Program: Finance (Banking and Finance), B.S.B.A. Semester-by-semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 16, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (14 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
Science 3 hrs.
Science Lab 1 hr.
BA 250 - Introduction to Business Analytics 1 hr.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 102 - Brief Applied Calculus 3 hrs.
Science 3 hrs.
Science Lab 1 hr.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hrs.
BA 200 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs.
ACC 200 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. **
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. **

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
BA 201 - Managerial Statistics I 3 hrs.
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 hrs.
ACC 220 - Managerial Accounting 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

MIS 300 - Management Information Systems 3 hrs.
ACC 325 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 hrs.
FIN 300 - Principles of Finance 3 hrs.
MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. or
IT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
BA 310 - Professional Ethics 3 hrs.
FIN 301 - Financial Management 3 hrs.
FIN 310 - Money and Capital Markets 3 hrs.
IT 200 - Introduction to Business Communication 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

MGT 325 - Operations Management 3 hrs.
ECO 336 - Survey of International Economics 3 hrs. (or any approved international course)
REI 432 - Real Estate Finance 3 hrs. (fall only)
FIN 352 - Principles of Investments 3 hrs.
FIN 472 - International Business Finance 3 hrs. or
FIN 498 - International Finance Seminar Abroad 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

REI 434 - Real Estate Valuation 3 hrs. (spring only)
FIN 350 - Bank Administration 3 hrs.
MGT 400 - Global Managerial Policy and Strategy 3 hrs.

Select 2:

ACC 330 - Federal Income Tax Accounting 3 hrs.
FIN 320 - Retirement Planning 3 hrs.
FIN 392 - Estate and Business Planning 3 hrs.
FIN 462 - Security Analysis 3 hrs.
REI 325 - General Insurance 3 hrs.
REI 330 - Real Estate Principles 3 hrs.