Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Financial Services Concentration 2022-2023 Edition

Financial Services Concentration Curriculum Requirements

First-Year Gateway Experience
GFCL 100
Global Foundations of Character and Leadership
GFOB 100G
Global Foundations of Organizations and Business
WRIT 106
Writing Workshop
IDEA 101
Bryant IDEA: Innovation and Design Experience For All
Financial Services Concentration Requirements (Also required for the Financial Planning Track)
ACG 352
Individual Taxation
FIN 312
Investments
FIN 315
Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN 381
Risk Management and Insurance
LGLS 412
Law of Financial Institutions
MKT 311
Consumer Behavior
Financial Services Electives
Select four of the following: 1
ACG 351
Corporate Taxation
ACG 370
Personal Financial Planning
AM 451
Pension Fundamentals
FIN 311
Forecasting for Decision Making
FIN 340
Microfinance
FIN 368
Multinational Finance
FIN 370
Financial Statement Analysis
FIN 380
Financial Modeling
FIN 383
Real Estate Finance
FIN 384
Credit Essentials
FIN 386
Foreign Exchange Markets and Global Investments
FIN 450
Securities Analysis
FIN 454
Portfolio Management
FIN 457
Equity and Commodity Derivative Securities
FIN 458
Debt Securities, Derivatives and Investing
FIN 465
Innovations in Contemporary Finance
FIN 466
Data Analysis for Finance
FIN 475
Management of Banking Institutions
FIN 480
Archway Fixed Income Portfolio Management
FS 391
Financial Services Internship
FS 486
Securities Brokerage
FS 497
Directed Study in Financial Services
MKT 363
Personal Selling
Financial Planning Track Requirements 5
ACG 370
Personal Financial Planning 6
AM 451
Pension Fundamentals 6
FS 391
Financial Services Internship 7
FS 497
Directed Study in Financial Services (Financial Planning Capstone) 6
Business Core Requirements
ACG 203
& ACG 204
Principles of Financial Accounting
and Principles Managerial Accounting
BUS 400
Business Policy
FIN 201
Financial Management
ISA 201
Introduction to Information Technology and Analytics
LGLS 211
The Legal Environment of Business
MGT 200
Management Principles and Practice
MGT 201
Operations Management
MKT 201
Foundations of Marketing Management
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
ECO 113
Microeconomic Principles
ECO 114
Macroeconomic Principles
LCS 121
Introduction to Literary Studies
MATH 110
Mathematical Analysis
MATH 201
Statistics I
Two Humanities Survey Courses
Liberal Arts Distribution Requirements - Modes of Thought 2
Two Social Science Modes of Thought
One Historical Mode of Thought (Upper Division)
One Literary Mode of Thought (Upper Division)
Two Scientific Modes of Thought 3
Liberal Arts Elective
One Elective
Liberal Arts Minor Requirement
Four Courses (selection is made from a variety of liberal arts disciplines) 4
Open Elective
One Elective
1

Must include one 400-level.

2

3 credits from the required liberal arts minor may be applied to this distribution.

3

Include 1 Lab Science. One science course must be at the 300 or 400 level.

4

Some minors require more than 12 credits.

5

Students who complete the Financial Planning Track requirements above must also complete 1 additional non-degree credit courses (Estate Planning) through Bryant University's Executive Development Center (or other CFP Registered institution offering these courses) to satisfy the CFP Board of Standard's education requirements.

Students enrolled in the Financial Planning Track will be required to successfully complete a Financial Planning Internship (under the same structure as existing Financial Services Internship FS 391).

6

Satisfies a topical area for the educational component of the CFP designation.

7

Satisfies a topical area for the educational component of the CFP designation if the context of the internship is financial planning. Faculty approval is required for counting FS 391 as a Financial Planning internship.

122 credits required for graduation