Finance, B.S.B.

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The Finance major provides the principal concepts for students to understand financial management of business concerns and, if students desire, to specialize in bank management, corporation finances or investment management.

Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120

As per University Graduation Requirements, a student must complete their degree with 120 overall credits, 42 of
which must be upper-division.
50% of the business credit hours must be from the University of Wyoming.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all Common Body of Knowledge, Major Specific Core, and Major
courses.
Students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA from the University of Wyoming.
Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA in all College of Business coursework.
Students must meet all graduation requirements for the College of Business.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

C 1 - Communication 1 (U5C1) (COM1) Credits: 3
C 2 - Communication 2 (U5C2) (COM2) Credits: 3
C 3 - Communication 3 (U5C3) (COM3) Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning (U5Q) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) (U5PN) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) (U5PN) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) (U5H) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) (U5H) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution (U5V) Credits: 3
FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

Common Body of Knowledge

ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
DSCI 2100 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 1020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
FIN 2100 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
IMGT 2400 - Introduction to Information Management Credits: 3
MGT 2010 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
MGT 2100 - Management and Organizations Credits: 3
MKT 2100 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
MGT 4800 - Business Strategy and Policy Credits: 3
BUSN 4990 - Senior Exit Exam Credits: 0

Major Specific Courses

Math and Statistics Core

MATH 2350 - Business Calculus Credits: 4
OR
MATH 2200 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 2355 - Math Applications for Business Credits: 4
OR
MATH 2205 - Calculus II Credits: 4
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4
OR
STAT 2070 - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4

Finance Core: 15 Credits

ACCT 3100 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
FIN 3000 - Intermediate Corporate Finance Credits: 3
FIN 3310 - Investment Management Credits: 3
FIN 4400 - Financial Modeling Credits: 3
And choose one of the following two courses:
ECON 3010 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
OR
ECON 3020 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3

Finance Major Electives - Credits: 9

Choose 9 credits from the following options that have not been used to meet any other primary major requirement.

FIN 3520 - Financial Markets Credits: 3
FIN 4340 - Securities Analysis Credits: 3
FIN 4350 - Portfolio Management Credits: 3
FIN 4460 - Multinational Finance Credits: 3
FIN 4710 - Risk Management Credits: 3
FIN 4800 - Real Estate Finance Credits: 3
FIN 4810 - Real Estate Investment Credits: 3
ACCT 3240 - Cost Accounting I Credits: 3
ECON 4115 - Time Series Analysis Credits: 3
ECON 4450 - Monetary Theory Credits: 3
ECON 4530 - Computational Economics Credits: 3
ECON 4740 - International Economics and Policy Credits: 3

Free Electives from Any College

Courses from any college at any level that have not been used to meet any other primary major requirement.

Additional Information

All finance majors must comply with College of Business requirements for a bachelors degree.