Finance, B.B.A.

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The Finance Major prepares students for careers in financial management, investment brokerage, insurance, and real estate. It also provides an appropriate preparation for students who wish to pursue graduate work in finance or other areas of business.

Core Curriculum Requirements (43-45 credits)

(Includes 12 hours of Pre-business required courses. See Core Curriculum courses)

Business Core Courses (27 credits)

After completion of all pre-business courses, students pursuing a B.B.A. degree are required to take the following courses:

Required Courses (15 credits)

Choose three finance electives from: (9 credits)

(at least one elective must have the FINC prefix)

Electives (21-23 credits)

Total Credits Needed for Degree 120

Graduation Requirements

Students must have an overall grade point average GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses taken at Radford to graduate with the B.B.A. degree. In addition, students must have at least an overall 2.0 major GPA. For the purpose of computing the major GPA, the major is defined all prebusiness and business core courses and the 18 to 30 hours prescribed for the major by the department. In addition, at least 50 percent of the business courses required for the B.B.A. degree must be taken at Radford University. Business courses are defined as those having the prefix ACTG, BLAW, FINC, MGNT, or MKTG. Students earning a business minor must earn a GPA of at least 2.00 in the courses comprising the minor. Courses in a minor are defined under each category. At least 50 percent of the business courses required for a minor must be taken at Radford University.