| Department | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Finance | BT 850 | (408) 924-3460 |
Three areas of financial decision-making: corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions are emphasized. Corporate finance courses are designed to prepare the student for financial analysis and planning as essential functions of a business enterprise. The investments area emphasizes the decision-making processes required to analyze the valuation of securities such as stocks or bonds and the principles of managing an investment portfolio. Financial institutions are studied from both an external viewpoint that emphasizes the functioning of money and capital markets, and the internal perspective of a manager of a financial institution such as a commercial bank, savings and loan, mutual fund, or life insurance company. The objective is to prepare students for a career making responsible investment and financing decisions
| Course type | Units |
|---|---|
| General Education: | 48-51 units |
| Business Pool: | 12 units (6 of these 12 units fulfill GE Requirements) |
| Non-business support: | 14 units (3 units fulfill core requirements, 3 units fulfill Advanced GE ) |
| Lower-Division Business Core: | 7-10 units |
| Upper-Division Business Core: | 28 units |
| Finance Concentration: | 18 units |
| Electives or Minor: | Units needed to reach 120 and fulfill all requirements |
*A minimum grade of "C" is required in these courses.
*BUS 127A - Honors Practicum in Corporate Financial Management (3 units) and BUS 127B Advanced Honors Practicum Corporate sponsored project. Students will be admitted based on the following: minimum GPA of 3.0 for four prerequisite courses which include BUS 121A, 121B, 122A, and 173A; average GPA of 3.2 or above; review of their resume and successful interview and selection by the faculty advisor.
To qualify for a Baccalaureate Degree in Business Administration with a Finance Concentration, each of the following courses must be completed with a "C" or better: BUS 171A, BUS 172A, BUS 173A
NOTE: Students are required to attend a Department orientation workshop. Notification will be by mail and/or announcement made in class.
A 2.0 (C average) is required in the major in order to earn the BS degree. The cumulative GPA for all business courses must be 2.0 or better in order to graduate.
These courses require a "C-" or better prior to Fall 2009 and "C" or better beginning in Fall 2009 and must be completed and cleared by BSAC in BC 008 (924-3435) prior to taking upper-division Business
Spring 1988 or later: must have a solid "C" in Econ 1A, Econ 1B, BUS 21, BUS 90.
*Business 170 with a "C" or better is prerequisite to all Finance concentration courses.
| Section | Course name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A | Basic Skills | 9 |
| B | Science (including lab) | 6 |
| B4 | Math Concepts (Math 71) | 3 |
| C | Humanities and Arts | 9 |
| D | Social Science(Econ 1B-D1)* | 9 |
| E | Development | 0-3 |
| F1 | American History | 0-3 |
| F2, F3 | US Constitution CA Government | 0-3 |
* Areas F1-F3 may also fulfill part of Area D
| Section | Course name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| S | Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S. (Phil 186) | 3 |
| R | Earth and Environment | 3 |
| V | Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding | 3 |
| Z | Written Comm. II (100W) | 3 |
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