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OFFICE OF T H E SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST
July 17,2014
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Alexander J. Triantis
Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business
FROM:
Elizabeth Beise
Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs
SUBJECT:
Proposal to Establish Combined Bachelor/Master Programs with BMGT
Undergraduate Programs and the Master of Finance (PCC log no. 13060)
At its meeting on May 2, 2014, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula, and
Courses approved your proposal to establish combined Bachelor/Master programs with Robert
H. Smith School of Business undergraduate programs and the Master of Finance. A copy of the
approved proposal is attached.
The change is effective Fall 2014. Please ensure that the change is fully described in all
relevant descriptive materials, and that all advisors are informed.
MDC/
Enclosure
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Marilee Lindemann, Chair, Senate PCC Committee
Barbara Gill, Office of Student Financial Aid
Reka Montfort, University Senate
Erin Howard, Division of Information Technology
Pam Phillips, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment
Anne Turkos, University Archives
Linda Yokoi, Office of the Registrar
Doug Roberts, Undergraduate Studies
Alex Chen, Graduate School
Joyce Russell, Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Summary of Proposed Action: The Robert H. Smith School of Business (RHS) at the University of Maryland,
College Park proposes the creation of a joint Bachelor's/Master's Program in Finance. The proposed program
would enable promising students to obtain both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of
Maryland College Park in as few as four years. In (urn, this highly attractive program should augment College
Park's growing reputation as a center for finance education and research and attract outstanding students to both its
undergraduate and graduate population. Current and prospective students would have the opportunity to combine
their business undergraduate degree with rigorous training in the application of their undergraduate specialty to
financial services and markets. Given the increasing role of the federal government and agencies such as the
Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Financial Research, and housing finance
enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the lure of coming to the Washington, D.C. area to obtain an
undergraduate major in business and a master's degree in finance from the highly-ranked Robert H. Smith School
of Business should prove compelling to many outstanding prospective students.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Proposal for a Dual Bachelor’s/Master’s Program in Finance
Submitted April 2014
I.
INTRODUCTION
The Robert H. Smith School of Business (RHS) at the University of Maryland, College Park proposes
the creation of a Bachelor’s/Master’s Program in Finance. The proposed program would enable
promising students to obtain both their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of
Maryland College Park in as few as 4.5 years. In turn, this highly attractive program should augment
College Park’s growing reputation as a center for finance education and research and attract
outstanding students to both its undergraduate and graduate population. Current and prospective
students would have the opportunity to combine their business undergraduate degree with rigorous
training in the application of their undergraduate specialty to financial services and markets. Given the
increasing role of the federal government and agencies such as the Federal Reserve, Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Financial Research, and housing finance enterprises such as Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac, the lure of coming to the Washington, D.C. area to obtain an undergraduate
major in business and a master’s degree in finance from the highly-ranked Robert H. Smith School of
Business should prove compelling to many outstanding prospective students.
II.
COURSE OF STUDY
To earn a Bachelor’s degree at College Park, students must complete 120 credits, fulfill the CORE
requirements, and fulfill the requirements of a major1. (Some courses can fulfill both a CORE and a
major requirement.) To earn the Master of Finance degree (MFin), students must complete 30 credits
of graduate finance-related courses, including 14 credits of core courses2 and 16 from a variety of
finance electives. Of the 16 elective credits, as many as six credits may be taken outside of finance
from a pre-approved list or with approval from the program’s academic director. To separately earn
both degrees, therefore, students must currently earn 150 credits.
Students in the proposed program would complete a minimum of 140 credits, of which 110 would be
earned at the undergraduate level and 30 would be at the graduate level. Students would be required to
fulfill the same Bachelor’s degree requirements (including the CORE and major requirements) and the
same MFin degree requirements as other students, in addition to taking the undergraduate courses in
math and statistics that serve as a strong foundation for the MFin program. They would, however, be
able to count 10 of their credits towards both their MFin and their Bachelor’s degrees.3 To illustrate
1
All business majors would be eligible for the dual program though we recognize that interest will primarily arise
from students majoring in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, and International Business.
