Finance: Financial Analyst Option, BSBA

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
ENGL 1213Composition II3
or ENGL 1413 Critical Analysis and Writing II
American History & Government
HIST 1103Survey of American History3
or HIST 1483 American History to 1865 (H)
or HIST 1493 American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q)
MATH 1483Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (Q) (or higher MATH designated "Q" (except for MATH 1493))3
Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H)
Courses designated (H)6
Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course
Courses designated (N) with one (L)7
Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S)
MGMT 3013Fundamentals of Management (S) 1, 23
Diversity (D)
Courses designated (D)3
Global Cultural Competency (G)
Courses designated (G)3
Additional General Education
Additional general education credit hours may be required to meet the total 40-hour minimum of general education credit if courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple general education designation hour requirements above.
Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F).0
MSIS 2233Business Analytics Fundamentals (Q) 13
Hours Subtotal40
College/Departmental Requirements
UNIV 1111First Year Seminar (or other approved first-year seminar course)1
BADM 2111Career Planning for Business Success1
BADM 3111Professional Development for Business Success1
Hours Subtotal3
Major Requirements
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in these 72 hours
Common Body 2
ACCT 2003Survey of Accounting 33
or ACCT 2103
ACCT 2203
Financial Accounting
and Managerial Accounting
BADM 3113Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills3
ECON 2003Microeconomic Principles for Business3
EEE 2023Introduction to Entrepreneurship3
FIN 3113Principles of Finance3
LSB 3213Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business3
MGMT 4513Strategic Management3
MKTG 3213Marketing (S)3
MSIS 2103Business Data Science Technologies3
MSIS 3223Principles of Data Analytics3
Finance Major Requirements
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in these 42 hours of Finance Major Requirements
23 of these 42 hours must be in residence at OSU
Core Courses:
ACCT 3004Foundational Accounting and Data Skills4
ACCT 3104Intermediate Accounting I and Data Analysis4
ACCT 4901Advanced Accounting Tools and Technologies1
ECON 2203Introduction to Macroeconomics3
STAT 2023Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (Q)3
or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q)
or STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics (Q)
FIN 4223Investments3
FIN 4333Financial Modeling3
FIN 4113Financial Markets and Institutions3
or FIN 4103 Securities Industry Essentials
FIN 4343Valuation and Financial Modeling3
FIN 4813Portfolio Management3
FIN 4763Financial Futures and Options Markets3
Option Requirements
Select 9 hours of Upper Division Finance courses9
Hours Subtotal72
Electives
Select 5 hours 35
May be selected from any upper- or lower-division area except activity courses in LEIS and PE and lower-division AERO and MLSC. 12 credit hours earned in advanced AERO and MLSC, exclusive of credit earned for summer camp, may be included in the 120 hours.
Hours Subtotal5
Total Hours120
1

Courses also meet College and Departmental Requirements and cannot be waived with an Associate’s degree.

2

MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) is a common body requirement, but is counted in general education requirements.

3

If ACCT 2103 and ACCT 2203 are substituted for ACCT 2003, hours in the Elective block are reduced by 3.

Other Requirements

  1. A minimum of 50 percent of the business hours required for a degree must be OSU delivered in residence or OSU online courses.
  2. Forty-five hours of upper division courses required.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.

Finish in Four Plan of Study

The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallHours
UNIV 1111 First Year Seminar 1
ENGL 1113
Composition I
or Critical Analysis and Writing I
3
HIST 1103
Survey of American History
or American History to 1865 (H)
or American History Since 1865 (DH)
3
MSIS 2103 Business Data Science Technologies 3
MATH 1483 Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (Q) (or higher MATH designated 'Q' except for MATH 1493) 3
'G' designated course 3
 Hours16
Spring
ECON 2003 Microeconomic Principles for Business 3
ENGL 1213
Composition II
or Critical Analysis and Writing II
3
POLS 1113 American Government 3
MSIS 2233 Business Analytics Fundamentals (Q) 3
'N' designated course 3
 Hours15
Sophomore
Fall
ACCT 2003 Survey of Accounting 3
BADM 2111 Career Planning for Business Success 1
EEE 2023 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
ECON 2203 Introduction to Macroeconomics 3
STAT 2023
Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (Q)
or Elementary Statistics (Q)
or Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q)
3
MKTG 3213 Marketing (S) 3
 Hours16
Spring
ACCT 3004 Foundational Accounting and Data Skills 4
MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) 3
FIN 3113 Principles of Finance 3
MSIS 3223 Principles of Data Analytics 3
'H' designated course 3
 Hours16
Junior
Fall
ACCT 3104 Intermediate Accounting I and Data Analysis 4
LSB 3213 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
FIN 4113
Financial Markets and Institutions
or Securities Industry Essentials
3
FIN 4333 Financial Modeling 3
'H' designated course 3
 Hours16
Spring
BADM 3111 Professional Development for Business Success 1
BADM 3113 Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills 3
FIN 4223 Investments 3
FIN 4343 Valuation and Financial Modeling 3
3 hours of upper division FIN 3
'D' designated course 3
 Hours16
Senior
Fall
FIN 4763 Financial Futures and Options Markets 3
FIN 4813 Portfolio Management 3
'LN' designated course 4
3 hours of electives 3
 Hours13
Spring
MGMT 4513 Strategic Management 3
ACCT 4901 Advanced Accounting Tools and Technologies 1
3 hours of upper division FIN 3
3 hours of upper division FIN 3
2 hours of electives 2
 Hours12
 Total Hours120