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College(s): Business

Required Courses		Credit Hours
BUSINESS CORE
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BLAW 321	Contracts and Sales	3
BUSN 499	Integrating Experience	3
FINC 322	Financial Management 1	3
ISYS 321	Business Information Systems	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
MGMT 370	Quality-Operations Mgmt	3
MKTG 321	Principles of Marketing	3
STQM 260	Introduction to Statistics	3
MAJOR
ACCT 305	Intermediate ACCT Concepts	3
FINC 300	Mathematics of Finance	3
FINC 312	Financial Markets-Institutions	3
FINC 323	Financial Management 2	3
FINC 375		3
FINC 451	Investment Principles	3
FINC 452	Financial Modeling	3
FINC 465	Problems in Finance	3
STQM 322	Inferential Statistics	3
*Electives:	Free	3
*Directed Electives	Advisor approval required. Two must be finance classes. (choose from below)	11 - 12
ACCT 321	Cost Accounting 1	3
ACCT 370	Forensic Accounting	3
BLAW 322	Commercial Paper Secured Trans	2
Or
BLAW 325	Real and Personal Property	2
FINC 410		3
FINC 454	Portfolio Management	3
FINC 491	Finance Internship	3 - 6
INTB 440	International Finance	3
ISYS 200	Database Design-Implementation	3
Or
MKTG 231	Professional Selling	3
MGMT 415	Entrepreneurial Opportunities	3
MGMT 447	Business Ethics-Social Resp	3
REAL 330	Real Estate Invest-Management	3
University General Education
Communication Competence
COMM 121	Fundamentals-Public Speaking	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 325	Advanced Business Writing	3
Scientific Understanding
*	Lab Science Elective	4
*	Science Elective	3/4
Quantitative Skills
MATH 115	Intermediate Algebra	3
*	(If MATH ACT is 24 or higher, substitute a general education elective)
Cultural Enrichment
*	Electives (one must be 200 level or above)	9
Social Awareness
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics	3
*Social Awareness Elective	(non-economics)	3
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Additional General Education
*Choose one:	COMM 221, or COMM 310, or COMM 332	3
*Choose one:	ECON 321 or ECON 331 or ECON 431	3
MATH 122	Math Analysis for Business	3
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		120-122
Finance students must be able to demonstrate competency in ISYS 105 topics of take ISYS 105.

Why Choose Finance?

The Finance major is designed for students who are interested in the stewardship of the financial resources of individuals, corporations, or financial institutions. As future managers, students learn the principles and applications of financial analysis, management, and strategy. The program equips students with the theoretical understanding and practical skills necessary to evaluate and direct decisions regarding the allocation of financial resources among a variety of competing opportunities with the goal of maximizing the value of the resources being managed.

Career Opportunities

Money and finance touch almost every aspect of business and life. That's why finance is a wise career choice for anyone with broad business interests. The function of finance involves decisions on how to best use money. Financial planning binds together all functions of an organization, and it takes special skills to deal with the complexities of keeping a firm profitable.

Graduates with Finance Majors find positions in a variety of companies and agencies with duties including analysis, planning and control, capital management, short-term and long-term financing, investment, security analysis and portfolio management. These occupations generally offer attractive starting salaries and working conditions. The future of finance is secure. The need for finance graduates is expected to continue its rise through the next century.

Admission Requirements

New Students: 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from high school and two of the following three criteria: (1) English ACT score of 16 or higher, or English SAT score of 370 or higher; (2) Math ACT score of 19 or higher, or Math SAT score of 460 or higher; (3) Reading ACT score of 19 or higher, or Verbal SAT score of 430 or higher.

Transfer Students: Combined college or university GPA of 2.35 (on a 4.0 scale) from all institutions attended, and the following criteria; (1) transfer equivalency for ENGL 150 or placement in ENGL 150 the first semester at FSU which would require an English ACT score of 16 or higher; (2) transfer equivalency for FSU MATH 115 or placement in MATH 115 the first semester at FSU which would require a Math ACT score of 19 or higher.

Exceptions: Applicants not meeting the above criteria (new or transfer students) for direct admission, but still meet Ferris State University admission criteria, will be placed in the Pre-Business program until the admission criteria are met. Any mitigating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis by the College of Business Dean's Office.

Graduation Requirements

The Finance program at Ferris leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in business. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall.

More Information

Accoutancy, Finance & Info Systems
119 South Street/BUS 212
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2284
Phone: (231) 591-2434
Email: AFIS@ferris.edu

The College of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP.) Next Accreditation Review is February 2018.
http://www.acbsp.org/p/st/ld/sid=s1_001