2
The MFin core consists of BUSI 610 – Financial Accounting, BUSI 640 – Financial Management, BUFN 740 –
Capital Markets, BUFN 750 – Valuation in Corporate Finance, BUFN 761 – Derivative Securities and BUFN 758N&O –
Financial Econometrics I&II.
3
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences has a dual degree with the School of Public Policy. The MPP
degree is a 54 credit program so in the combined program, students take 102 undergraduate credits and 54 graduate level
how this program would work in practice, the courses or types of courses a student would take are
listed in Appendix A for BS – Accounting, BS – Finance, BS – Information Systems and BS –
International Business majors. The sample schedules in Appendix B show for the different sample
majors how a student in the program could possibly complete both the BS and MFin requirements in as
few as 4.5 years (or even less time if they came in with significant Advanced Placement credit). At the
discretion of the academic director for the MFin program, up to six credits of 400-level undergraduate
coursework related to finance may be counted towards the MFin degree.4
This proposed program would provide students with a highly effective education in both the liberal arts
and finance. In addition to gaining the key undergraduate skills and exposure to a wide variety of
disciplines required by the CORE program, students in their first three years would, through their
undergraduate business major, immerse themselves in general business fundamentals. While the
students during their first three years would be exposed to some of the finance implications of their
studies, the focus during this time would largely be on general business practices. In the fourth year of
the program the focus would change to learning at a graduate level the theoretical foundations of
financial securities, markets, and institutions. In addition, students would learn how to integrate their
now-extensive theoretical knowledge to specific finance applications such as corporate finance, risk
modeling, and portfolio management. Students emerging from the program would enjoy the ability to
deal in a comprehensive, sophisticated way with a variety of financial market participants and the
challenges organizations are confronting.
III.
ADMISSION PROCESS AND CRITERIA
Students in their freshman and sophomore years would be welcome to become “affiliate members” of
the program. This would allow students to declare their interest in finance, to meet other financeoriented students and be invited to special finance-relevant events. Students would then apply for
formal admission to the program as early as the end of their freshman year.
Admittance to the program would be limited to students with records suggesting a strong likelihood of
excelling in graduate studies and would be determined in multiple steps. The RHS faculty and the
Graduate School would make an initial determination based on a student’s grades during his/her first
two years (i.e., after earning at least 60 credits), SAT and/or GRE scores, letters of recommendations,
and written statement. Most students admitted into the program would have a cumulative
undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, either a combined SAT or GRE (verbal plus quantitative) score of
at least 1300, and a demonstrated interest in finance. Students who were not admitted after their
sophomore year could reapply for admission to the program after their junior year.
Students who were initially admitted into the program after their sophomore year would be reevaluated
after their junior year. If they had maintained at least a 3.5 undergraduate GPA (or if the RHS faculty
felt their continuance in the program was otherwise warranted), they would be permitted to proceed
credits. Eighteen credits are double counted. The program allows students to obtain an undergraduate degree from BSOS
and an MPM degree.
The Robert H. Smith School of Business participates in a dual graduate degree program that double-count credits.
The MBA/MPM program permits participating students to earn both an MBA and an MPM degree with just 66 credits of
courses, 36 fewer credits than if the student first completes one program before entering the other.
4
Such credits, however, cannot be double counted towards both degrees. Only graduate level courses (those labeled
600 and above) can be counted towards completion of both the undergraduate and MFin degrees. In practice, few students
would therefore take 400-level courses and apply them towards their MFin degree since they would be taken in the last 20
credits of the program.
