Finance, B.B.A./Finance, M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 140-144
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Upper-Division Businesses Courses GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Program Code: A434/F435 Q253
To enroll in upper-division business courses, students must be certified for degree candidacy and meet all prerequisites.
A maximum of six hours of transfer work will apply toward the major.
Undergraduate Major Requirements
Any 3000- or 4000-level FIN course will count in the Finance major grade point average unless otherwise specified.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 12 | |
| Financial Intermediaries and Markets | ||
| Financial Modeling and Analysis in Excel | ||
| Investments | ||
| Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
| Major Electives | 9 | |
| Choose 9 hours of upper-division FIN courses | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Note: FIN 3133 and FIN 3513 will not count toward the BBA or in the FIN major GPA.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 12 | |
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Principles of Organization and Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Business Strategy and Policy (Capstone - to be taken last semester of senior year) 2 | ||
| Additional Requirements | 8 | |
| Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | ||
| Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | ||
| Innovation & Entrepreneurship | ||
| Business Finance | ||
| Upper-Division Business | 9 | |
| Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (fulfills upper-division general education requirement) | ||
| Intermediate Accounting I (must earn a C in this course) | ||
| Intermediate Accounting II | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 29 | |
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May not be completed online.
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Requires completion of all other business core courses prior to enrollment and permission from Price Academic Advising Services.
Graduate Requirements
The Non-Thesis degree is a coursework-only degree; a Non-Thesis examination is not required.
Up to 12 hours of graduate level courses from a list maintained by the department and approved by the graduate liaison can be shared between the BBA and MS-FIN.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Core | 2 | |
| Financial Derivatives 1 | ||
| Graduate Electives | 30 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |
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Total hours of 140 with 12 shared hours but total hours will increase with fewer shared hours.
General Education and College Requirements
Courses taken to fulfill the University General Education Requirements must be chosen from the approved General Education course list published at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | 6-16 | |
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (Core I) - Students who have completed two years of high school language are exempt from this general education requirement (0-10 hours). | ||
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | ||
| Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | ||
| Core Area II: Natural Science | 7 | |
Natural Sciences - Choose two courses taken from the biological and/or physical sciences. The two courses must be from different disciplines and at least one course must include a laboratory component (Core II) | ||
| Core Area III: Social Science 2 | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | 12 | |
| United States to 1865 (Core IV) | ||
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | ||
Choose one course in each of the following fields (Core IV): | ||
Artistic Forms 3 | ||
World Culture 3 | ||
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | 3 | |
Choose one course | ||
| Basic Business 4 | 22 | |
| Fundamental Financial Accounting 5 | ||
| Fundamental Managerial Accounting 5 | ||
| Personal Computing Productivity Tools | ||
| Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Elements of Statistics (Core I-M) 5 | ||
| Computer-Based Information Systems 5 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 59-69 | |
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Substitute: MATH 1523 for MATH 1643; MATH 1823 or MATH 1914 for MATH 1743.
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Two courses, 6 hours, of Core III Social Science are required and one course must be P SC 1113. ECON 1113 or ECON 1123 will meet the other 3 hours of this requirement.
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It is recommended students take either World Culture or Artistic Forms at the 3000/4000 level to fulfill the university requirement of one upper-division course outside the major from the approved University-Wide General Education. It may also be satisfied in the upper-division or free elective categories.
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College requirement: courses are part of the degree candidacy application process that students must complete to earn degree candidacy and begin upper-division business courses.
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Minimum C required.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 40 upper-division hours. B AD 2110, B AD 2113, MGT 2013, and MKT 2013 will not count for credit toward a BBA.
Additional Requirements
- Pass/No Pass will not be accepted for any Business or General Education courses or any specifically required courses.
- Students must complete the GMAT exam with a score of 500 or greater.
- Comprehensive written exam required at end of program.
- Sixty hours, excluding physical education activity courses, must be taken at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
- A combined maximum of 8 hours of general military experience and flight instruction courses will count toward the required hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Additional hours may be required if remedial math or language is required. Please see an academic counselor to develop a plan of study.
Apply for permission to take upper division business courses the semester in which you will complete the prebusiness courses1.
During the 2nd semester, third year:
- Take GMAT
- Interview for internships
- Apply for admission to Master of Accountancy program
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| ENT 2113 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MATH 1643 | Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| B AD 1001 | Personal Computing Productivity Tools | 1 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| B AD 2091 | Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | 1 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics 1 | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 1273 | Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | 3 |
| World Culture (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 2123 | Fundamental Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| B C 2813 | Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 1 | 3 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Natural Science with Lab (2nd discipline) (Core II) 2 | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 3113 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| B AD 3091 | Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | 1 |
| FIN 3453 | Financial Modeling and Analysis in Excel | 3 |
| FIN 4103 | Investments | 3 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 3123 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| FIN 3403 | Financial Intermediaries and Markets | 3 |
| FIN 4303 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ECON 3113 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| FIN Elective (Major Elective) | 3 | |
| Shared Graduate Course 3 | 2 | |
| Shared Graduate Course 3 | 3 | |
| Shared Graduate Course 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| B AD 4013 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| FIN Elective (Major Elective) | 3 | |
| FIN Elective (Major Elective) | 3 | |
| FIN 5322 | Financial Derivatives 3 | 2 |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective 3 | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Summer | ||
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| MS Finance Graduate Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 141 | |
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Prebusiness course.
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University-Wide General Education course, refer to online listing.
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These courses are dual-counted, fulfilling requirements for both the undergraduate degree and the graduate business degree. For 6 of the shared hours, students may use a graduate level Finance elective to fulfill finance major requirements.