Business Prerequisite Course
| ACCT 281 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 282 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BBA 261 | Business Law and Regulations | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
ECON 201 is an SBS II exchange counted in general education.
Upper Core BBA Courses
Students must be admitted to the School of Business Administration program to register for upper division business core courses. Admission requires completion of the business qualifying courses and a cumulative Morehead State GPA of at least 2.25 for all MSU and transfer courses.
| CIS 311 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 360 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BBA 315 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| BBA 350 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| BBA 363 | Ethical Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| BBA 370 | Operations and Service Management | 3 |
| BBA 380 | International Business | 3 |
| BBA 475 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| BBA 499C | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MATH 305 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
BBA 380: (or international cooperative education, or international exchange course experience)
BBA 499C: The capstone is counted in general education.
Track Requirements
| FIN 373 | Investments | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 460 | Advanced Business Finance | 3 |
| FIN 485 | International Finance | 3 |
| FIN 490 | Seminar in Financial Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Approved Finance Track Electives
Choose 12 hours from the following:
Any course used to fulfill a BBA/core requirement may not also be used to fulfill a BBA/finance requirement. In such cases, a course or courses from the list of approved finance track elective courses must be substituted for the course(s) used to fulfill the BBA/core requirement.
Free Electives