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Business Administration: Finance - Bachelor of Science 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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IF YOU ARE TRANSFERRING IN AP, IB AND/OR COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO A BUSINESS ADVISOR AS YOUR DEGREE MAP WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BASED ON YOUR TRANSFER CREDITS.

First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
BA 101 4 EC 201 4 EC 202 4
STAT 241 4 General Elective 4 COMM 220 4
MGMT 200 (Business School Basics) 2 General Elective 1 General Elective 1
Total Fall Credits 13-15 Total Winter Credits 14 Total Spring Credits 14

First Year Milestones: Opt-in to SBA (during Orientation). Meet with Academic Advisor (during Fall term).

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science 4
BA 216 2 BA 211 4 BA 213 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 13-14 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honros 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
BA 303 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 FIN 319 4
BA 300 2 BA 301 4 FIN 352 4
BA 325 4 ACTG 381 4 BA 327 2
        General Elective  2
Total Fall Credits 14 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
BA 311 4 BA 339 4 BA 495 6
BA 302 4 BA 385 4 Business Elective 2
FIN 449 4 FIN Elective 4 FIN Elective 4
General Elective 4 FIN Elective 4 General Elective 3
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 15

Fourth Year Milestone: Apply to graduate two terms in advance (Fall term).

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • MGMT 200 (Business School Basics): Optional.
  • STAT 241: Placement test required - See Math Department.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • BA 303: The prerequisite course to Finance.
  • BA 495: Prerequisite - All 8 BA 300 level courses and senior class standing. Meets Capstone requirement.
  • FIN Elective: See an Advisor for options.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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