BS Finance Four-Year Degree Plan: Financial Planning Option

The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.

Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 07-08-2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

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Life Science (lab) or Physical Science (lab) - General Education 4
Total hours 15

Second semester (spring)

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Human Cultures - Humanities 3
Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

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Human Cultures - Arts 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

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Life Science (no lab) or Physical Science (no lab) 3
Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-110 to also count on globalization list) 3
Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

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Financial Planning List* 3
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Total hours 15-16

Seventh semester (fall)

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General Elective to bring total to 120 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

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General Electives to bring total to 120 3-2
Total hours 15-14

Financial planning list courses

  • ACC 524 - Tax Accounting II
  • ACC 525 - Individual Income Tax Assistance
  • BUS 550/LAW 550 - Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration in Business
  • COM 325 - Nonverbal Communication
  • ECO 304 - Behavioral Economics
  • FIN 266 - Principles of Real Estate
  • FIN 390 - Intermediate Financial Management
  • FIN 392 - International Study Away in Finance
  • FIN 395 - Domestic Study Away in Finance
  • FIN 494 - Internship in Finance
  • FIN 587 - Security Valuation
  • FIN 598 - Financial Research and Portfolio Management
  • MKT 352 - Professional Sales
  • RMI 312 - Life Insurance
  • RMI 313 - Property and Liability Insurance

GPA & credit hour requirements

For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.

For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.

For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.