Finance - BA, BS

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Department of Economics and Finance

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• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL) .

 

Admission Requirements for this Program
Direct Admit Admitted to USU in Good Standing, and have one of the following qualifications: Top 10% of high school class 3.7+ High School GPA 28+ ACT/1300+ SAT score 3.5+ High School GPA and 24+ ACT/1160+ SAT score Accounting majors: 3.6+ High School GPA and 26+ ACT/1230+ SAT				Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better: ECN 1500   ACCT 2010   DATA 1100 * DATA 2100   *The first offering of DATA 1100  will be in Fall 2020. Students who completed DATA 2100  prior to Fall 2020 will not be required to take DATA 1100 . Be in good standing at USU. Complete the Huntsman School Admissions Application.

First Year (32 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ECN 1500: Introduction to Economic Institutions, History, and Principles (BAI)	3	minimum C grade required		ECN 2010: Introduction to Microeconomics (BSS)	3	minimum C grade required
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	minimum C grade required
MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4			DATA 1100: Excel for Business Analysis	1	minimum C grade required
MGT 3050: Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation	3	minimum C grade required		DATA 2100: Data and Information in Business	3	minimum C grade required
USU 1010: University Connections	2	Course starts the week prior to fall semester and is completed after the first 3 weeks of fall semester.		Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3
FIN 2000 - Careers in Finance	1			FIN 3200: Fundamentals of Finance I (QI)	3	minimum B- grade required
BUS 1000 - HSB Freshmen Academy  *
Comments Students who have not attended any school beyond high school and have a declared major in the Huntsman School of Business are expected to enroll in BUS 1000 during their first year at USU. *The course is intended to acculturate students to college life, and is therefore not relevant for internal or external transfer students. Thus, transfer students are not expected to enroll in BUS 1000. BUS 1000 is an in-person course on the Logan campus for now, so those at statewide campuses or online are not able to enroll, and thus not expected to enroll.				Comments Students who have not attended any school beyond high school and have a declared major in the Huntsman School of Business are expected to enroll in BUS 1000 during their first year at USU. *The course is intended to acculturate students to college life, and is therefore not relevant for internal or external transfer students. Thus, transfer students are not expected to enroll in BUS 1000. BUS 1000 is an in-person course on the Logan campus for now, so those at statewide campuses or online are not able to enroll, and thus not expected to enroll.

Second Year (29-30 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ACCT 2010: Financial Accounting Principles	3	minimum C grade required		Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3
Communications Intensive (CI)	3			ACCT 2020: Managerial Accounting Principles	3	minimum C grade required
DATA 3100: Making Decisions with Data	3	minimum C grade required		Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3
MGT 3350: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3	minimum C grade required		Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3
FIN 3300 FIN 3300 - Fundamentals of Finance II	3	minimum B- grade required		Integrated Studies Requirement	2-3
Comments Undeclared students should apply to the Jon M. Huntsman School during this semester at huntsman.usu.edu/apply/.				Comments

Third Year (29-30 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts	2-3			Finance Elective	3
FIN 4410: Financial Institutions	3			MSLE 3500: Fundamentals of Marketing	3	minimum C grade required
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3			MGT 3700: Operations Management	2-3	minimum C grade required
FIN 4200 - Intermediate Corporate Finance	3			MSLE 3800: Leadership	2	minimum C grade required
BUS 3200: Business Communication (CI)	3	minimum C grade required		Finance Elective	3
				Electives	2
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year (30 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
DATA 3300: Introduction to Modern Data Analytics (QI)	3	minimum C grade required		MSLE 3890: Systems Strategy and Problem Solving	2	minimum C grade required
Finance Elective	3			Finance Elective	3
Finance Elective	3			Finance Elective	3
Electives	6			Electives	6
Comments Students should apply for graduation at www.usu.edu/registrar/htm/graduation/apply-online.				Comments

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements : 

• Elective credits needed will be determined on an individual basis (a student with continuing education, AP credits, and Language credits may not require additional elective credits).
• Completing a minor is recommended to fulfill elective credits.
• Students are encouraged to enhance their educational experience through use of the Roadmap to Graduation and Student Success found at huntsman.usu.edu/advising/htm/road-map-to-graduation/.
• The Huntsman School of Business adheres to the USU repeat policy in the following manner: a student is limited to 10 repeats total to earn a degree from Utah State University.
• The Huntsman School of Business restricts the number of times a specific course can be taken as follows: students may take a business course twice (once, plus one repeat). Beyond two attempts, the student’s dean must approve additional registration for the class.

Graduation Requirements

To be recommended by the department for graduation, majors in the Department of Economics and Finance must have a grade point average of at least 2.50 in their upper-division Huntsman School of Business acumen and major requirement courses, a grade of C or better in HSB business acumen courses, and an overall GPA of 2.0. Major requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. This includes transfer credits. At least fifty percent of the business credits required for a business degree must be taken on the Utah State University campus or at a designated residence center.