Finance, B.S.B.A.

The Department of Finance offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance.

This degree program develops an appreciation of financial management and financial operation. Everyone majoring in Finance must take courses designed to acquaint him or her with the various financial records of the firm, the character and appraisal of corporate securities, and the financial techniques applicable to the various phases of the discipline. In addition, the student may choose elective subjects.

Requirements for the Finance Major

Undergraduate core curriculum requirements:

See Core Curriculum

Business Core Requirements:

Business Core Courses

A 2.00 grade point average must be attained in the business core. At least half of the 45 total credit hours must be taken at Xavier.

Major Requirements:

21 total credit hours required, as follows:

15 hours of required finance courses:

6 hours from a finance major elective:

FINC 306-499 (except FINC 350 and FINC 403) (refer to Course Descriptions .)

Note(s):

A 2.500 average must be attained in these courses of the major.

B.S.B.A. Finance

This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

FY Seminar-CORE 100 OR THEO 111
Mathematical Perspectives-MATH 140 or 170
ENGL 101/115
Second Language I ⁴
MKTG 300
BUAD 101
CORE 101

Second Semester

THEO 111 or FY Seminar-CORE 100
Second Language II ⁴
Historical Perspectives Elective
Social Science–ECON 200 ¹
ACCT 200 ^GPA
BUAD 102
CORE 102

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHIL 100
Humanities Elective ³
ECON 201
ACCT 201
BAIS 210
BUAD 201

Second Semester

Scientific Perspectives or Natural Science Elective ²
FINC 300 ^GPA
MGMT 200 (DCR Flag)
BAIS 211
BAIS 220
BUAD 202

Junior Year

First Semester

Philosophical Perspectives–PHIL 200
ENGL 205
ECON 300
FINC 350 or ACCT 308-Financial Statements
FINC 365–Investments
BUAD 301

Second Semester

Theological Perspectives
MGMT 201-(Oral Communications & Writing Flag)
FINC 401-Intermediate Financial Management
FINC or ACCT 485-Financial Modeling
General Elective 1*
BUAD 302

Senior Year

First Semester

Business Core Capstone
Natural Science Elective or Scientific Perspectives ²
BLAW 300 (ERS) ⁵
FINC Elective
General Elective 2*
BUAD 401

Second Semester

Creative Perspectives Elective
MGMT 302
FINC 488/492/FINC 495-Finance Capstone
FINC elective
Business Elective or Internship for Credit or FINC 490
BUAD 402
CORE 499

Scheduling Notes:

Minimum for undergraduate degree is 120 hours. Major is 21 hours (plus business elective or internship for credit).
1-Social Science: Business majors must take ECON 200 as Social Science Elective
2-Science: Take any six hours of science - but must include at least 3 hours of Natural Science such as BIOL, CHEM or PHYS
3-Humanities: Include any Literature (except 205), CLAS, HIST 200+, THEO 300+, PHIL 300+ (but cannot also double count as ERS)
4-Foreign Language: Must complete 201-level
FLAGS: All except Writing Intensive Flag are included in business core curriculum
*General electives may be filled by any course or pre-requisites based on Math or Foreign Language placement scores
GPA-Finance majors must earn B- or better in ACCT 200 and FINC 300. Also a GPA of 2.5 or better is required in the major overall.