2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Finance, B.S.

(Program for students admitted beginning September 1, 2014)

Admission Requirements

Conditions for acceptance into the BS Finance Program are as follows:

(1) A GPA of 2.5 or higher on 30 or more completed semester hours. If fewer than 30 semester hours have been completed at Kean, GPA will be calculated using coursework from all transfer institutions attended.

(2) Complete the Foundation Coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or better,

ENG 1030 College Composition
COMM 1402 Speech Communication as Critical Citizenship
MATH 1044 OR MATH 1054 Pre-Calculus
GE 2021 Research & Technology

(3) Additional courses to be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better to declare major:

ECO 1020 Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics)
ECO 1021 Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics)
CPS 1032 Microcomputer Applications
ACCT 2200  Principles of Accounting I
MGS 2150 Business Statistics & Applications

General Education Requirements 35

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1044PRE CALC FOR BUSINESS

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2021RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Minimum C Grade

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: General Education required course

AND (Select ONE course from the following areas:)
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

ID 1300INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUDIES

3

OR

ID 3230UNDERSTANDING IMAGES:AN INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: General Education required course

AND (Select ONE course from the following areas, see approved Distribution Course List:)
Psychology

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

ID 2415GROUP COMMUNICATION

3

Science and Mathematics 7

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

AND (Select ONE 4 credit lab course from the approved GE Distribution Course List.
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Meteorology, Physics, Interdisciplinary

4

Major/GE Capstone Course 3

Courses required by major, all require a grade of C or better

MGS 4999INTEGRATIVE BUSINESS STRATEGY

3

Additional Requirements 18

Additional Requirements 18

ECO 1020PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS I

3

ECO 1021PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS II

3

ECO 3020INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS

3

ECO 3021INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS

3

ENG 3090BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

3

COMM 3590BUSINESS & PROF. COMM

3

Major Requirements 55

Courses required by major, all require a grade of C or better

Business Core Requirements 34

MGS 2030PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

BLAW 2051BUSINESS LAW I

3

MGS 2150BUSINESS STATISTICS & APPLIC.

4

ACCT 2200PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

3

ACCT 2210PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II

3

MKT 2500PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

3

MGS 3110MANAGERIAL DECISION MODELING

3

FIN 3310MGT OF CORPORATE FINANCE I

3

MGS 3520BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

3

MGS 3040MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

MGS 4010OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3

Finance Major Requirements 27

FIN 3311MGT OF CORPORATE FINANCE II

3

FIN 3350INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FIN-WE

3

FIN 3380INTRODUCTION TO DERIVATIVES

3

FIN 4300INVESTMENTS

3

FIN 4310MONEY AND CAPITAL MKTS-WE

3

FIN
Elective

3

FIN
Elective

3

Free Electives: 16

(at least 50% must be at 3000 level or above)

Total Credit Hours: 124