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Nov 09, 2024
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2025-2026 DRAFT Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Financial Services, BSB (FINSERV-BSB)
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Program Description
The financial services major is housed within the Department of Finance and Financial Services and is designed to meet the growing need for people who are knowledgeable in all areas of personal financial management, including investments, insurance, tax planning, retirement planning, real estate, estate planning, and personal financial planning. Among the many career opportunities available to the graduate with a financial services major are financial planner, stockbroker, insurance agent, loan officer, and trust officer. This program is registered with the Certified Financial Planning Board and as a result, students who complete the financial services major and the appropriate electives at Wright State University are eligible to sit for the Certified Financial Planner exam.
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I. Wright State Core: 36 Credit Hours
As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours.
Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements.
First-Year Seminar: 3 Credit Hours
All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year. Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy three additional credit hours in the Additional Core Courses category.
Element A - English Composition: 3 Credit Hours
All students must successfully complete ENG 1100. Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course.
Second-Year Writing Course: 3 Credit Hours
Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours
Required:
Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours
Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. One course must fulfill the History requirement.
Element D - Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credit Hours
Required:
Element E - Natural Sciences: 7 Credit Hours
Students will select two Natural Science courses, from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. At least one course must contain a laboratory.
Additional Core Courses: 4 Credit Hours
Students will select up to 4 additional credit hours from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core. Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student. When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.
Required:
Additional Core Requirements
Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following:
Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI, IE, and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36.
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Credit Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB: 18 Credit Hours
Courses that require admission to RSCOB: 24 Credit Hours
III. Financial Services Major Requirements: 27 Credit Hours
Financial Services Electives:
Choose any 3000-4000 level finance course (3 credit hours), or substitute one of the following courses for finance electives:
IV. General Electives: 12 Credit Hours
Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree. If the total number of credit hours in the WSU Core (general education program) and the major requirements do not total at least 120 credits, students will choose additional courses (general electives) to meet the minimum required 120 credit hours. Students may choose from any undergraduate course in the Academic Catalog for which they meet the course prerequisites and for which they do not already have earned credit.
Graduation Planning Strategy
A Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS), also known as a four-year guide, is an academic tool showing one example of how a program can be completed in a certain amount of time. All Wright State undergraduate majors can be completed in four years with careful planning. Some programs may require summer coursework. Time to degree is dependent on many factors including student placement in mathematics and writing courses, CCP and AP coursework, transfer coursework, and other variables.
This GPS is valid for this year’s Academic Catalog only and is subject to change. This GPS is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Students should consult with their academic advisor on a regular basis and create a personalized plan to degree completion.
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