Finance (General)

Finance (General) is a Bachelor program taught at Western Kentucky University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Finance (General) at Western Kentucky University is a Bachelor of Science program in Business Finance. Students study business finance concepts and complete required Business Core courses such as MATH 123, ACCT 110, BDAN 250, ECON 206, ECON 202, FIN 330, MGT 210, MKT 220, and MGT 498 or ENT 496, along with additional finance and business preparation courses. The program is designed around concentrations within Business Finance, including a General Business Finance concentration.

The General Business Finance concentration includes common courses for all Business Finance majors: FIN 436 and Select 3 hours of Upper-Level Business Electives, and it also requires FIN 439 or FIN 449 for the concentration. Students complete 78 hours of professional and elective courses within the concentration. A minimum of 120 earned hours is needed for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance, and finance majors must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in 300 and 400 level finance courses.

Finance (General) is for students who want flexibility to select upper division courses within the Finance program. The General Concentration allows students to pursue a path of courses they are most interested in, and it also allows students to simultaneously pursue two concentrations: General Concentration in Business Finance and Personal Financial Planning (PFP) concentration, with the addition of a few credit hours from the PFP area.

Modules

• FIN 436
• Select 3 hours of Upper-Level Business Electives, including prefixes ACCT, BDAN, CIS, ECON, ENT, FIN MGT and MKT
• FIN 439 or FIN 449
• MATH 123
• ACCT 110
• BDAN 250
• ECON 206
• ECON 202
• FIN 330
• MGT 210
• MKT 220
• MGT 498 or ENT 496

The minimum requirements for admission in Finance (General) at Western Kentucky University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Kentucky University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Kentucky University as pre-requiste for admission in Finance (General).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Western Kentucky University states it has no admission requirements for this program. It asks students to complete the following courses.

• Business Core courses: MATH 123, ACCT 110, BDAN 250, ECON 206, ECON 202, FIN 330, MGT 210, MKT 220 and MGT 498 or ENT 496
• Career Preparation courses: BA 170 or BA 175 or BA 220, MGT 261, FIN 399, FIN 499
• All Finance Majors must complete: ACCT 220, ECON 307, FIN 161, FIN 332, FIN 389, FIN 433, FIN 437, FIN 438
• All majors must earn a "C" or better in FIN 330 and FIN 332 and must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all finance classes

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wku.edu/finance/undergraduate/business-finance.php

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