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Southern Arkansas University

Finance Major

Suggested Plan of Study – 2009-2010 Catalog

Fall – Semester 1 Spring – Semester 2
ENGL 1113 Composition I 3 ENGL 1123 Composition II 3
MATH 1023 College Algebra 3 MIS 2053 Business Information Systems 3
ECON 1003 American Enterprise or FIN 2003 Personal Finance 3 HIST 1003 or 1013 World History I or II 3
Biological Science choice/Lab BIOL 1103/1101 or BSCI 1013/1011 4 Social Science choice
(GEOG 2003, PSCI 2003, PSYC 2003, or SOC 1003 or 2003)
3
GSTD 1002 Freshman Seminar 2 PHED 1501 Activity and Wellness 1
SPCH 1113 Introduction to Public Speaking 3
Total semester hours 15 Total semester hours 16
Fall – Semester 3 Spring – Semester 4
ENGL 2213 World Literature I 3 ENGL 2223 World Literature II or
PHIL 2403 Introduction to Philosophy
3
Humanities choice
(ART 2013, HUM 2003, MUS 2013 or Foreign Language)
3 ACCT 2103 Principles of Accounting II 3
Physical Science choice/Lab
(CHEM 1013/1011, CHEM 1023/1021, CHEM 1133/1131, GEOL 1003/1001, PHSC 2023/2021, PHYS 2003/2001, or PHYS 2203/2201)
4 GBUS 2013 Quantitative Analysis I 3
ECON 2103 Principles of Microeconomics 3 ECON 2203 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I 3 HIST 2013 or 2023 U.S. History I or II 3
PHED 1__1 PE activity 1
Total semester hours 16 Total semester hours 16
Fall – Semester 5 Spring – Semester 6
GBUS 2003 Legal Environment of Business 3 MGMT 3023 Organizational Theory and Behavior 3
GBUS 3183 Quantitative Analysis II 3 FIN 3023 Financial Institutions and Markets 3
FIN 3003 Financial Management 3 FIN 3053 Investments 3
FIN 3013 Insurance Principles and Planning 3 Humanities choice
(ART 2013, HUM 2003 or MUS 2013)
3
MKTG 3033 Principles of Marketing 3 Finance Elective 3
Total semester hours 15 Total semester hours 15
Fall – Semester 7 Spring – Semester 8
MGMT 3063 Managerial Communications 3 MIS 4103 Managing Information and Technology 3
MGMT 4063 Production and Operations Management 3 MGMT 4093 Management Strategy and Policy 3
FIN 4003 Advanced Financial Management 3 MGMT 4043 International Business or
MGMT 4313 International Field Experience
3
FIN 4063 Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits 3 *Free Elective 3
Finance Elective 3 *Free Elective 1
Finance Elective 3
Total semester hours 15 Total semester hours 16

Total hours required for major – 124 hours

Finance Electives
Offered each fall Offered each spring
ACCT 3003 Intermediate Accounting I ACCT 3003 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 4023 Individual Income Tax ECON 3093 Managerial Economics
FIN 3073 Principles of Real Estate ECON 4023 Free Enterprise Studies and Projects
FIN 3983 Business Internship Finance FIN 4033 Real Estate Appraisal
FIN 4073 Estate Planning and Taxation
FIN 3983 Business Internship in Finance
FIN 4103 Advanced Financial Planning

*Note: Activity courses cannot fulfill the forty (40) hour Jr. /Sr. requirement.

Modified: December 21, 2009 at 10:14 am
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