Finance (B.B.A.)

BBA Core Curriculum Requirements - 60 hours

Refer to Semester Core Curriculum Areas A-E  

Area A1: No Exceptions

Area A2: UNG BBA students should take MATH 1111 College Algebra or higher.
               Transfers should consult with their Academic Advisor.

Area B: No Exceptions

Area C: No Exceptions

Area D: UNG BBA students should take MATH 2040 Brief/Survey of Calculus.
             Transfers should consult with their Academic Advisor.

Area E: UNG BBA students should not take ECON 2105 Macroeconomics. (ECON 2105 is required in Area F)

Area F: Business Administration - 18 hours

A grade of C or higher is required in all Area F courses

• ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II
• ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics
• BUSA 2810 - Legal Environment of Business

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  Fundamentals of Computer Applications (choose one):

  Select one of the following (Information Systems majors are encouraged to choose CSCI 1301):

• BUSA 2201 - Computer Information Systems
• CSCI 1250 - Information Technologies
• CSCI 1301 - Computer Science I

Business Core - 30 hours

A grade of C or higher is required in all Business Core and Major Specific courses. Admission to upper division is required to register for most courses with prefixes of ACCT, BUSA, CIS, ECON, FINC, MGMT and MKTG numbered 3000 or higher (the courses that are not part of the admission to upper division are noted with an “*” to the right of the course name).

• BUSA 2108 - Business Communication
• MATH 2400 - Elementary Statistics
• BUSA 3110 - Statistics for Business
• BUSA 3120 - Operations Management
• FINC 3440 - Principles of Finance *
• MGMT 3661 - Fundamentals of Management *
• MKTG 3700 - Principles of Marketing *
• BUSA 4995 - Strategic Management

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  Choose one:

• BUSA 3130 - Business Information Systems *
• ACCT 4330 - Accounting Information Systems (Required for Accounting majors)

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  Choose one:

• BUSA 4527 - International Business
• BUSA 4528 - Travel Abroad/International Business

Courses Appropriate to Major - 21 hours

• FINC 4410 - Derivative Securities and Risk Management
• FINC 4420 - Real Estate Finance
• FINC 4430 - Financial Institution Management
• FINC 4440 - Corporate Finance
• FINC 4470 - Investment Management
• FINC 4480 - Financial Policy
• ACCT 3350 - Federal Income Taxation

General Electives

General Electives (9 hours or enough to bring the total hours to 120). [General Elective hours may be used toward a second major or toward a minor.]

Business Leadership Concentration Option (currently available in Dahlonega) - 9 hours

If a BBA student wants to complete a Business Leadership Concentration, the student may use the elective hours to complete the following courses:

• BUSA 3910 - Business Leadership: Theories and Processes
• BUSA 3920 - Business Leadership Project
• BUSA 3930 - Leadership in Business

Other Requirements

• Completion of the Student Professional Development Program (PROS) as specified by the Mike Cottrell College of Business for the BBA and BAS degrees.
• Complete at least half of the 51 semester hours required for the combined Business Core and major specific courses at UNG; at least 12 of these semester hours must be in the major specific area.
• Earn a grade of C or higher in each course in Area F, the Business Core, and the major specific area.
• US and Georgia History Requirements
• US and Georgia Constitution Requirements
• Regents’ Reading and Writing Requirements