The Finance concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in general business, investments, commercial banking, small business ownerships and entrepreneurships, financial planning and international institutions. The concentration requires graduates to incorporate comprehensive and relevant financial theories with competencies in economics, statistics, information systems management, and ethics to solve complex problems, make value-added decisions, and mitigate and manage evolving business risks. The concentration meets the general standards used by concentration accrediting bodies in measuring quality programs in higher education.
Expected outcomes of the BBA - Finance concentration include:
- Solve complex financial and budgeting problems and challenges by combining relevant financial theories and techniques.
- Apply international accounting and financial principles for domestic and global business environments.
Curriculum
General Education Requirements (I-VII):
I. LMU Specific Courses
II. Communication
III. Ethics, Fine Arts, History, or Humanities
IV. Behavioral/Social Sciences
V. History
VI. Mathematics
(see Mathematics Placement)
VII. Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences
*LMU requires all first-time freshmen students with less than 15 credits of college credit to complete UACT 100. This credit does not include AP, CLEP, or Dual-enrollment credit.
BBA Core
Finance Concentration
Additional Elective Requirements
*For the baccalaureate degree, students must complete a minimum of 36 semester credit hours of 300/400-level courses.