Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Finance
Each BBA degree consists of the university Core Curriculum , the Business Core , courses required for the major, degree-specific requirements, and electives.
Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA degree in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center (TWC) campus or through SHSU Online.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Finance | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Component Area III: Life and Physical Science | 4 | Component Area III: Life and Physical Science | 4 |
| BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330 | 3 | MATH 1324 | 3 |
| ECON 1100, KINE 2115, or NGLI 1101 | 1 | Component V: Creative Arts | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 2302 | 3 | ECON 2301 | 3 |
| POLS 2305 | 3 | POLS 2306 | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | 3 | BANA 2372 | 3 |
| Component Area IV: Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 3 | BUAD 2321 or COMS 2382 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BANA 3363 | 3 | ACCT 3313 | 3 |
| FINC 3310 | 3 | BUAD 3335 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | 3 | BUAD 3355 or 3357 | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | 3 | MGIS 3310 | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | 3 | Finance Elective (select from list below) | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCT 3314 or 3347 | 3 | FINC 4335 | 3 |
| FINC 4320 | 3 | FINC 4390 | 3 |
| FINC 4345 | 3 | Finance Elective (select from list below) | 3 |
| ECON 4373 or 4362 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | 3 | MGMT 4390 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Financial Spreadsheet Modeling 2 | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Special Topic | ||
| Entrepreneurial/Small Firm Fin 3 | ||
| Selling Financial Services 4 | ||
| Commercial Bank Lending | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Security Analy & Portfolio Mgt 3 | ||
| Sem in Financial Derivatives 4 | ||
| Undergrad Internship in Fin | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
| 2 | FINC 3330 is strongly recommended. |
| 3 | Typically offered only in the spring semester. |
| 4 | Typically offered only in the fall semester. |
