Finance Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)
The Finance major is for those students with career objectives in the financial management of business firms, banking and other financial institutions, insurance, and the securities industries. The course of study analyzes the investment needs, financial requirements, and financial performance of business firms. It also is concerned with the role played by financial institutions and security markets in meeting the vital financial needs of business firms, investors, and consumers.
Students must be formally declared in a BSB major or officially declared as a minor before enrolling in business classes in the required business administration core.
The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.
Note:
- Students must declare and complete the minimum BSB Pre-Major requirements or have completed the minimum Pre-Major requirements through transfer work prior to declaring for any BSB major.
- ECON 200 and ECON 201 are considered supporting courses and may be used to fulfill BACRs as well as requirements for the Business Administration degree; however, these courses are not counted twice toward the total of 180 credits for graduation.
Grade Requirements for Graduation: a minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.
| Bachelor of Science in Business Pre-Major | ||
| Pre-Major General Education (5 out of 6 required with a C or 2.0 GPA or higher per university requirements for full major declaration) | ||
BACR - Humanities and Arts | ||
BACR - Humanities and Arts | ||
BACR - Natural Sciences | ||
BACR - Natural Sciences | ||
Diversity | ||
Global Studies | ||
| Pre-Major Lower Division Business Core (Completion of 6 out of 8 required with a 2.5 GPA or higher for full major declaration) | 37 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | ||
| BUSINESS LAW | ||
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | ||
| COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
or MATH 142 | PRECALCULUS MATH II | |
or MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | |
or HONS 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
| Required Business Administration Core | ||
| Upper Division Courses | ||
| DSCI 346 | BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 | 4 |
| FINC 335 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MGMT 326 | ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| MKTG 310 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| MISC 311 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS | 4 |
| OPSM 330 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Required Courses | ||
| ECON 444 | MONEY AND BANKING | 5 |
| FINC 431 | INVESTMENTS | 4 |
| FINC 434 | FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES | 4 |
| FINC 435 | CAPITAL BUDGETING AND LONG-TERM FINANCING | 4 |
| FINC 436 | SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| FINC/IBUS 474 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Electives–choose approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor. | 8-10 | |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| MGMT 490 | DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 59-61 | |
Students should declare the Pre-Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB) if interested in majoring in:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Systems and Business Analytics
International Business
Management
Marketing
Professional Accounting
The BSB Pre-Major is designed to provide students with exposure to Lower Division Business Core topics to assist students in identifying a major that aligns with their interests. Combined with the General Education requirements, students will gain a foundation for success in all areas of study.
Students should declare the pre-major as soon as identifying an interest in one of the BSB programs and they will then be periodically informed of BSB-related activities. Students must complete the minimum pre-major coursework with the specified grade requirements prior to declaring the full major and continuing with upper-division coursework.
For additional information review the School of Business Undergraduate Advising information or contact CAAR to learn more about declaring the BSB Pre-Major or one of the BSB degrees listed.
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | ECON 200 (Social Sciences BACR 1) | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | MATH 200 | 5 | Natural Sciences BACR 21 | 5 |
| Natural Sciences BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ACCT 251 | 5 | ACCT 252 | 4 | ACCT 261 | 4 |
| DSCI 245 | 4 | FINC 335 | 4 | FINC 431 | 4 |
| ECON 201 (Social Sciences BACR 2) | 5 | MGMT 326 | 4 | MISC 311 | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | ||
| 14 | 16-17 | 16-17 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| FINC 435 | 4 | DSCI 346 | 4 | FINC 474 | 4 |
| MKTG 310 | 4 | ECON 444 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| OPSM 330 | 4 | FINC 436 | 2 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | FINC 434 | 4 |
| 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Finance Elective2 | 4-5 | Finance Elective2 | 4-5 | MGMT 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||
| 16-20 | 13-16 | 12-14 | |||
| Total Credits 180-194 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Electives–choose 8-10 credits in approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BSB in Finance from EWU should be able to:
- be able to conduct long-term financial analysis in real-world domestic and international applications;
- be able to conduct short-term financial analysis including cash-flow projections;
- be able to integrate the cost of capital (derived from risk, capital structure and market factors) into financial analyses;
- understand and be able to apply the time value of money;
- understand how modern securities including derivatives can be used to achieve investment and risk-management objectives.