Finance, BSB (FIN-BSB)

First-Year Seminar: 1 Credit Hour

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 one additional credit hour in the Additional Core Courses category. 

• UVC 1010 - First Year Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1

Element A - English Composition: 6 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. 

• First-Year Writing Course (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 (DEV 0100).  

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3

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  Second-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours) 

• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours

Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the required course below.  

Required: 

• EC 1050 - Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods Credit Hour(s): 4 OR
• MTH 2280 - Business Calculus Credit Hour(s): 4

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. 

• History Requirement (3 credit hours) 

  Choose 1 course from the list below: 

• HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
• HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
• HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)

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  Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours) 

  Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.  

Element D - Social Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. 

Required:

• EC 2040 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 2050 - Personal Financial Decision Making Credit Hour(s): 3

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: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select up to 6 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:

• EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3

• Additional coursework to reach the minimum of 36 credit hours required

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following: 

• One Global Inquiry (GI) course 

• Two Inclusive Excellence (IE) courses 

• One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses.  To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major.  Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing. 

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. 

Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB: 18 Credit Hours

• ACC 2010 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACC 2020 - Accounting Principles II Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 2210 - Financial Management I Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 2500 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2040 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2050 - Quantitative Business Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3

Courses that require admission to RSCOB: 24 Credit Hours

• EC 3010 - Economics of Global Money Markets Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3100 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
• MGT 3110 - Business Ethics and Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
• MGT 4990 - Strategy: Domestic & International Perspectives Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3000 - Fundamentals of Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• SCM 3070 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit Hour(s): 3

General Finance: 21 Credit Hours

• FIN 4220 - Analysis of Corporate Financial Information Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)

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• Take one from the following (3 hours):

• FIN 3220 - Financial Data Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3

Investments: 21 Credit Hours

• FIN 3220 - Financial Data Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4120 - Portfolio Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4220 - Analysis of Corporate Financial Information Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3

Business Analytics: 27 Credit Hours

• FIN 3220 - Financial Data Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3810 - Introduction to Business Data Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3840 - Data Visualization for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3