The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Finance Four-Year Degree Plan: Financial Planning option
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)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations | 2 |
MTH 134 Algebraic Reasoning and Modeling | 3 |
PSY 121 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
Life Science (lab) or Physical Science (lab) - General Education | 4 |
Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ITC 200 Critical and Creative Thinking Using Information Technology | 3 |
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
Human Cultures - Humanities | 3 |
Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
ITC 201 Computer Applications for Business | 3 |
ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
MGT 286 Business Communication and Professional Development | 3 |
Human Cultures - Arts | 3 |
Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ACC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics | 3 |
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)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
FIN 380 Financial Management | 3 |
FIN 381 Financial Planning | 3 |
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
RMI 211 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
MGT 340 Principles of Management | 3 |
Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
LAW 332 Debtor and Creditor Rights and Remedies | 1 |
ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines or ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions |
3 |
LAW 335 Business Enterprises, Rights/Liabilities or LAW 532 Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals |
2-3 |
Financial Planning List* | 3 |
MKT 350 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
FIN 384 Financial Markets and Investments | 3 |
Total hours | 15-16 |
Seventh semester (fall)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ACC 321 Tax Accounting I | 3 |
MKT 364 Operations Management | 3 |
FIN 585 Portfolio Management and Alternative Assets | 3 |
RMI 538 Introduction to Estate Planning | 3 |
General Elective to bring total to 120 | 3 |
Total hours | 15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
Courses | Hours |
---|---|
ITC 429 Information Systems with Business Intelligence | 3 |
FIN 581 Professional Financial Planning | 3 |
RMI 314 Employee Benefits and Social Insurance | 3 |
MGT 487 Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
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.