Naveen Jindal School of Management
Finance (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individual plan.
| Freshman Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| 040 Core Course | 3 | COMM 1315 Public Speaking | 3 |
| BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law3 | 3 | or COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication2 | |
| HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War2 | 3 | ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2 3 4 | 3 |
| MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2 3 4 5 | 3 | or BA 1320 Business in a Global World2 3 4 | |
| RHET 1302 Rhetoric2 3 | 3 | OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis3 6 | 3 |
| BA 1100 Business Basics1 3 | 1-2 | or MATH 2333 Matrices, Vectors, and Their Application3 6 | |
| or FIN 3200 Introduction to Business Professional Development and Business Communication7 | MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II3 4 5 6 | 3 | |
| UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 | 0 | ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business3 | |
| FIN 3100 Professional Development7 | |||
| 16-17 | 15-16 | ||
| Sophomore Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| 030 Core Course | 3 | 050 Core Course | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting3 | 3 | HIST 1302 United States History Survey from the Civil War2 | 3 |
| ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2 3 4 | 3 | ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting3 | 3 |
| or BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2 4 | FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling3 | 3 | |
| OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty3 14 | 3 | FIN 4310 Intermediate Business Finance | 3 |
| or STAT 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty3 14 | |||
| FIN 3320 Business Finance3 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| 030 Core Course | 3 | GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 American National Government2 | 3 | IMS 3310 International Business | 3 |
| BCOM 3310 Business Communications3 | 3 | MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 4300 Investment Management3 | 3 | IMS 3310 International Business | 3 |
| BCOM 3310 Business Communications | 3 | MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling | 3 | OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Upper Level Guided Elective9 | 3 | or OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| UNIV 2020 Core Curriculum Assessment | 0 | Upper Level Guided Elective9 10 | 3 |
| or FIN 4V80 Practicum in Finance10 11 | |||
| FIN 4080 Practicum in Finance10 11 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| BCOM 4350 Advanced Business Communications | 3 | FIN 4380 Domestic Fund Management | 3 |
| OPRE 3310 Operations Management | 3 | or FIN 4390 Seminar Series in Finance | |
| Upper Level Guided Elective9 | 3 | or FIN 4399 Senior Honors in Finance | |
| Upper Level Guided Elective9 12 | 3 | or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management | |
| or ENTP 4340 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach12 13 | or RMIS 4333 Enterprise Risk Management | ||
| or IMS 4335 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach12 13 | Upper Level Guided Elective9 | 3 | |
| or MKT 4360 Social Marketing11 12 | Upper Level Guided Elective9 | 3 | |
| BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum12 13 | 0 | Upper Level Guided Elective9 | 3 |
| Free Elective8 | 3 | Free Elective8 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| NOTES: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 | Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 | Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes. Specific prerequisites are required for certain upper-level courses (e.g. BA 1320 or ECON 2301 for IMS 3310). Review requirements for your major and choose accordingly. |
| 4 | A required course in the Major that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum. - BA 1320 or ECON 2301 fulfills Major Preparatory and 080 Social and Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirements - MATH 1326 fulfills Major Preparatory and 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirements - BA 1310 or ECON 2302 fulfills Major Preparatory and 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirements |
| 5 | Students may elect to substitute MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 or MATH 2417 and MATH 2419. |
| 6 | Students may substitute MATH 2418 or CS 2305. |
| 7 | JSOM freshmen are required to take BA 1100 and FIN 3100. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take FIN 3200. |
| 8 | Free Electives: 4 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Finance |
| 9 | Finance Guided Electives: 21 semester credit hours - please refer to degree plan or undergraduate catalog for specific courses. |
| 10 | Practicum (Internship) required for all JSOM majors. FIN 4080 will fulfill degree requirement only. FIN 4V80 taken for credit hours (1-3) can apply towards free or guided electives. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/ |
| 11 | FIN 4080 Practicum in Finance is required if not completing FIN 4V80 Practicum in Finance for free or guided elective credit. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/ |
| 12 | Community Engagement Experience required for all JSOM majors in fall 2018 catalog or later. Requirement fulfilled by (ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, or MKT 4360 Social Marketing) for 3-hour upper level guided elective; or BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum for 0-hour degree requirement only. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/community-service/ |
| 13 | BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum is required, if not completing (ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, or MKT 4360 Social Marketing) for 3-hour guided elective credit. Will be registered for BA 4095 for 0 hours, in the semester when student completes 100 service hours. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/community-service/ |
| 14 | Students may elect to substitute STAT 4351 |
| 15 | ECON 2301 and ECON 2302 are required for students who double major in Finance and Economics. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses | |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation | |
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. | |
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