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Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology

Required Courses		Credit Hours
BUSINESS CORE
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BLAW 321	Contracts & 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
FINC 300	Mathematics of Finance	3
FINC 312	Financial Markets & Institutions	3
FINC 323	Financial Management 2	3
FINC 451	Investment Principles	3
FINC 452	Financial Modeling	3
FINC 465	Problems in Finance	3
STQM 322	Inferential Statistics	3
Electives:	Free	6
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION
ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting Concepts	3
ACCT 321	Cost Accounting 1	3
ACCT 350	Fed Income Tax/Individual	3
ACCT 450	Federal Income Tax/Corporate	3
ISYS 200	Database Design & Implementation	3
	Directed Elective or internship	3
INVESTMENT CONCENTRATION
ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting Concepts	3
ACCT 350	Fed Income Tax/Individual	3
FINC 310	Real Estate Finance	3
FINC 454	Portfolio Management	3
ISYS 200	Database Design & Implementation	3
	Directed Elective or Internship	3
REAL ESTATE CONCENTRATION
BLAW 325	Real & Personal Property	2
FINC 310	Real Estate Finance	3
MKTG 231	Professional Selling	3
REAL 210	Principles of Real Estate	3
REAL 305	Real Estate Appraisal	3
REAL 330	Real Estate Invest & Mgmt	3
General Education
Communication Competence
COMM 121	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Choose one:	COMM 221 or COMM 310 or COMM 332	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)
MATH 122	Math Analysis for Business	3
Cultural Enrichment
	Electives (one must be 200 level or above)	9
Social Awareness
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics*S	3
Choose one:	ECON 321 or ECON 331 or ECON 431	3
	Elective (non-economics)	3
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		123-124

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 aims to equip 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.

Get a Great Job

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.

Students can choose from three concentrations: the Corporate concentration, Investment concentration or Real Estate concentration. 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

Applicants must present evidence of graduation from high school or the GED. To enter a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) Program in Business, applicants are expected to meet two of the following: a minimum high school grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale); ACT math score of 19 or higher; an ACT reading score of 19 or higher.

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