Banking and Consumer Finance

Freshman

Fall Semester

• UNIV 110B The First-Year Experience... 3 credits
• ENGL 101 Composition (Core)¹... 4 credits
• MATH 130A College Algebra (Fall I) (if needed)... 2 credits
• MATH 130B College Algebra (Fall II) (if needed)... 2 credits
• Computer Science elective course (CSCI 110, CSCI 120, CSCI 135, DCD 102, DCD 201, or GEOG 204)... 3 credits
• Artistic Expression (Core)¹... 3 credits
• Professional Development Activities²... 0 credits

*Begin working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 17 credits

Spring Semester

• MATH 132 Calc for Bus/Soc Sci ... 3 credits
• ENGL 102 Composition and Critical Reading (Core)¹... 4 credits
• CBAD 120 Intro to Global Business ... 3 credits
• Humanistic Thought (Core)¹... 3 credits
• Human and Social Behavior (Core)¹... 3 credits

*Continue working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 16 credits

Sophomore

Fall Semester

• CBAD 201 Financial Accounting... 3 credits
• ECON 201 Macroeconomics ... 3 credits
• CBAD 291 Business Statistics... 3 credits
• Scientific Concepts (Core)¹... 4 credits
• HIST 201/POLI 201 American Gov. (Core)¹... 3 credits

TOTAL: 16 credits

Spring Semester

• CBAD 202 Managerial Accounting... 3 credits
• ECON 202 Microeconomics... 3 credits
• CBAD 292 Decision Analysis... 3 credits
• Communication Across Cultures (Core)¹... 5 credits
• FIN 301 Business Finance... 3 credits

TOTAL: 17 credits

Junior

Fall Semester

• FIN 401 Corporate Finance... 3 credits
• CBAD 301 Management & Organizations... 3 credits
• FIN 403 Financial Institutions and Markets ... 3 credits
• ACCT 336 Acct. Systems & Data Processing... 3 credits
• Humanistic Thought (Core)¹... 3 credits

TOTAL: 15 credits

Spring Semester

• FIN Concentration Selective⁴... 3 credits
• CBAD 344 Legal Environment Business... 3 credits
• ENGL 290/CBAD 290 Business Communication (Core)¹... 3 credits
• CBAD 350 Marketing... 3 credits
• FIN 402 Investment Analysis... 3 credits

TOTAL: 15 credits

Senior

Fall Semester

• CBAD 373 Business Integration/Application... 3 credits
• CBAD 364 Operations Management... 3 credits
• FIN 404 Business and Financial Analysis... 3 credits
• FIN Concentration Selective⁴... 3 credits
• General Elective³... 0 credits

*Finish remaining PDA (and categories), and apply for graduation!

TOTAL: 12 credits

Spring Semester

• FIN 493 Financial Institutions Management (Spring Only)... 3 credits
• CBAD 478 Strategic Management... 3 credits
• PHIL 318 Business Ethics... 3 credits
• FIN 462 Real Estate Finance/Investment (Spring Only)... 3 credits

TOTAL: 12 credits

1. Please see your program evaluation for University Core Curriculum Recommendations.
2. Complete list of options available on your program evaluation. As part of the graduation requirement, students are required to complete twelve (12) approved Professional Development Activities (PDAs), six of which must fall into the following categories: (1) Majors and Careers in Business, (2) Experiential Learning, (3) Leadership, (4) Building a Professional Profile, (5) Interviewing Skills, and (6) Transitioning to the Profession. A list of approved PDAs can be found at coastal.edu/business/pda.
3. General Elective: These are free electives that may be selected from any college of the university including the College of Business.
4. Concentration Selective: Choose from ECON 310, FIN 302 (Spring only), FIN 421 (Fall only), FIN 441 (Spring only), FIN 442 (Fall only), FIN 462 (Spring only), FIN 463 (Fall only), and FIN 497. Additional courses may be selected with the approval of the Department Chair.

• Study abroad opportunities available at all levels. Please contact Yoav Wachsman (yoav@coastal.edu) at least one semester prior to anticipated travel.
• Internships are available at sophomore-senior levels. Please contact Ellen Hayward (eeryan@coastal.edu) to discuss requirements and internship procedures.

 FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SATISFYING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, AS OUTLINED IN THE UNIVERSITY CATALOG, RESTS WITH THE STUDENT.