Georgia College & State University

BS en finance

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

• Area A: Communication Skills
• Area A2: Quantitative Skills
• Area B: Institutional Options
• Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
• Area C2: Fine Arts
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
• Area E: Social Sciences
• Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area F

Satisfactorily complete the following courses. If any of these courses were used to complete Areas A2, D, or E, the student may take any 1000-4000 level course to replace the total hours required in Area F.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Area F

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses. If any of these courses were used to complete Areas A2, D, or E, the student may take any 1000-4000 level course to replace the total hours required in Area F.

• ACCT 2101 Accounting Principles I
• ACCT 2102 Accounting Principles II
• ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
• MATH 1113 Precalculus
• MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics

Computer Science

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses:

• CBIS 2220 Principles of Info Systems
• CSCI 1000 Intro to Computer Sci & Appl
• CSCI 1301 Computer Science I

Major Requirements

Required Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

• MGMT 3101 Applied Business Statistics
• FINC 3100 Personal Finance
• FINC 3131 Business Finance I
• FINC 3132 Business Finance II
• FINC 3240 International Finance
• FINC 3820 Money & Banking
• FINC 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions
• FINC 4101 Investment Analysis

Total Credit Hours: 24

Elective Finance Courses

Satisfactorily complete nine hours of the following courses:

• FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
• FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ
• FINC 4505 Special Topics
• FINC 4605 Internship &/or Coop Education
• FINC 4805 Independent Study
• FTA 3810 Payment Processing
• FTA 4001 Foundations of FinTech
• FTA 4003 Commercial Banking & FinTech

Total Credit Hours: 9

Optional Concentrations

Financial Analysis

• FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
• FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ
• And three courses from:
• MATH 1262 Calculus II
• MATH 2150 Linear Algebra
• ECON 4320 Introductory Math Economics
• ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
• ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
• MGMT 3175 Business Analytics
  • MATH 1262 Calculus II
  • MATH 2150 Linear Algebra
  • ECON 4320 Introductory Math Economics
  • ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics
  • ECON 4990 Senior Seminar in Economics
  • MGMT 3175 Business Analytics

Total Credit Hours: 15

Financial Technology

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

• FINC 4201 Financial Mgmt and Programming
• FINC 4330 Applied Forecasting Bus & Econ

And four courses from:

• FTA 3810 Payment Processing
• FTA 4001 Foundations of FinTech
• FTA 4003 Commercial Banking & FinTech
• CBIS 4120 Bus Intelligence & Analytics
• CSCI 2351 Python Programming
• CSCI 3410 Intro to Data Structures
• CSCI 3710 Data Mining
• CSCI 4711 Machine Learning
• CSCI 4712 Big Data Analysis
• CSCI 4820 Artificial Intelligence
• ECON 4340 Introductory Econometrics

Total Credit Hours: 18

Note: A maximum of 6 hours from FTA courses.

Electives:

Students are encouraged to complete an optional concentration to satisfy elective hours.

Total Credit Hours: 11-27

The breadth and depth of knowledge gained will prepare graduates for a variety of career paths:

• Accountant
• Gestionnaire des fournisseurs
• Auditor
• Tax Associate
• Data Analyst
• Budget Analyst
• Management Analyst
• Actuary
• Chief Financial Officer
• Loan Officer
• Associé de référence
• Broker
• Consultant
• Credit Analyst
• Spécialiste des dividendes
• Spécialiste des opérations sur le terrain
• Financial Advisor
• Analyste de la gestion financière
• Portfolio Manager
• Courtier de fret
• Investment Banking Analyst
• Analyste en fusions et acquisitions
• Network Analyst
• Production Planner
• Project Coordinator
• Risk Analyst
• Underwriter
• Compensation and Benefits Manager