Finance- Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management
Degree
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)
Overview
The Bachelor of Applies Science in Finance builds on basic accounting and finance courses to provide students with the knowledge, preparation, and hands-on practice necessary to pursue a career in the financial services industry. Students will learn and practice the financial skills necessary to work in banking, corporate finance, and personal financial advising careers. Skills include data analytics, financial analysis, financial modeling, and investments in various financial markets (including portfolio management).
Career opportunities
With a degree in Finance, students may pursue a career in the financial services industry and banking, investment and commercial banking, the insurance industry, real estate, financial advising and portfolio management. Other careers would include corporate finance, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and many others.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the degree, successful graduates will be able to:
- Manage the monetary resources of organizations
- Demonstrate understanding of financial markets and institutions
- Apply financial modeling to forecast organizational financial needs
- Demonstrate ability to analyze investment alternatives
- Demonstrate critical thinking and an analytics mindset to solve business problems
Course Requirements
Students are responsible to examine the course description of each course listed below for details of prerequisites, which must be satisfied before registering for the course.
Religion
Religion Cornerstone Courses
Complete each of the following
| REL 200 | The Eternal Family (Cornerstone) | 2 credits |
| REL 225 | Foundations of the Restoration (Cornerstone) | 2 credits |
| REL 250 | Jesus Christ & His Everlasting Gospel (Cornerstone) | 2 credits |
| REL 275 | Teachings & Doctrine of The Book of Mormon (Cornerstone) | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Religion Electives
Complete three additional religion courses
Total Credit Hours: 14
College and Career Success
Complete both of the following
| CAR 101 | College Success | 1 credit |
| BAP 115 | Excel and Introduction to Technology | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Internship
Complete at least 1 credit
| CAR 499R | Internship | 1-3 credits: This course can be taken a maximum of 2 times with a cap of 4 total credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
General Education
Composition Courses
Complete two courses (6 credit hours)
| ENG 101 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 201 | Intermediate College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 301 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| BUS 340 | Professional Business Communications | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
**
BUS 340 can serve as both a Composition course as well as a Business Core Requirement**
Quantitative Literacy
Complete one course (3-4 credit hours)
| MAT 107 | Quantitative Analysis and Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| MAT 110 | College Algebra | 4 credits |
| MAT 111 | Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAT 112 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
| MAT 113 | Calculus II | 4 credits |
| MAT 119 | Business Calculus | 3 credits |
| MAT 237 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MAT 252 | Statistics | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
**
MAT 252 can serve as both a General Education course as well as a Business Core Requirement**
Distribution Areas
American Institutions
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| HIST 170 | American Civilizations | 3 credits |
| HIST 175 | History of Technology in the United States | 3 credits |
| POLS 110 | American Government | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Fine Arts
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| ART 101 | History of the Fine Arts | 3 credits |
| ART 110 | Survey of Visual & Performing Arts | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Humanities
Students must complete one of the following courses
| COMM 122 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| HUM 110 | Discovering the Humanities | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
**
COMM 122 can serve as both a General Education course as well as a Business Core Requirement**
Life Sciences
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| LS 103 | Nutrition and Health | 3 credits |
| LS 265 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
LS 265 is for Medical Assisting student only
Physical Sciences
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| PS 120 | Earth Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Social Sciences
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| BUS 301 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| ECON 161 | Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECON 162 | Economic Principles and Problems-Macro, Online | 3 credits |
| GEOG 130 | World Political Geography | 3 credits |
| PSYCH 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| SS 160 | Leadership & Human Behavior | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
**
BUS 301,
ECON 161 or
ECON 162 can serve as both a General Education course as well as a Business Core Requirement**
General Education Student Choice
Students must complete one additional course from one of the following areas: (3-4 credits)
- American Institutions Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Fine Arts Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Humanities Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Life Sciences Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Physical Sciences Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Social Sciences Distribution courses (3 credit hours)
- Math courses: Math 110 or higher (3-4 credit hours)
Business and Finance Specific Requirements
As some courses may count towards certificates, the business core, program and/or general education requirements, students should work with an advisor to ensure they complete the minimum 120 credits.
Accounting Certificate
Accounting Certificate
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting I | 3 credits |
| ACC 102 | Financial Accounting II | 3 credits |
| ACC 210 or FIN 301 | ACC Choice | 3 credits |
| ACC 212 | Managerial Accounting | 3 credits |
| BAP 115 | Excel and Introduction to Technology | 1 credit |
| BAP 130 | Advanced Excel | 1 credit |
| BA 140 | Tableau for Business Analytics | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
**Students pursuing an Accounting BAS should take
ACC 210 to complete the Accounting Certificate.