2
with their MFin graduate courses and would be told to expect admittance into the Graduate School
after completion of their BS requirements as long as they had continued to achieve at least a 3.5
undergraduate GPA. (The RHS faculty can recommend an exception to the requirements subject to
review and final decision by the Graduate School). To be admitted formally to the Graduate School,
students admitted into the program would have only to first complete their BS degree while
maintaining at least the 3.5 undergraduate average. This multi-step admissions process is viewed to be
the best way of providing students a clear-cut opportunity of being admitted to the Graduate School
after their BS studies are complete, while ensuring that students initially admitted into the program
have every reason to diligently pursue their studies during their remaining undergraduate years,
continue to demonstrate an ability to excel academically, and are truly prepared to succeed in their
graduate studies.
Students who were not admitted into the program or were not able to maintain a 3.5 undergraduate
GPA would be free to apply to the regular MFin program pursuant to the usual application process
without prejudice.
ADVISING
High quality academic advising for undergraduate students (beginning with pre-freshman) through
completion of the Masters in Finance will be an important component of the dual Bachelors/Masters in
Finance Program. RHS will be hiring an academic advisor who will serve as the primary point of
contact for students, parents, and advisors who have questions about undergraduate preparation for and
admission to the programs. RHS will maintain the website and provide event information for
prospective students, and will host regular information sessions for freshman and sophomore students
who are interested in the program. This advisor will walk the students through the process of course
selection prior to being admitted into the MFin program to ensure that they have taken the appropriate
courses for the MFin degree. The advisor will also need to maintain a close relationship with the
undergraduate advisors to ensure that the students are maintaining appropriate progress towards the
completion of their undergraduate degree.
IV.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed program per se is not expected to require significant additional financial resources.
While we expect the program to increase the number of exceptional students applying to both the
undergraduate program and to the MFin program, it is in the power of both programs to realize this
gain in the form of better qualified, rather than additional, students. Given the current targets for
undergraduate admissions, this would appear to be the likely outcome for the undergraduate program.
The strategic plan of the Robert H Smith School of Business does not call for an increase in the
number of MFin students admitted into the program. Instead, its objective is to diversify the student
body of the MFin program and attracting more UMCP undergrads will significantly enable achieving
that objective. The Robert H Smith School of Business will manage its admission standards to realize
the benefits of this program in the form of even better students.
3
Appendix A
Dual Bachelor’s/Master’s Course Requirements
for selected Smith Majors:
Accounting
Finance
Information Systems
International Business
B.S./MFin Course Requirements
Accounting Major
University Requirements
Academic Writing (ENG 101)
Natural Sciences*
Humanities*
Scholarship in Practice*
Diversity Courses*
I-Series*
3
7–8
6
3
6
6
19 – 32 credits
Smith School Lower Level Core
Math (220, 130 or 140)
BMGT 110: Business Value Chain
BMGT 220: Principles of Accounting 1
BMGT 221: Principles of Accounting 2
BMGT 230 or 231: Business Statistics
ECON 200: Principles of Micro-Economics
ECON 201: Principles of Macro-Economics
COMM 100/107/200: Public Speaking
Electives (100 – 200 level)
3–4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5 - 18
31 – 44 credits
63 total lower level credits
*Overlap permitted with I-Series, Diversity, and Distributive Studies courses; must meet minimum of
40 credits completed for University requirements
Smith School Upper Level Core
BMGT 301: Intro to Info Systems
BMGT 340: Business Finance
BMGT 350: Marketing Principles
BMGT 364: Management & Org Principles
