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.
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BS Finance Four-Year Degree Plan: Fintech 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 |
| ANT 100 World Cultures or GRY 100 World Regional Geography or IDS 297 International Culture and Study Abroad or REL 110 World Religions |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 380 Financial Management | 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 |
| ITC 260 Programing Logic and Design for Business | 3 |
| MGT 340 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 350 Principles of Marketing | 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 |
| FIN 384 Financial Markets and Investments | 3 |
| QBA 337 Applied Business Statistics | 3 |
| LAW 335 Business Enterprises, Rights/Liabilities or LAW 532 Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals |
2-3 |
| MKT 364 Operations Management | 3 |
| Total hours | 15-16 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 570 Foundations of Fintech | 3 |
| FIN 589 Management of Financial Institutions | 3 |
| ITC 535 Machine Learning | 3 |
| FIN 585 Portfolio Management and Alternative Assets | 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 494 Internship in Finance or ITC 494 Internship in Information Technology and Cybersecurity |
1-3 |
| ITC 580 Fundamentals of Blockchain Technology | 3 |
| MGT 487 Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| ECO 409 Applied Econometrics or FIN 392 International Education Abroad in Finance or FIN 395 Domestic Field Experience in Finance or FIN 587 Security Valuation or FIN 598 Financial Research and Portfolio Management or RMI 520 Risk Modeling and Analytics |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
GPA and 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.