Program: Finance, B.B.A. - University of West Georgia

Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Nov 06, 2025

The B.B.A. program in finance provides students with a high-quality liberal arts based educational foundation so they can secure entry-level junior/staff positions in local, regional, or national organizations or continue studies at the master’s level.

Accreditation: AACSBI

Learning Goals

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Finance Majors are expected to meet the learning goals and objectives of the Richards College of Business.

Requirement

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Core Area A

(Grade of C or higher)

must include:

MATH 1111 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours (or)
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours

Core Area D

should include:

MATH 1413 - Survey of Calculus 3 Credit Hours

Core Area F: 18 Hours

Required Supporting Courses:

The following courses must be taken as electives if not taken to satisfy the Core requirements:

ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
and
MATH 1111 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours (or)
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours
and
MATH 1413 - Survey of Calculus 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 2106 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credit Hours
CISM 2201 - Foundations of Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours

Finance

Courses required for the degree: 51 Hours

Business Core: 27 Hours

ABED 3100 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hours
CISM 3330 - Management of Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3402 - Statistics for Business I 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3406 - Statistics for Business II 3 Credit Hours
FINC 3511 - Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3600 - Management 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3615 - Operations Management 3 Credit Hours
MKTG 3803 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit Hours

International Select

ECON 4450 - International Economics 3 Credit Hours (or)
FINC 4521 - International Finance 3 Credit Hours (or)
MKTG 4866 - International Marketing 3 Credit Hours (or)
MGNT 4625 - International Management 3 Credit Hours

Major Courses: 24 Hours

ACCT 3232 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hours (or)
ACCT 4202 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 Credit Hours
and
FINC 4531 - Intermediate Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4541 - Investment Analysis 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4561 - Bank Management 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 4660 - Strategic Management 3 Credit Hours

Select three:

At least two of which must be in FINC

ECON 3460 - Forecasting 3 Credit Hours
ECON 4410 - Money and Banking 3 Credit Hours
ECON 4440 - Public Finance 3 Credit Hours
ECON 4450 - International Economics 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4521 - International Finance 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4532 - Problems in Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4542 - Portfolio Management 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4571 - Derivative Markets 3 Credit Hours
FINC 4585 - Special Topics in Finance 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 3212 - Financial Reporting I 3 Credit Hours
ACCT 3251 - Income Tax Accounting for Individuals 3 Credit Hours

Electives: 9 Hours

At least three hours of electives must be in the RCOB

Finance, B.B.A.