BS in Business Administration (Finance)

Units required for Major: 66
Total units required for BS: 120

Program Description

The Finance concentration emphasizes a conceptual and applied approach to the development of professional skills necessary for careers in such fields as banking, investments, corporate financial management, financial planning, insurance, and financial services. Consideration and emphasis is given to the role played by financial markets, financial intermediaries, nonfinancial corporations, governments, and individual investors in the global economy. The curriculum is designed to familiarize students with the financial management of business operations, the operation and management of financial institutions and markets, and the financial aspects of investing, portfolio management, and risk management. 

Note: The use of the words “business administration” throughout this section refers to courses designated as Accountancy (ACCY), Accounting Information Systems (AIS), Decision Sciences (DS), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Finance (FIN), General Management (GM), Human Resources/Organizational Behavior (HROB), International Business (IBUS), Management (MGMT), Management Information Science (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), and Operations Management (OPM).

Note: Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (all concentrations) will not be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. Students who change major may be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement.

Note: At least 15 units of upper division business administration courses must be taken in residence at (or under the auspices of) California State University, Sacramento. Of these 15 units, a minimum of nine units must be in upper division courses in the concentration.

Pre-Requisite Requirements

A student may not enroll in any of the Major program or Concentration courses until he/she has completed the Pre-Requisite lower division program with a grade of "C-" or better in each course and an overall GPA of 2.0 ("C"), with the exception of MATH 24 which requires a minimum acceptable grade of "C" or better.

Students enrolled as Expressed Interest in Business may enroll in the following courses after completing the lower division pre-requisite requirements:

DS 101Introduction to Business Analytics3
MGMT 102Business Communications3
HROB 101The Management of Contemporary Organizations3

Computer Literacy

All business majors must meet spreadsheet competency prior to taking 100-level business courses. This requires completing MIS 10, Spreadsheet Skills (or equivalent).

Minimum Grade Requirements

The purpose of this requirement is to assure that all business administration students attain the minimum level of competency in all their coursework required for the business administration degree.

The minimum acceptable grade for any undergraduate course required for the business administration degree is “C-” with the exception of MATH 24 which requires a minimum acceptable grade of "C" or better.

A minimum grade point average of 2.0 (“C”) is required in the Pre-Requisite courses, Major Core courses, and the Concentration courses presented for the degree.

Program Requirements

Required Lower Division (Pre-Requisites) Courses (21 Units)
ACCY 1Accounting Fundamentals3
ACCY 2Managerial Accounting3
ECON 1AIntroduction to Macroeconomic Analysis 13
ECON 1BIntroduction to Microeconomic Analysis 13
MATH 24Modern Business Mathematics 13
MGMT 10Introduction to Business Law3
STAT 1Introduction to Statistics 13
Total Units21

When enrolled in the last of the pre-requisite courses, students must file the supplemental business application to officially apply to Business Administration as their major. Visit www.csus.edu/cba/ubac/impaction.html for more information.

Students who do not complete the required prerequisites as presented in the following Business Major program are subject to being administratively dropped from courses in which they are inappropriately enrolled.

Required Upper Division (Major) Core Courses (24 Units)
DS 101Introduction to Business Analytics3
FIN 101Business Finance3
GM 105Strategic Management3
HROB 101The Management of Contemporary Organizations3
MGMT 102Business Communications3
MIS 101Computer Information Systems for Management3
MKTG 101Principles Of Marketing3
OPM 101Operations Management3
Total Units24

Finance (FIN) Concentration (21 units)

General Finance Track

Group A Required Courses (15 Units)
FIN 134Financial Management3
FIN 135Investments3
FIN 136Modern Portfolio Management3
FIN 137Financial Institutions and Markets3
FIN 190Multinational Business Finance3
Group B Elective Courses (6 Units)
Select two of the following:6
Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
Business Property and Liability Insurance
Employee Benefits
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Investment
Student Investment Fund Management
Federal Tax Procedures I
International Accounting
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
International Finance
Marketing Analytics
Salesmanship
Total Units21

Risk Management Track

Group A Required Courses (15 Units)
FIN 134Financial Management3
FIN 135Investments3
FIN 138Principles of Risk Management and Insurance3
FIN 139Business Property and Liability Insurance3
FIN 140Employee Benefits3
Group B Courses (6 Units)
Select two of the following:6
Federal Tax Procedures I
Modern Portfolio Management
Financial Institutions and Markets
Real Estate Finance
Student Investment Fund Management
Multinational Business Finance
Occupational Health and Safety Laws and Regulations
Cause and Control of Occupational Loss
Issues in Occupational Health and Safety
Employment Law
International Business
Total Units21

Real Estate Track

Group A Required Courses (15 Units)
FIN 134Financial Management3
FIN 135Investments3
FIN 142Real Estate Finance3
FIN 143Real Estate Investment3
FIN 149Real Estate Analytics3
Group B Courses (6 Units)
Select two of the following:6
Urban Economics
Real Estate Principles
Modern Portfolio Management
Financial Institutions and Markets
Business Property and Liability Insurance
Managerial Real Estate Law
Real Estate Market Analysis
Real Estate Development and Land Use
Student Investment Fund Management
Total Units21

Financial Planning Track

Group A Required Courses (18 Units)
ACCY 171Federal Tax Procedures I3
FIN 135Investments3
FIN 136Modern Portfolio Management3
FIN 138Principles of Risk Management and Insurance3
FIN 140Employee Benefits3
FIN 150Capstone in Professional Financial Planning3
Group B Courses (3 Units)
Select one of the following:3
Financial Management
Business Property and Liability Insurance
Student Investment Fund Management
Family Finance
Total Units21

General Education Requirements1

Area A: Basic Subjects (9 Units)
A1 - Oral Communication3
A2 - Written Communication3
A3 - Critical Thinking3
Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (10 Units)
B1 - Physical Science3
B2 - Life Forms3
B3 - Lab (Note: Lab experience to be taken with one of the following: B1, B2 or B5)1
B4 - Math Concepts 20
B5 - Additional Course (Any B to reach 12 units) - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area C: Arts and Humanities (12 Units)
C1 - Arts3
C2 - Humanities3
C1/C2 - Area C Course3
C1/C2 - Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area D: The Individual and Society (6 Units)
Area D Course3
Area D Course 20
Area D Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area E: Understanding Personal Development (3 Units)
Area E Course3
Area F: Ethnic Studies (3 Units)
Area F Course3
Total Units43

Graduation Requirements1

Graduation Requirements (required by CSU) (9 Units)
American Institutions: U.S. History3
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution & CA Government3
Writing Intensive (WI)3
Graduation Requirements (required by Sacramento State) (6 Units)
English Composition II3
Race and Ethnicity in American Society (RE)3
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 20