2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog (20273)

Business Administration, B.S. major
Finance Emphasis

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Business Administration, Finance emphasis B.S. degree and include the following:

• Completion of a minimum of 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
• Completion of all required major credits 
• Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10 with a minimum of 40 credits) required for all baccalaureate degrees
• Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Finance is the realm of managing money and investments, encompassing credit, debt, capital markets, investments, risk management, and the establishment and regulation of financial systems. In broader terms, it spans personal and corporate finances as well as public (government) finance. Personal finance revolves around managing an individual's or a family's resources, while corporate finance involves steering a company's financial endeavors, including capital investment, financial planning, and risk analysis to optimize shareholder value. Public finance pertains to the analysis of the government's economic role regarding both expenditure and taxation. As a crucial element, finance significantly influences decisions at both the individual and organizational levels, impacting various aspects of life.

Students majoring in Business Administration are
advised to complete at least one course in
Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology as part of
their core curriculum requirements.

Required Credits: 64
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
• ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
• BUAD 2220 Legal Environment (3 credits)
• BUAD 2280 Computer Business Applications (3 credits)
• BUAD 3223 Operations Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 3351 Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 3361 Marketing (3 credits)
• BUAD 3381 Management Information Systems (3 credits)
• BUAD 3771 Financial Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 4559 Strategic Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 4600 Senior Seminar: Business Administration (1 credit)
• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)

Select 1 course:
A MATH course from Core Curriculum Goal Area 4 at a
higher level than College Algebra may be substituted
for this requirement

• MATH 1170 College Algebra (3 credits)

Select 1 course:
A STAT course at a higher level than Business
Statistics may be substituted for this requirement

• BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• BUAD 3677 Real Estate (3 credits)
  or ACCT 3404 Income Taxes I (3 credits)
• BUAD 3678 Risk Management and Insurance (3 credits)
• BUAD 3772 Advanced Financial Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 3872 Behavioral Investing and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 4779 Corporate Financial Policies (3 credits)

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES

Select 2 of the following courses:

• ACCT 3117 Managerial Analysis (3 credits)
  or ACCT 3118 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)
• BUAD 3232 Predictive Analytics (3 credits)
  or BUAD 3500 Marketing Analytics (3 credits)
• BUAD 3281 Management Science (3 credits)
• BUAD 3283 E-Commerce Web Development (3 credits)
  or BUAD 3569 Digital Marketing (3 credits)
• BUAD 3420 Labor and Employment Relations (3 credits)
• BUAD 3450 Indigenous Business (3 credits)
• BUAD 3520 Business Ethics (3 credits)
• BUAD 3568 Professional Selling (3 credits)