Finance (B.B.A.)

73 hours

The Finance major promotes the development of effective practitioners. Graduates go directly to the workforce in the financial services sector or business financial management. Others find finance helpful for graduate business, law, and other professional fields.

An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance will:

1. Gain competency in the foundational areas of business.
2. Understand the importance of ethics, values, morals, and social responsibility and relate them to the Christian worldview.
3. Possess critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
4. Be able to work effectively in a global context.
5. Develop professional and persuasive communication skills.
6. Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of business finance and accounting concepts.
7. Analyze a company’s financial performance.
8. Value real and financial assets in order to make an appropriate investment decision.
9. Develop proficiency in personal financial planning concepts.
10. Successfully manage investments in the Student Investment Fund Portfolio.

Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.

1 HOUR INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS CHOSEN FROM

• BUSA-1111 Business Orientation: Boot Camp
• BUSA-1211 Introduction to Business

21 HOURS LOWER DIVISION

• ACCT-2113 Accounting Principles I
• ACCT-2213 Accounting Principles II
• BUSA-1011 Foundations for Growth and Success
• BUSA-2011 Skills for Career and Calling
• BUSA-3011 Strategies for Purpose-Driven Success
• ECON-2113 Macroeconomic Principles
• ECON-2213 Microeconomic Principles
• INFO-1613 Business Software Tools
• INFO-2613 Business Analytics

3 HOURS MATHEMATICS

• MATH-1173 Quantitative Reasoning

21 HOURS UPPER DIVISION

• BUSA-3213 Business Law
• BUSA-3713 Business Ethics
• COMM-3113 Business and Professional Communication
• FINC-3313 Principles of Finance
• INFO-3613 Management Information Systems
• MGMT-3113 Principles of Management
• MKTG-3313 Principles of Marketing

3 HOURS CAPSTONE

• MGMT-4613 Strategic Management

15 HOURS SPECIALIZED COURSES

• FINC-3011 Student Investment Fund Team (take 3 times)
• FINC-3323 Intermediate Financial Management
• FINC-3413 Introduction to Personal Financial Planning
• FINC-3523 Money and Financial Markets
• FINC-3613 Investment Analysis

9 HOURS ACCOUNTING ELECTIVE CHOSEN FROM

• ACCT-3113 Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT-3313 Cost Accounting I
• ACCT-3413 Income Taxation*
• ACCT-3713 Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT-4713 Data Analytics
• FINC-4013 Principles of Personal Financial Planning*
• FINC-4513 Applications of Personal Financial Planning*

*Students seeking CFP certification should take these