Finance
The continuing growth of the central role of financial experts has established this individual at the information and intelligence center for business and financial enterprises. A finance executive develops improved approaches to budgeting, forecasting, performance standards and measurements. In addition, this person participates in management decision-making, forward planning and action. Typical finance careers include bank examiners, bank officers, insurance underwriters, stock analysts and finance executives.
FINANCE OPTION
| Freshman Year | F | S | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 101--First Year Seminar | 3 | ||
| CS 150--Computer Literacy | 3 | ||
| ECON 102--Macro & Intntl Econ | 3 | ||
| MATH 170--Survey of Calculus | 4 | ||
| Non-Business, Non-Economics Elect & Univesity Core |
9 | 8 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore Year | F | S | |
| BUS 201--Managerial Communication | 3 | ||
| BUS 221--Principles of Acct I | 3 | ||
| BUS 222--Managerial Accounting | 3 | ||
| ECON 201--Intro Micro Theory | 3 | ||
| ENGL 221--College Writing II | 3 | ||
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 | ||
| Take one of the following: | |||
| STAT 217--Intermed Stat Concept | 3 | ||
| MGMT 231--Intro Quant Models for Bus | 3 | ||
| Non-Business, Non-Economics Elect & University Core |
6 | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 |
For business majors, the requirement for registration in any upper-division (300 or 400 level) business course is formal admission to the College of Business. Formal admission requires all of the following:
- 60 semester credits earned (Junior standing)
- Completion of Business Pre-Core with a "C" or better in each course
- 2.5 or better Pre-Core GPA
| Junior Year | F | S | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 301--Management & Organzatn | 3 | ||
| BUS 311--Information Systems | 3 | ||
| BUS 331--Operations Management | 3 | ||
| BUS 341--Marketing | 3 | ||
| BUS 361--Intro to Law | 3 | ||
| ECON 301--Intermediate Micro | 3 | ||
| ECON 302--Intermediate Macro | 3 | ||
| ECON 313--Money and Banking | 3 | ||
| FIN 352--Financial Management | 3 | ||
| Non-Business, Non-Economics Elect & University Core |
3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior Year | F | S | |
| BUS 474--Bus Senior Seminar | 4 | ||
| FIN 453--Managerial Finance | 3 | ||
| FIN 455--Investments | 3 | ||
| FIN 457--Financial Institutions | 3 | ||
| Choose two of the following: | |||
| FIN 450--Real Estate & Invest Anlys(On Demand) | |||
| FIN 456--Investments Management | 3 | ||
| FIN 458--Fin Inst & Mkts II | 3 | ||
| FIN 459--Current Financial Topics(On Demand) | |||
| Non-Business, Non-Economics Elect & Univesity Core |
6 | 5 | |
| 15 | 15 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above; 60 credits must be non-business/non-economics rubrics (Econ 101, Econ 102, Econ 201 may be included); University Core requirements must be satisfied. In order to fulfill the College of Business residency requirement, the following 28 credits must be taken at MSU-Bozeman: 4 credits capstone (Bus 474), 12 credits of finance option courses, and 12 credits of other required upper-division business courses.
