B.S. in Finance Undergraduate Program By American University |Top Universities

Program overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The Bachelor of Science in Finance (BSF) is designed to prepare students for professional financial careers in industrial, financial, governmental, not-for-profit, and consulting organizations. Students completing the BSF will be well prepared to sit for the first level of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) or the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) exams. Exemplary students may also choose to continue their education in one of Kogod's master's programs. Degree Requirements Students are required to complete the following in order to graduate (* signifies that students must take the courses A-F and earn a C or better, includes General Education courses beginning in Fall 2014): College Writing* (6 credit hours) General Education Program* (31 credit hours) Kogod Math Requirement* (8 credit hours) Kogod Core Courses* (36 credit hours) KSB-100 Business 1.0 MGMT-201 Global Corporate Citizenship ACCT-240 Principles of Financial Accounting AACT-241 Principles of Managerial Accounting FIN-365 Business Finance ITEC-200 Edge of Information Technology IBUS-300 Fundamentals of International Business MKTG-300 Principles of Marketing MGMT-353 Principles of Organizational Behavior ITEC-355 Production/Operations Management MGMT-458 Business, Policy, and Strategy An approved business law course Financial Requirements* (15 credit hours) FIN-460 Financial Modeling FIN-464 Financial Markets and Institutions FIN-468 Intermediate Corporate Finance FIN-469 Investment Analysis FIN-472 Fixed Income Analysis Finance Electives (9 credit hours): FIN-462 Private Wealth Management FIN-463 International Finance FIN-465 Derivative Securities FIN-467 Mortgage Finance FIN-475 - Real Estate Management and Development FIN-573 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy FIN-574 Quantitative Methods in Finance FIN-575 CFA Level 1 Intense Review FIN-576 Student Managed Investment Fund (3 credit hours maximum) Electives (15 credit hours) Electives may include additional finance or business courses, courses in a double major, study abroad courses, and internships. Nine hours of electives must be taken outside of the business school.

Program overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The Bachelor of Science in Finance (BSF) is designed to prepare students for professional financial careers in industrial, financial, governmental, not-for-profit, and consulting organizations. Students completing the BSF will be well prepared to sit for the first level of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) or the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) exams. Exemplary students may also choose to continue their education in one of Kogod's master's programs. Degree Requirements Students are required to complete the following in order to graduate (* signifies that students must take the courses A-F and earn a C or better, includes General Education courses beginning in Fall 2014): College Writing* (6 credit hours) General Education Program* (31 credit hours) Kogod Math Requirement* (8 credit hours) Kogod Core Courses* (36 credit hours) KSB-100 Business 1.0 MGMT-201 Global Corporate Citizenship ACCT-240 Principles of Financial Accounting AACT-241 Principles of Managerial Accounting FIN-365 Business Finance ITEC-200 Edge of Information Technology IBUS-300 Fundamentals of International Business MKTG-300 Principles of Marketing MGMT-353 Principles of Organizational Behavior ITEC-355 Production/Operations Management MGMT-458 Business, Policy, and Strategy An approved business law course Financial Requirements* (15 credit hours) FIN-460 Financial Modeling FIN-464 Financial Markets and Institutions FIN-468 Intermediate Corporate Finance FIN-469 Investment Analysis FIN-472 Fixed Income Analysis Finance Electives (9 credit hours): FIN-462 Private Wealth Management FIN-463 International Finance FIN-465 Derivative Securities FIN-467 Mortgage Finance FIN-475 - Real Estate Management and Development FIN-573 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy FIN-574 Quantitative Methods in Finance FIN-575 CFA Level 1 Intense Review FIN-576 Student Managed Investment Fund (3 credit hours maximum) Electives (15 credit hours) Electives may include additional finance or business courses, courses in a double major, study abroad courses, and internships. Nine hours of electives must be taken outside of the business school.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language Requirements:  A TOEFL score of 550 on the paper test; Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 or higher.

Jan-2000

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