BMGT 367: Career Search Strategies in Business
BMGT 380: Business Law I
BMGT 391: Leadership in Action
BMGT 495: Business Policies
BMGT 499: Adv Topics in Business
Major Requirements (Public Accounting Track)
BMGT 310: Intermediate Accounting I
BMGT 311: Intermediate Accounting II
BMGT 321: Managerial Accounting
BMGT 323: Taxation of Individuals
BMGT 326: Accounting Systems
BMGT 411: Ethics and Professionalism in Acct
BMGT 422: Auditing Theory and Practice
Upper Level Course Option
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
1
21 credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24 credits**
**Graduate level equivalents of these courses (600 level and above) taken with permission of the
academic director can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
2
Upper Level Economics Requirement
3 credits
Professional Writing
ENGL 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398
3 credits
Masters of Finance/Free electives
Graduate Level Finance Elective (600-799)
6 credits***
57 total upper level credits
***Up to 10 graduate-level credits (600 level and above) allocated between the major requirements
and the free elective credits can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS
120 credits - BS awarded
Masters of Finance
Finance Graduate Courses
20 additional credits - MFin awarded
GRAND TOTAL
140 credits
3
B.S./MFin Course Requirements
Finance Major
University Requirements
Academic Writing (ENG 101)
Natural Sciences*
Humanities*
Scholarship in Practice*
Diversity Courses*
I-Series*
3
7–8
6
3
6
6
19 – 32 credits
Smith School Lower Level Core
Math (220, 130 or 140)
BMGT 110: Business Value Chain
BMGT 220: Principles of Accounting 1
BMGT 221: Principles of Accounting 2
BMGT 230 or 231: Business Statistics
ECON 200: Principles of Micro-Economics
ECON 201: Principles of Macro-Economics
COMM 100/107/200: Public Speaking
Electives (100 – 200 level)
3–4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5 - 18
31 – 44 credits
63 total lower level credits
*Overlap permitted with I-Series, Diversity, and Distributive Studies courses; must meet minimum of
40 credits completed for University requirements
Smith School Upper Level Core
BMGT 301: Intro to Info Systems
BMGT 340: Business Finance
BMGT 350: Marketing Principles
BMGT 364: Management & Org Principles
BMGT 367: Career Search Strategies in Business
BMGT 380: Business Law I
BMGT 391: Leadership in Action
BMGT 495: Business Policies
BMGT 499: Adv Topics in Business
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
1
21 credits
Major Requirements
BMGT 343: Investments
3
BMGT 440: Advanced Financial Management
3
Upper Level Finance Course Options
9**
BMGT 441: Fixed Income
BMGT 442: Advanced Portfolio Management
BMGT 443: Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management
BMGT 444: Futures & Options Contracts
BMGT 445: Banking and Financial Institutions
BMGT 446: International Finance
1 Maximum of: BMGT 349, 448, 449
**Graduate level equivalents of these courses (600 level and above) taken with permission of the
academic director can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
4
BMGT 310, 313, 332, 430 or 434
3
18 credits
Upper Level Economics Requirement
BMGT 341: Financial Markets
ECON 305/325, 306/326 or 340
3 credits
3 credits
6 credits
Professional Writing
ENGL 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398
3 credits
Masters of Finance/Free electives
Graduate Level Finance Elective (600-799)
9 credits***
57 total upper level credits
***Up to 10 graduate-level credits (600 level and above) allocated between the major requirements
and the free elective credits can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS
120 credits - BS awarded
Masters of Finance
Finance Graduate Courses
20 additional credits - MFin awarded
GRAND TOTAL
140 credits
5
B.S./M.F. Course Requirements
Information Systems Major
University Requirements
Academic Writing (ENG 101)
Natural Sciences*
Humanities*
Scholarship in Practice*
Diversity Courses*
I-Series*
3
7–8
6
3
6
6
19 – 32 credits
Smith School Lower Level Core
Math (220, 130 or 140)
BMGT 110: Business Value Chain
BMGT 220: Principles of Accounting 1
BMGT 221: Principles of Accounting 2
BMGT 230 or 231: Business Statistics
ECON 200: Principles of Micro-Economics
ECON 201: Principles of Macro-Economics
COMM 100/107/200: Public Speaking
Electives (100 – 200 level)
