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Business Administration: Finance - Bachelor of Arts 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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IF YOU ARE TRANSFERRING IN AP, IB AND/OR COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO A BUSINESS ADVISOR AS YOUR DEGREE MAP WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BASED ON YOUR TRANSFER CREDITS.

First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
BA Second Language 1013-5BA Second Language 1023-5BA Second Language 1033-5
BA 1014STAT 2414General Elective4
MGMT 200 (Business School Basics)2General Elective1General Elective2
Total Fall Credits12-16Total Winter Credits13-15Total Spring Credits14-16

First Year Milestones: Opt-in to SBA (during Orientation). Meet with Academic Advisor (during Fall term).

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4BA Second Language 2033-5
BA Second Language 2013-5BA Second Language 2023-5BA 3002
BA 2162EC 2014EC 2024
COMM 111Z4BA 2114BA 2134
Total Fall Credits13-15Total Winter Credits15-17Total Spring Credits13-15

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4BA 3024FIN 3194
BA 3014ACTG 3814FIN 3524
BA 3034General Elective2BA 3254
Total Fall Credits15-16Total Winter Credits14Total Spring Credits16

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
FIN 4494BA 3394BA 4956
BA 3114BA 3854BA Fine & Performing Arts3-4
BA 3272FIN Elective4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
Business Elective2FIN Elective4FIN Elective4
General Elective4    
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits16-18

Fourth Year Milestone: Apply to graduate two terms in advance (Fall term).

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • BA Second Language 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, and 203: If already proficient in a second language, you will need additional non-business courses to meet requirements. See Advisor.
  • MGMT 200 (Business School Basics): Optional.
  • STAT 241: Placement test required - See Math Department.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • BA 303: The prerequisite course to Finance.
  • FIN Elective: See Advisor for options.
  • BA 495: Prerequisite - All 8 BA 300 level courses and senior class standing. Meets Capstone requirement.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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