Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Banking and Financial Institutions
Each BBA degree consists of:
- University Core Curriculum
- Business Core 1
- Major Required courses
- Speech Communications course (BUAD 2321 or COMS 2382) that also satisfies a University Core requirement
- Computer Literacy course (BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330)
- Elective(s)
Note: Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center campus or through SHSU Online.
1 The Business Core consists of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Acc | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Acc | 3 |
| BANA 2372 | Business Analysis | 3 |
| BANA 3363 | Inter Business Analysis | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 3335 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Microeconomics 1 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGIS 3310 | Principles of MIS | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | Principles Of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4390 | Strategic Management & Policy | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
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Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
Program-Specific Requirements
Banking and Financial Institutions majors must make a minimum grade of "C" or better in all FINC courses taken to graduate with a BBA in Banking and Financial Institutions.
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Banking and Financial Institutions | ||
| 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 |
| Component Area III | 4 | BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330 | 3 |
| ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, or NGLI 11011 | 1 | Component Area III | 4 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | Component Area V | 3 |
| HIST 13013 | 3 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| MATH 13244 | 3 | HIST 13023 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | 3 | BANA 2372 | 3 |
| Component Area IV | 3 | BUAD 2321 or COMS 23821 | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | 3 | ECON 23026 | 3 |
| POLS 23055 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BANA 3363 | 3 | ACCT 3313 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | 3 | BUAD 3335 | 3 |
| FINC 4325 | 3 | BUAD 3355 or 3357 | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | 3 | FINC 3310 | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | 3 | MGIS 3310 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Advanced Business Electives7 | 3 | FINC 4330 | 3 |
| FINC 4320 | 3 | FINC 4335 | 3 |
| FINC 4345 | 3 | FINC Electives (Select two from list below)8 | 3 |
| FINC Electives (select two from list below)8 | 3 | General Electives | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | 3 | MGMT 4390 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area IX (Component Area Option).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area I (Communication).
- 3
Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VI (U.S. History).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area II (Mathematics).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
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Business courses include any course with a ACCT, BANA, BUAD, ECON, FINC, MGIS, MGMT, or MKTG prefix.
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See, FINC Electives course list below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FINC Electives 8 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Financial Spreadsheet Modeling | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Special Topic | ||
| Entrepreneurial/Small Firm Fin 1 | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Security Analy & Portfolio Mgt 1 | ||
| Sem in Financial Derivatives 2 | ||
| Undergrad Internship in Fin | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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Typically offered only in the spring semester.
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Typically offered only in the fall semester.
Notes
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Banking, Minor in General Business Administration.
The BBA in Banking and Financial Institutions is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Understand banking operations and regulatory compliance issues.
- Understand the function of the financial system, including the structure of Federal Reserve System and the basics of the money markets.
- Apply financial theory and data to solve problems and demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate solutions.
- Apply financial models correctly in solving quantitative problems in banking and finance and in presenting solutions to banking and finance problems.