3–4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5 - 18
31 – 44 credits
63 total lower level credits
*Overlap permitted with I-Series, Diversity, and Distributive Studies courses; must meet minimum of
40 credits completed for University requirements
Smith School Upper Level Core
BMGT 301: Intro to Info Systems
BMGT 340: Business Finance
BMGT 350: Marketing Principles
BMGT 364: Management & Org Principles
BMGT 367: Career Search Strategies in Business
BMGT 380: Business Law I
BMGT 391: Leadership in Action
BMGT 495: Business Policies
BMGT 499: Adv Topics in Business
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
1
21 credits
Major Requirements
BMGT 302: Designing Business Applications
3
BMGT 402: Database Systems
3
BMGT 403: Systems Analysis and Design
3
BMGT 407 Information Systems Projects
3
Upper Level Information Systems Elective
3 – 6**
BMGT 404: Developing Applications for Decision Analytics
BMGT 405: Data Communications and Networking
BMGT 406: Developing Applications for the Web and Social Media
BMGT 476: Technology Applications in SCM
BMGT 485: Project Management
Upper Level Information Systems Elective
0 – 3**
BMGT 326: Accounting Systems
BMGT 332: Operations Research for Mgmt Decisions
6
BMGT 385: Operations Management
BMGT 430: Linear Statistical Models in Business
BMGT 461: Entrepreneurship
BMGT 484: Electronic Marketing
18 credits
**Graduate level equivalents of these courses (600 level and above) taken with permission of the
academic director can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
Upper Level Economics Requirement
ECON 305/325, 306/326, 330 or 340
3 credits
Professional Writing
ENGL 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398
3 credits
Masters of Finance/Free electives
Upper Level Finance Electives (400-799)
12 credits***
57 total upper level credits
***Up to 10 graduate-level credits (600 level and above) allocated between the major requirements
and the free elective credits can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS
120 credits - BS awarded
Masters of Finance
Finance Graduate Courses
20 additional credits - MFin awarded
GRAND TOTAL
140 credits
7
B.S./MFin Course Requirements
International Business Major
University Requirements
Academic Writing (ENG 101)
Natural Sciences*
Humanities*
Scholarship in Practice*
Diversity Courses*
I-Series*
3
7–8
6
3
6
6
19 – 32 credits
Smith School Lower Level Core
Math (220, 130 or 140)
BMGT 110: Business Value Chain
BMGT 220: Principles of Accounting 1
BMGT 221: Principles of Accounting 2
BMGT 230 or 231: Business Statistics
ECON 200: Principles of Micro-Economics
ECON 201: Principles of Macro-Economics
COMM 100/107/200: Public Speaking
Electives (100 – 200 level)
3–4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5 - 18
31 – 44 credits
63 total lower level credits
*Overlap permitted with I-Series, Diversity, and Distributive Studies courses; must meet minimum of
40 credits completed for University requirements
Smith School Upper Level Core
BMGT 301: Intro to Info Systems
BMGT 340: Business Finance
BMGT 350: Marketing Principles
BMGT 364: Management & Org Principles
BMGT 367: Career Search Strategies in Business
BMGT 380: Business Law I
BMGT 391: Leadership in Action
BMGT 495: Business Policies
BMGT 499: Adv Topics in Business
Major Requirements
BMGT 392: Introduction to Int’l Business
BMGT 446: International Finance
BMGT 454: Global Marketing
BMGT 477: International Supply Chain Mgmt
BMGT 463: Cross-Cultural Challenges in Bus
BMGT 466: Global Business Strategy
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
1
21 credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
18 credits**
**Graduate level equivalents of these courses (600 level and above) taken with permission of the
academic director can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
8
Upper Level Economics Requirement
ECON 340
3
Choice of 1
3
ECON 305/325, 306/326, 315, 316, 330, 380
CHIN412, FREN406, GERM412, ITAL406, JAPN404, RUSS407, or SPAN415
6 credits
Professional Writing
ENGL 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398
3 credits
Masters of Finance/Free electives
Graduate Level Finance Elective (600-799)
9 credits***
57 total upper level credits
***Up to 10 graduate-level credits (600 level and above) allocated between the major requirements
and the free elective credits can be double counted toward the BS and MFin degrees.
TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS
120 credits - BS awarded
Masters of Finance
Finance Graduate Courses
20 additional credits - MFin awarded
GRAND TOTAL
140 credits
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Appendix B
Sample 4 Year Bachelor’s/Master’s Course Schedules
for selected Smith Majors:
Accounting
Finance
Information Systems
International Business
These are sample curriculum sheets that show how the combined
B.A./MFin can be completed in four years in the included majors.
They do not reflect the range of options that a student might have in
their bachelor's programs. The specific modification of the
undergraduate major curriculum being considered here is the
substitution of 10 credits of graduate courses in Finance
for 10 credits of Additional Supporting Courses requirement.
Sample 4-Year BS/MF Schedule with UG Major = Accounting
Freshman – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total)
Course
Credits
ENGL 101
3
MATH 220/140 /130
3
ECON 200
4
BMGT 110
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
Freshman – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total)
Course
Credits
ECON 201
4
BMGT 230 or 231
3
COMM 100/107/200
3
Natural Science Non-Lab
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
Sophomore – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 49 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 220
3
Natural Sciences Lab
4
Humanities Course
3
Scholarship in Practice/I-Series
3
Lower Level Elective
3
BMGT 367
1
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
Sophomore – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 66 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 221
3
Humanities Course
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
2
Upper Level Economics Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MF Program
Junior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 85 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 310
3
BMGT 321
3
BMGT 301
3
BMGT 340
3
Professional Writing
3
BUFN 610/640
4
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS/MFin
Junior – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 102 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 311
3
BMGT 323
3
BMGT 350
3
BMGT 364
3
BMGT 391
1
BMGT 422
3
BMGT 499
1
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
2
Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School
Senior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 120 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 326
3
BMGT 380
3
BMGT 411
3
BMGT 495
3
BUFN 740/750
4
BUFN 761
2
Requirements Met
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS – Accounting
BS/MFin
BS/MFin
Fall: Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School
Grad I – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 130 Total)
Course
Credits
BUFN 758N
2
BUFN 758O
2
BUFN 762
2
Finance Graduate Course 1
2
Finance Graduate Course 2
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Grad I – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 140 Total)
Course
Credits
Finance Graduate Course 3
2
Finance Graduate Course 4
2
Finance Graduate Course 5
2
Finance Graduate Course 6
2
Finance Graduate Course 7
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Fall: Receipt of MFin
3
Sample 4-Year BS/MF Schedule with UG Major = Finance
Freshman – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total)
Course
Credits
ENGL 101
3
MATH 220/140 /130
3
ECON 200
4
BMGT 110
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
Freshman – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total)
Course
Credits
ECON 201
4
BMGT 230 or 231
3
COMM 100/107/200
3
Natural Science Non-Lab
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
Sophomore – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 49 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 220
3
Natural Sciences Lab
4
Humanities Course
3
Scholarship in Practice/I-Series
3
Lower Level Elective
3
BMGT 367
1
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
Sophomore – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 67 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 221
3
Humanities Course
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
ECON 305/325, 306/326 or 340
3
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MF Program
Junior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 86 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 343
3
BMGT 440
3
Upper Level Finance Course
3
Upper Level Finance Course
3
BMGT 340
3
BUFN 610/640
4
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS/MFin
Junior – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 103 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 301
3
BMGT 350
3
BMGT 364
3
Professional Writing
3
Upper Level Finance Elective
2
BMGT 310, 313, 332, 430 or 434
3
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School
4
Senior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 120 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 341
3
BMGT 380
3
BMGT 495
3
BMGT 499
1
BMGT 391
1
BUFN 740/750
4
BUFN 761
2
Requirements Met
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS – Finance
BS/MFin
BS/MFin
Fall: Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School
Grad I – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 130 Total)
Course
Credits
BUFN 758N