Students pursuing a Finance BAS should take
FIN 301 to complete the Accounting Certificate.**
Business Core Requirements List
Finance Emphasis
| ACC 455 | Law and Ethics for Accountants | 1 credit |
| BUS 495 | Advanced Business Strategy | 3 credits |
| FIN 315 | Corporate Managerial Finance | 3 credits |
| FIN 335 | Investments | 3 credits |
| FIN 345 | Financial Institutions | 3 credits |
| FIN 410 | Financial Statement Analysis and Modeling | 2 credits |
| FIN 475 | Financial Case Studies | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Recommended Electives
While the following courses are not required for the degree, they are strongly recommend in preparation for a career in finance. Additionally, some of these are ideal courses to meet the 40 upper-division credit requirement.
| ACC 210 | QuickBooks Online | 3 credits |
| ACC 325 | Individual Tax | 3 credits |
| ACC 327 | Business Tax | 2 credits |
| ACC 330 | Accounting Systems | 2 credits |
| ACC 333 | Accounting Automation Systems | 1 credit |
| BA 350 | Data Analytics | 2 credits |
| BA 370 | Advanced Business Analysis | 3 credits |
| BA 380 | Advanced Data Analytics | 2 credits |
| ECON 162 | Economic Principles and Problems-Macro, Online | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 120
Graduation Requirements
1.Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
2.Complete a minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-division classes (>300 level)
3.Minimum of 2.0 GPA
4. C- grade or higher required in all program-specific classes
Recommended Course Sequence
Individual student circumstances, such as the need for a smaller course load or the number of preparatory English or Math courses a student must take, may require additional semesters to complete the program. Please see your academic advisor for assistance.
First Semester
ACC 101, Financial Accounting I 3 credits
BAP 115, Excel & Technology in Business, 1 credit
COMM 122, Interpersonal Communications, 3 credits
CAR 101, Success in College, 1 credit
ENG 101, Introduction To College Writing, 3 credits
GE – LS Gen Ed Life Science, 3 credits
REL, Cornerstone Religion course, 2 credits
Total Minimum Semester Hours 16
Second Semester
ACC 102, Financial Accounting II 3 credits
GE – FA Gen Ed Fine Arts 3 credits
GE – SS, Recommend ECON 161 3 credits
MAT 110, College Algebra 4 credits
REL, Cornerstone Religion course 2 credits
Total Minimum Semester Hours 15
Third Semester
ACC 212, Managerial Accounting 3 credits
BA 140, Tableau 1 credit
BA 147, Intro to Databases & SQL 1 credit
BAP 130, Advanced Excel 1 credit
BUS 340, Gen Ed (2nd level English) 3 credits
GE-AI, Gen Ed American Institutions 3 credits
REL, See Religion Classes 2 credit
Total Minimum Semester Hours 14
Fourth Semester
FIN 301 Principles of Finance 3 credits
GE – PS Gen Ed Physical Science 3 credits
GE - DISTN MAT 252 3 credits
ELECTIVE Elective (CAR 299R*) 1-3 credits
ELECTIVE Elective (ACC 210*) 3 credit
REL See Religion Classes 2
Total Minimum Semester Hours 15-17
Fifth Semester
ACC 325* Individual Tax 3 credits
ACC 333* Automated (Alteryx) 1 credit
BA 350* Data Analytics 2 credits
BA 370* Business Analysis 3 credits
BUS 321 Business Law & Ethics 3 credits
ACC 455 Ethics 1 credit
**REL See Religion Classes 2 credits
Total Minimum Semester Hours 15
Sixth Semester
ACC 327* Business Tax 2 credits
BA 380* Advanced Data Analytics 2 credits
BUS 301 Principles of Management 3 credits
FIN 315 Corporate Managerial Finance 3 credits
FIN 335 Investments 3 credits
**REL See Religion Classes 2 credits
Total Minimum Semester Hours 15
Seventh Semester
ACC 330* Accounting Systems 2 credits
BUS 351 Marketing Management 3 credits
BUS 495, Advanced Business Strategy 3 credits
FIN 345 Financial Institutions 3 credits
SCM 325 Operations Management Chain 3 credits
**REL See Religion Classes 2 credits
Total Minimum Semester Hours 16
Eighth Semester
FIN 410 Fin Statement Analysis & Modeling 2 credits
FIN 475 Financial Case Studies 1 credit
ECON 162* MacroEconomics 3 credits
CAR 499R Internship 1-3 credits
ELECTIVE Recommend Upper Division Elective 5-7 credits
**REL See Religion Classes 0
Total Minimum Semester Hours 12-16
Bachelor Degree Hours minimum of 120 credits
*Recommended electives