Finance Major, B.B.A. (Corporate Finance and Investments Concentration)

Department Information

Department of Economics and Finance
PO Box 70686
Phone: (423) 439-4202
227 Sam Wilson Hall
Web address: www.etsu.edu/cbat/economics/

The mission of the Department of Economics and Finance is to provide students with the educational experience necessary to succeed in a competitive global environment. We offer both business and non-business degree programs.

Students who are interested in Finance can earn a Finance Business Administration degree with concentrations in Banking , Corporate Finance and Investments  or Real Estate . Each of these concentrations offers the student a program of study that leads to a traditional career path in his or her chosen field.

Business Requirements for B.B.A. Majors

Special Admission Requirements for Economics and Finance Majors  

GPA Requirement: The student must have attained a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5 to be admitted to the major.

Successful completion of the following:

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing   
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation   
• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics - Noncalculus   

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each of the following courses (unless the student’s major or concentration specifies a higher minimum grade requirement)

• ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I   
• ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II   
• ECON 2070 - Quantitative Methods for Business I   
• ECON 2080 - Quantitative Methods for Business II   
• ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics   
• ECON 2220 - Principles of Microeconomics   

Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: B.B.A. Majors   

Degree Requirements: 120 credits

Residency policy: At least 50 percent of the B.B.A major program requirements for the B.B.A. degree must be earned at ETSU.

General Education Requirements   

These requirements include earning 41-42 credits in Communication, Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavior Sciences, History, Natural Sciences and Mathematics categories.

Major Specific courses listed in General Education Requirements:

• ECON 2210  
• ECON 2220  
• MATH 1530  

Total Requirements for Finance Major & B.B.A. Core: 63 credits

B.B.A. Core Requirements: 36 credits

• ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
• ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
• ECON 2070 - Quantitative Methods for Business I (3 credits)
• ECON 2080 - Quantitative Methods for Business II (3 credits)
• MGMT 3000 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 3050 - Decision Science (3 credits)
• MGMT 3310 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• MKTG 3200 - Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
• FNCE 3220 - Business Finance (3 credits)
• MGMT 3100 - Production/Operations Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 4910 - Strategic Management (3 credits)
• CSCI 3700 - Management Information Systems (3 credits)

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• Note: Seniors must successfully complete the Senior Business Exam (SBE) prior to beginning the capstone course MGMT 4910 - Strategic Management . The SBE is administered at the end of the fall and spring semesters. Failure to successfully complete the SBE will result in the student being blocked from enrolling in MGMT 4910  for one semester until the SBE is offered again.

Corporate Finance and Investments Concentration: 27 credits

• FNCE 3300 - Principles of Investment (3 credits)
• FNCE 3500 - Capital Budgeting (3 credits)
• FNCE 4560 - Portfolio Theory and Valuation (3 credits)
• FNCE 4597 - International Financial Management (3 credits)
• FNCE 4620 - Financial Analysis and Policy (3 credits)

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  Choose one of the following ACCT courses for three (3) credits:

• ACCT 3010 - Financial Accounting I  (3 credits)
• ACCT 3090 - Administrative Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 3110 - Management Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 3410 - Federal Income Tax Accounting (3 credits)

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  Choose three of the following for nine (9) credits:

• ACCT 3010 - Financial Accounting I (3 credits)
• ECON 3040 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 3310 - Monetary Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 3800 - Econometrics I (3 credits)
• ECON 4610 - Managerial Economics (3 credits)
• FNCE 3120 - Principles of Real Estate (3 credits)
• FNCE 3130 - Real Estate Law (3 credits)
• FNCE 3210 - Personal Finance (3 credits)
• FNCE 4320 - Real Estate Appraisals (3 credits)
• FNCE 4330 - Real Estate Finance (3 credits)
• FNCE 4447 - Banking and Financial Intermediation (3 credits)
• FNCE 4500 - Credit Management (3 credits)
• FNCE 4520 - Bank Policy (3 credits)
• FNCE 4617 - Applied Equity Valuation (3 credits)
• FNCE 4906 - Finance Internship (3 credits)
• FNCE 4957 - Topics in Finance (1-6 credits)

No Minor Required

Free Electives: 16 credits

Additional Information

Click here to view Degree and Graduation Requirements  for all ETSU students.

CSCI 1100  or Proficiency exam: Must be completed to meet Bachelor’s Degree Requirements. Is a prerequisite for ECON 2080  and is recommended to be completed within the first 30 credits at ETSU.

Most minors range from 18-24 credits. Those few minors with more than 24 credits may affect the number of free electives allowed.

International Student Seminar Policy

International Students : Must complete 4 credits of International Student Seminar  to meet graduation requirements.