Finance, B.B.A.

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Communication Literacy Requirement

Texas Tech University’s transition from the Writing Intensive requirement to the Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program.

Communication Literacy courses for the Finance major include: MCOM 2310 ; PCOM 3373 ; ISQS 3344 ; and FIN 3321 .

Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors

First Year

Fall

BA 1301 - Foundations of Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher, ENCO majors must take GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1101 .)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Spring

MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting and finance majors must achieve A or B.)
ISQS 2340 - Introduction to Information Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
BA 2140 - Microsoft Excel for Business 1 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Multicultural Course 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Spring

ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting majors must achieve A or B.)
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Notes:

* Choose from core curriculum requirements. Life and Physical Sciences must include both a lecture and a lab.

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum

Third Year

Fall

FIN 3321 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3322 - Corporation Finance I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 3304 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3344 - Introduction to Production and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students wanting to major in Finance should take FIN 3320 spring of Second Year

Total: 15

Spring

FIN 3323 - Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3324 - Investments 3 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 3305 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 Semester Credit Hours
MKT 3350 - Introduction to Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours
Business Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

BLAW 3391 - Business Law I 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Organization and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PCOM 3373 - Business Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Business Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

BECO 3310 - Applied Business Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 4331 - Finance Modeling 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Business Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 12

Total Hours: 120

Directed Elective

Choose 2 courses from:

FIN 3332 - Real Estate Fundamentals 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 4323 - Management of Financial Institutions 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 4326 - Student-Managed Investment Fund 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENCO 3301 - Energy Industry Fundamentals 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3345 - Analytics and Development with Python 3 Semester Credit Hours

Business Elective

Any 3000- or 4000-level business course (FIN 4330 Corporate Finance II is highly encouraged)

Fourth Year: Accelerated Program

Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program. The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s in Finance provides an opportunity for qualified TTU students to earn both degrees in a cost-effective and timely manner. Students are approved to count up to nine hours of graduate course work towards their undergraduate degree. Credit for these courses will also count towards earning a Master’s in Finance.

(ACCT 5301 is waived for students with an undergraduate degree in Business.)

Summer

(Between junior and senior year of BBA degree)

FIN 5322 - Corporate Finance 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 3

Fall

MGT 3370 - Organization and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 4330 - Corporate Finance II 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3332 - Real Estate Fundamentals 3 Semester Credit Hours
MKT 5367 - Relationship Management For Financial Services 3 Semester Credit Hours