Finance, Accounting Concentration, BBA

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Degree Requirements for the Majors Program:

Degree candidates must be students in good academic standing who have satisfied all general education and proficiency requirements; earned at least 60 semester credits in Arts and Sciences academic subjects; satisfied all core and major requirements of the Mason School of Business; and earned at least 120 semester hours of academic credits.

The Undergraduate Business Core Program common to all majors is as follows:

Business Core:

BUAD 203 - Principles of Accounting (3)
BUAD 300 - Business Perspectives and Applications (1)
BUAD 311 - Principles of Marketing (3)
BUAD 317 - Organizational Behavior and Management (2)
BUAD 323 - Financial Management (3)
BUAD 330 - Computer Skills for Business (1)
BUAD 343 - Legal Environment of Business (2)
BUAD 350 - Introduction to Process Management and Consulting (3)
BUAD 351 - Operations Technology (1.5)
BUAD 352 - Information Technology (1.5)

Strategy Course*:

Students must also take one of the following strategy courses.

*Students may not apply both BUAD 431 and BUAD 432 towards the 120 hour degree requirement. Students may not apply both BUAD 432 and BUAD 433 towards the 120 hour degree requirement. Students may, however, apply both BUAD 431 and BUAD 433 towards the 120 hour degree requirement. Students completing an Entrepreneurship concentration are required to take BUAD 433 .

Major Computing Requirement:

All students are required to complete BUAD 330 and use computer-based approaches within the curricula of the Mason School of Business. Students are required to submit papers and write-ups using current software applications. Students also are required to use spreadsheets in preparing analyses, and presentation software in preparing presentations. It is required that students acquire a laptop computer and appropriate software. Computer labs are also available on campus.

Finance Major

The major in Finance requires 12 credit hours in addition to the Core Program. The following nine credit hours must be part of the 12 credit hour requirement:

Additional Requirements:

In addition, three credits must be chosen from the following:

BUAD 328 - Management Control Systems (3)
BUAD 417 - International Finance (3)
BUAD 419 - Valuation (3)
BUAD 421 - Student Managed Investment Fund (3)
BUAD 434 - Management of Financial Institutions (3)

Concentration in Accounting

Students wishing to major in Finance with a concentration in Accounting must satisfy the requirements for the Finance major and complete an additional six credit hours in advanced-level Accounting to be chosen from the following. These credits must include BUAD 301 .

BUAD 301 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (3)
BUAD 302 - Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis (3)
BUAD 303 - Strategic Cost Management (3)
BUAD 401 - Advanced Accounting (3)
BUAD 404 - Auditing and Internal Controls (3)
BUAD 405 - Federal Taxation (3)