Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance

Why Study Finance at Eastern?

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Financial professionals work to meet the needs of a business, its investors, and the consumers.


Business

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Insurance

Securities Industries

Accounting

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Finance Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)

The Finance major is for those students with career objectives in the financial management of business firms, banking and other financial institutions, insurance, and the securities industries. The course of study analyzes the investment needs, financial requirements, and financial performance of business firms. It also is concerned with the role played by financial institutions and security markets in meeting the vital financial needs of business firms, investors, and consumers.

Students must be formally declared in a BSB major or officially declared as a minor before enrolling in business classes in the required business administration core.

The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.

Note:

  • Students must declare and complete the minimum BSB Pre-Major requirements or have completed the minimum Pre-Major requirements through transfer work prior to declaring for any BSB major.
  • ECON 200 and ECON 201 are considered supporting courses and may be used to fulfill BACRs as well as requirements for the Business Administration degree; however, these courses are not counted twice toward the total of 180 credits for graduation.

Grade Requirements for Graduation: a minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.

Bachelor of Science in Business Pre-Major
Pre-Major General Education (5 out of 6 required with a C or 2.0 GPA or higher per university requirements for full major declaration)
BACR - Humanities and Arts
BACR - Humanities and Arts
BACR - Natural Sciences
BACR - Natural Sciences
Diversity
Global Studies
Pre-Major Lower Division Business Core (Completion of 6 out of 8 required with a 2.5 GPA or higher for full major declaration)37
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS LAW
BUSINESS STATISTICS 1
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS
COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS MATH II
CALCULUS I
CALCULUS I
Total Credits37
Required Business Administration Core
Upper Division Courses
DSCI 346BUSINESS STATISTICS 24
FINC 335FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT4
MGMT 326ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR4
MKTG 310PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING4
MISC 311INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS4
OPSM 330OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT4
Required Courses
ECON 444MONEY AND BANKING5
FINC 431INVESTMENTS4
FINC 434FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES4
FINC 435CAPITAL BUDGETING AND LONG-TERM FINANCING4
FINC 436SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT2
FINC/IBUS 474INTERNATIONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT4
Electives–choose approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor.8-10
Required Senior Capstone
MGMT 490DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE4
Total Credits59-61

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015ECON 200 (Social Sciences BACR 1)5
Humanities & Arts BACR 115MATH 2005Natural Sciences BACR 215
Natural Sciences BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ACCT 2515ACCT 2524ACCT 2614
DSCI 2454FINC 3354FINC 4314
ECON 201 (Social Sciences BACR 2)5MGMT 3264MISC 3114
 Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5
 14 16-17 16-17
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
FINC 4354DSCI 3464FINC 4744
MKTG 3104ECON 4445Global Studies - graduation requirement15
OPSM 3304FINC 4362Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5FINC 4344
 16-17 15-16 17-18
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Finance Elective24-5Finance Elective24-5MGMT 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective1 
 16-20 13-16 12-14
Total Credits 180-194
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Electives–choose 8-10 credits in approved, related electives in consultation with your faculty advisor.

Enrollment Data

Undergraduate Business Students

830

BAB/BS Degrees Awarded in 2019-20

463

Students in the MBA Program

418

MBA Degrees Awarded in 2019-20

48

Full-Time Faculty Members

32