Finance (B.B.A.)

Degree Requirements (47 hours)

In addition to completing the pre-major business core, students must complete the following courses:

• BADM 310 - Business Finance (C)
• BADM 321 - Business Statistics II (C)
• BADM 323 - Information Systems for Business Professionals
• BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (C)
• BADM 369 - Organizational Behavior & Theory
• BADM 370 - Marketing (C)
• BADM 411 - Investments (C)
• BADM 413 - Advanced Corporate Finance

•  

• BADM 415 - Financial Institutions (C)

• Or

• BADM 416 - Commercial Bank Management (C)

•  

• BADM 425 - Production/Operations Management (C)
• BADM 482 - Business Policy and Strategy (C)

•  

• ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics (C)

• Or

• ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (C)

• Or

• ECON 330 - Money and Banking (C)

• Or

• ECON 433 - Public Finance (C)

• Or

• ECON 441 - International Trade (C)

• Or

• ECON 451 - Economics for Managers

•  

• School of Business Elective  2cr

Finance Electives (9 hours)

• Select from the following list:

• BADM 409 - Financial Strategy
• BADM 412 - Security Analysis (C)
• BADM 414 - Financial Derivatives
• BADM 443 - International Finance
• BADM 490 - Seminar (C)

•  

• BADM 415 - Financial Institutions (C)

• Or

• BADM 416 - Commercial Bank Management (C)

Additional Requirements

Students must also complete an IdEA theme and enough Advanced Free Electives to achieve a minimum of 64 credits at the 300/400 level. Most finance majors must complete 11 credits of Advanced Free Electives to meet this minimum.

Elective Categories

Advanced Free Electives
Courses at the junior-senior level chosen from any college/school at USD on the basis of the student’s interest are called Advanced Free Electives.

School of Business Electives
Courses at the junior-senior level that must be selected in the fields of accounting, business administration, economics or health services administration are called School of Business Electives.

Free Electives
Courses chosen from any college/school at USD on the basis of the student’s interest are called Free Electives. These electives may be at any level and are only tested by meeting the 128 credit hour requirement.
 

Major Course of Study

The following major course of study is provided only as an example. Exchanging courses between semesters or even between some academic years is allowable. Check with the Student Services Center or your faculty academic advisor for information about planning your program.