Georgia College & State University

Finance B.S.

Milledgeville, USA

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

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TUITION FEES

USD 46,410 / per year

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Finance B.S. program provides a comprehensive education in financial principles, market analysis, and investment strategies. Students will engage in practical learning experiences through case studies and real-world applications.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various careers in finance, including roles as financial analysts, investment bankers, and financial planners. Other potential positions include corporate finance roles and risk management specialists.

Introduction

Learn Essential Skills Across Broad Disciplines

Students majoring in Finance benefit from student-centered education in a liberal arts environment that promotes inter-disciplinary learning.

The Finance B.S. is part of the College of Business and Technology, which is accredited by AACSB. Outcomes in the program help to support this accreditation.

Key Benefits of this Degree

Students will study in a liberal arts environment where small class sizes, multi-disciplinary studies, and real-world applications are valued and promoted.
Choose to pursue a concentration in Financial Analysis or Financial Technology.
A BS degree, as opposed to a BBA, students have lots of flexibility (30 credit hours) in taking courses from other disciplines.
Students have opportunities to participate in the Chartered Financial Analyst Research Competition and the Hedge Fund Competition.
Network with other students in the Finance program and stay up to date with the latest resources from the Finance Club.

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Admissions

Curriculum

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

Area A: Communication Skills
Area A2: Quantitative Skills
Area B: Institutional Options
Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
Area C2: Fine Arts
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
Area E: Social Sciences
Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area F

Satisfactorily complete the following courses. If any of these courses were used to complete Areas A2, D, or E, the student may take any 1000-4000 level course to replace the total hours required in Area F.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Area F

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses. If any of these courses were used to complete Areas A2, D, or E, the student may take any 1000-4000 level course to replace the total hours required in Area F.

ACCT 2101 Accounting Principles I
ACCT 2102 Accounting Principles II
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 1113 Precalculus
MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics

Computer Science

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

CBIS 2220 Principles of Info Systems
CSCI 1000 Intro to Computer Sci & Appl
CSCI 1301 Computer Science I

Major Requirements

Required Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

MGMT 3101 Applied Business Statistics
FINC 3100 Personal Finance
FINC 3131 Business Finance I
FINC 3132 Business Finance II
FINC 3240 International Finance
FINC 3820 Money & Banking
FINC 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions
FINC 4101 Investment Analysis

Total Credit Hours: 24

Elective Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete nine hours of the following courses:

FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ
FINC 4505 Special Topics
FINC 4605 Internship &/or Coop Education
FINC 4805 Independent Study
FTA 3810 Payment Processing
FTA 4001 Foundations of FinTech
FTA 4003 Commercial Banking & FinTech

Total Credit Hours: 9

Optional Concentrations

Financial Analysis

FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ
And three courses from:
MATH 1262 Calculus II
MATH 2150 Linear Algebra
ECON 4320 Introductory Math Economics
ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
MGMT 3175 Business Analytics
- MATH 1262 Calculus II
- MATH 2150 Linear Algebra
- ECON 4320 Introductory Math Economics
- ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
- ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
- MGMT 3175 Business Analytics

Total Credit Hours: 15

Financial Technology

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ

And four courses from:

FTA 3810 Payment Processing
FTA 4001 Foundations of FinTech
FTA 4003 Commercial Banking & FinTech
CBIS 4120 Bus Intelligence & Analytics
CSCI 2351 Python Programming
CSCI 3410 Intro to Data Structures
CSCI 3710 Data Mining
CSCI 4711 Machine Learning
CSCI 4712 Big Data Analysis
CSCI 4820 Artificial Intelligence
ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics

Total Credit Hours: 18

Note: A maximum of 6 hours from FTA courses.

Electives:

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Total Credit Hours: 11-27

Career Opportunities

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