Finance, B.B.A.

Notice to all Finance and pre-Finance students: A minimum of a B in FI 3300 is required to take any 4000 level Finance course. Undergraduate BBA students intending to pursue a major in Finance will be limited to two attempts to earn a grade of B or better in FI 3300 .

Note to all students: A minimum grade of C- is required to satisfy the prerequisites to any finance course.

Degree Requirements

Required Major Courses

FI 4000 - Fundamentals of Valuation 6 Credit Hours (six semester hours)
FI 4020 - Financial Analysis and Introduction to Loan Structuring 3 Credit Hours
FI 4090 - Introduction to Financial Data Analytics 3 Credit Hours and three additional 4000-level finance courses. See the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

The Department of Finance encourages all students pursuing a major in finance to take FI 4000 and FI 4020 early in their program of study. FI 4000 is a prerequisite to several 4000-level finance courses except FI 4020 . Students may take FI 4000 and FI 4020 in any order or concurrently.

The following sets of electives in the major are suggested for those students who wish to develop particular expertise in various fields of finance. These are simply suggestions.

Technical Skills

Students wishing to enhance their skills in financial modeling, analytics, and FinTech should take

FI 4080 - Financial Modeling 3 Credit Hours
FI 4090 - Introduction to Financial Data Analytics 3 Credit Hours
FI 4460 - Foundations of FinTech 3 Credit Hours
FI 4470 - Commercial Banking and FinTech 3 Credit Hours
or
CIS 4002 - Financial Technologies 3 Credit Hours

Other Elective Option

Two three-semester-hour elective can be chosen from the 4000-level finance courses or from the other 3000/4000-level courses taught by the Robinson College of Business.

Honors Track in Finance

The Department of Finance also offers a two-semester, 18 credit hour Honors Track in Finance designed to provide Robinson’s most accomplished undergraduate finance majors with a deeper understanding of the discipline, a distinguished skill set, and a strategic advantage throughout their careers. For additional information, please see the Honor’s track website at finance.robinson.gsu.edu/academic-programs/bba/honors/.