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Finance - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

My Advisor is _____________________

The Lamar University Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance provides you with the theoretical background and analytical tools to make intelligent and effective judgments in finance. Much of finance centers on determining the value of financial assets such as stocks, bonds and derivatives. You will take courses in management, international and personal finance, investments and security analysis.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
BULW 1370
or MISY 1373
Business Environment and Public Policy 
or Introduction to Business Technologies
 3 ______ BULW 1370
or MISY 1373
Business Environment and Public Policy 
or Introduction to Business Technologies
 3 ______
Creative Arts Core 3 ______ POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______
Life and Physical Science 3 ______ COMM 1321 Business and Prof Speech 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ACCT 2301 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 ______ ACCT 2302 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 ______
ECON 2301 Principles of Economics I Macro 3 ______ MGMT 3300 Intro to Crit Think/Business Decision Making 3 ______
POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______ BUAL 2305 Business Statistics 3 ______
History Core 3 ______ ECON 2302 Principles of Economics II Micro 3 ______
Life/Physical Science Core 3 ______ ENGL 2300 Ethics and Literature 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
BULW 3310 Business Law 3 ______ Professional Track Elective 6 ______
MGMT 3310 Principles of Org Behavior and Mgmt 3 ______ Upper-Level Accounting, Economics or Finance Elective 3 ______
MKTG 3310 Principles of Marketing 3 ______ MGMT 3320 Production Management 3 ______
FINC 3310 Principles of Finance 3 ______ Free Elective 3 ______
MISY 3310 Principles of MIS 3 ______ ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
FINC 4310 Investments 3 ______ MGMT 4370 Strategic Analysis 3 ______
Professional Track Electives 6 ______ Upper-Level Accounting, Economics or Finance Elective 3 ______
Free Elective 3 ______ International Requirement 3 ______
Free Elective 3 ______ Upper-Level COB Elective 3 ______
Free Elective 3
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______