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 advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 2 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 010 Core | 010 | 3 | 010 Core | 010 | 3 | |||||
| 040 Core | 040 | 3 | ECON 2301 | 2, 3, 4, 16 | 8090 | 3 | ||||
| MATH 1325 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 2090 | 3 | or BA 1310 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | ||||
| BLAW 2301 | 3 | 3 | or BA 1320 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | |||||
| BCOM 1300 | 1, 3, 8 | 3 | OPRE 3340 | 3, 5, 9 | 3 | |||||
| or BCOM 3300 | 3, 8 | or MATH 1326 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 | 090 | ||||||
| UNIV 1010 | 1 | 0 | OPRE 3333 | 3, 7 | 3 | |||||
| ITSS 3300 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 030 Core | 030 | 3 | |||||
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | 3 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | |||||
| ECON 2302 | 2, 3, 4, 16 | 8090 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| or BA 1310 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | FIN 3390 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| or BA 1320 | 2, 3, 4 | 8090 | FIN 4300 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| OPRE 3360 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| or STAT 3360 | 3 | |||||||||
| FIN 3320 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 030 Core | 030 | 3 | 050 Core | 050 | 3 | |||||
| GOVT 2305 | 2 | 070 | 3 | GOVT 2306 | 2 | 070 | 3 | |||
| FIN 4310 | 3 | BCOM 4300 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| MKT 3300 | 3 | OBHR 3310 | 3 | |||||||
| FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10 | 3 | or OBHR 3330 | |||||||
| UNIV 2020 | 1 | 0 | FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10, 11 | 3 | |||||
| or FIN 4V80 | 11, 12 | |||||||||
| FIN 4080 | 11, 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| or BA 4090 | 11, 12 | |||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| OPRE 3310 | 3 | BPS 4395 | 3 | |||||||
| FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10 | 3 | or FIN 4328 | |||||||
| FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10 | 3 | or FIN 4333 | |||||||
| FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10, 13 | 3 | or ENTP 4395 | |||||||
| or ENTP 4340 | 13, 14 | IMS 3310 | 3 | |||||||
| or IMS 4335 | 13, 14 | FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| or MKT 4360 | 13, 14 | FIN Guided Elective Upper Level | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| BA 4095 | 13, 14 | 0 | Free Elective | 9 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
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| 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-division courses. 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. Students must choose a different course for each Core Curriculum category:
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| 5 | MATH 1325 is required for all JSOM undergraduate students. Students may substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325. Students may substitute MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 for MATH 1326. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another course to satisfy the 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirement. |
| 6 | To make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 1325 or its equivalent by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline. |
| 7 | Students may substitute MATH 2333 or MATH 2418 or CS 2305 for OPRE 3333. |
| 8 | JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester. |
| 9 | Free Electives: 3-6 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Finance. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another 090 Component Area Option Core course and 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who complete MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 instead of OPRE 3340 will require 3 semester credit hours of free electives (for a total of 6 semester credit hours) to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. |
| 10 | Finance Guided Electives: 21 semester credit hours - please refer to degree plan or undergraduate catalog for specific courses. Any upper-division courses listed in guided electives with FIN prefix can satisfy guided elective requirements in prior BS FIN catalogs if not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. With advanced written permission from the BS FIN Program Director, upper-division courses with a course prefix of ACCT, MATH, or STAT not used elsewhere on the degree plan may fulfill one guided elective. |
| 11 | A Practicum (Internship) of at least 160 working hours is required for all JSOM majors. FIN 4V80 taken for up to 3 semester credit hours may apply towards free or guided electives. FIN 4080 or BA 4090 will fulfill degree requirement only. Students who are employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project for registration in BA 4090 with preapproval from their program director. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/ |
| 12 | FIN 4080 or BA 4090 is required if not completing FIN 4V80 for guided elective credit. Students who are employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project for registration in BA 4090 with preapproval from their program director. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/ |
| 13 | A Community Engagement Experience is required for all JSOM majors in fall 2018 catalog or later. Students may fulfill requirement with BPS 4396 or ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 or MKT 4360 for 3 semester credit hours free elective, or with BA 4095 upon completion of 100 service hours for 0-hour degree requirement only. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/utdserv/ |
| 14 | BA 4095 is required, if not completing BPS 4396 or ENTP 4340 or IMS 4335 or MKT 4360 for 3 semester credit hours free elective. Students will be registered for BA 4095 for 0 SCH in the semester they complete 100 service hours. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/utdserv/ |
| 15 | ECON 2301 and ECON 2302 are required for students who double major in Finance and Economics. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level and higher 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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