2
BUFN 758O
2
BUFN 762
2
Finance Graduate Course 1
2
Finance Graduate Course 2
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Grad I – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 140 Total)
Course
Credits
Finance Graduate Course 3
2
Finance Graduate Course 4
2
Finance Graduate Course 5
2
Finance Graduate Course 6
2
Finance Graduate Course 7
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Fall: Receipt of MFin
5
Sample 4-Year BS/MF Schedule with UG Major = Information Systems
Freshman – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total)
Course
Credits
ENGL 101
3
MATH 220/140 /130
3
ECON 200
4
BMGT 110
3
Lover Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
Freshman – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total)
Course
Credits
ECON 201
4
BMGT 230 or 231
3
COMM 100/107/200
3
Natural Science Non-Lab
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
Sophomore – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 49 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 220
3
Natural Sciences Lab
4
Humanities Course
3
Scholarship in Practice/I-Series
3
Lower Level Elective
3
BMGT 367
1
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
Sophomore – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 67 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 221
3
Humanities Course
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
ECON 305/325, 306/326 or 340
3
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MF Program
Junior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 86 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 302
3
BMGT 340
3
BMGT 350
3
BMGT 364
3
Professional Writing
3
BUFN 610/640
4
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS/MFin
Junior – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 104 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 402
3
BMGT 403
3
BMGT 407
3
BMGT 301
3
Upper Level Info Systems Elective
3
Upper Level Info Systems Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School
6
Senior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 120 Total)
Course
Credits
Upper Level Elective
2
BMGT 380
3
BMGT 495
3
BMGT 499
1
BMGT 391
1
BUFN 740/750
4
BUFN 761
2
Requirements Met
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS – Information Systems
BS/MFin
BS/MFin
Fall: Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School
Grad I – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 130 Total)
Course
Credits
BUFN 758N
2
BUFN 758O
2
BUFN 762
2
Finance Graduate Course 1
2
Finance Graduate Course 2
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Grad I – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 140 Total)
Course
Credits
Finance Graduate Course 3
2
Finance Graduate Course 4
2
Finance Graduate Course 5
2
Finance Graduate Course 6
2
Finance Graduate Course 7
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Fall: Receipt of MFin
7
Sample 4-Year BS/MF Schedule with UG Major = International Business
Freshman – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total)
Course
Credits
ENGL 101
3
MATH 220/140 /130
3
ECON 200
4
BMGT 110
3
Lover Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
Freshman – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total)
Course
Credits
ECON 201
4
BMGT 230
3
COMM 100/107/200
3
Natural Science Non-Lab
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
Sophomore – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 48 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 220
3
Natural Sciences Lab
4
Humanities Course
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
Sophomore – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 63 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 221
3
Humanities Course
3
Scholarship in Practice/I-Series
3
BMGT 367
1
Lower Level Elective
2
Lower Level Elective
3
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MF Program
Junior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 82 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 392
3
BMGT 301
3
BMGT 340
3
BMGT 350
3
BMGT 446
3
BUFN 610/640
4
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS/MFin
Junior – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 100 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 454
3
BMGT 364
3
BMGT 391
1
ECON 340
3
Professional Writing
3
Upper Level Elective
2
Upper Level Economics Course
3
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
8
Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School
Senior – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 120 Total)
Course
Credits
BMGT 380
1
BMGT 463
3
BMGT 499
1
BMGT 466
3
BMGT 477
3
BMGT 495
3
BUFN 740/750
4
BUFN 761
2
Requirements Met
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS – International Business
BS/MFin
BS/MFin
Fall: Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School
Grad I – Spring (Cumulative Credits: 130 Total)
Course
Credits
BUFN 758N
2
BUFN 758O
2
BUFN 762
2
Finance Graduate Course 1
2
Finance Graduate Course 2
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Grad I – Fall (Cumulative Credits: 140 Total)
Course
Credits
Finance Graduate Course 3
2
Finance Graduate Course 4
2
Finance Graduate Course 5
2
Finance Graduate Course 6
2
Finance Graduate Course 7
2
Requirements Met
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
MF Requirement
Fall: Receipt of MFin
9