Finance, Insurance Concentration, B.B.A.

A major in Finance with an Insurance concentration leading to the B.B.A. degree requires that the student, at a minimum, complete

the business requirements (see Degree Requirements ) in the college;
ECON 3210 and at least 24 additional hours in finance;
FIN 3610 , FIN 3910 , FIN 4110 , FIN 4750 ; 3 hours of insurance electives, and 6 hours of finance electives, This concentration also must include 6 hours from the following: FIN 3660 , FIN 3710 , FIN 4710 , and FIN 4730 . FIN 3660 and FIN 4710 lead toward the CLU examinations and FIN 3710 and FIN 4730 lead toward the CPCU examinations.

The program requires 50 percent of major courses be taken in residence at MTSU. An elective business minor may be chosen, but additional minor(s) require total hours for graduation to exceed 120.

Curriculum: Finance, Insurance Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
Nonbusiness elective 4 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) *

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours *
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours *
QM 2610 - Statistical Methods I 3 credit hours *
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

QM 3620 - Statistical Methods II 3 credit hours
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
ECON 3210 - The Financial System and the Economy 3 credit hours
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
BCEN 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
FIN 3010 - Business Finance 3 credit hours
FIN 3610 - General Insurance 3 credit hours §
FIN 3910 - Computer Applications in Finance 3 credit hours §

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

MGMT 3620 - Operations Management 3 credit hours
FIN 4110 - Managerial Finance 3 credit hours §
FIN 4750 - Risk Management 3 credit hours §
FIN elective 6 credit hours §
FIN Insurance elective 3 credit hours §
Business elective 3 credit hours
BUAD 4980 - Strategic Management 3 credit hours §

6 credit hours from:

FIN 3660 - Life Insurance and Health Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 3710 - Property and Casualty Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 4710 - Insurance in Estate Planning 3 credit hours
FIN 4730 - Insurance Company Operations 3 credit hours

NOTE:

Students pursuing the CLU should take FIN 3660 and FIN 4710 , and students pursuing the CPCU should take FIN 3710 and FIN 4730 .

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

NOTE:

*A 2.25 GPA in these courses is required for admission to the Jones College of Business.

§Admission required