Thomas Edison State College | BSBA in Finance Credit Distribution

BSBA in Finance Credit Distribution

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Subject Category	Credits
I. General Education Requirements	48
A. English Composition	6
B. Humanities	12
Managerial or Business Communications	(3)
Other humanities	(9)
Must include at least two subject areas
C. Social Sciences	12
Macroeconomics	(3)
Microeconomics	(3)
Other social sciences	(6)
Must include at least two subject areas
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics	9
Precalculus Mathematics or Quantitative Business Analysis	(3)
Principles of Statistics	(3)
Other natural sciences	(3)
Must include at least two subject areas
E. General Education Electives	9

II. Professional Business Requirements	54
A. Business Core	27
Business Law	(3)
Computer Concepts and Applications/Introduction to Computers/CIS	(3)
Principles of Financial Accounting	(3)
Principles of Managerial Accounting	(3)
Business Finance	(3)
Introduction to Marketing	(3)
Business in Society or International Management	(3)
Business Policy	(3)
Principles of Management	(3)
B. Area of Study: BSBA in Finance	18
1. Required Subjects	(6)
2. Electives Financial Institutions and Markets (Thomas Edison State College examination) OR Money and Banking (DANTES examination) International Finance (Thomas Edison State College examination) Advanced Financial Management/Corporation Finance Advanced Security Analysis and Portfolio Management OR Investments II Business Forecasting Commercial Banking Capital Budgeting Management Capital Structure Management Derivatives Mathematical Analysis of Financial Decisions Risk Management Working Capital Management	(12)
C. Business Electives	9
III. Free Electives	18
Total	120

The major area of study in Finance is designed for students who are either employed in or plan to be employed in banking or other financial institutions, stock brokerage firms, in the financial services industry and in the financial division of major organizations. Finance is broadly defined to include financial markets and institutions, investments and the financial management of organizations.

Note 1: This list of subjects is offered as a guide. Other subjects may also be considered appropriate for this major area of study.

Note 2: Consumer Finance, Personal Finance or Personal Investments cannot be included in the major area of study.

Note 3: Thomas Edison State College course refers to the College’s own course offering of Guided Study, Online or Contract Learning courses.

Note 4: Thomas Edison State College examination refers to the College’s own exam program—TECEP®.

Note 5: Other subjects listed can either be courses transferred from other colleges/universities or credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment (see College Catalog for more information on PLA).

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL BSBA STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF AREA OF STUDY, INCLUDE A BUSINESS ETHICS SUBJECT AS PART OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION OR FREE ELECTIVES COMPONENT OF THEIR DEGREE.