Financial Services - Financial Management
Program Goals Statement
The Business Administration career program emphasizes various organizational functions, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that students need to compete in today’s global business environment. This concentration assists students to prepare for a career in Financial Management. All business programs share many common courses, so students can switch easily between concentrations.
Program Information
- Transfer credits for any course in the Business Administration Department (ACC, BNK, BUS, LSM, MAN, MAR and RMN) must be approved by the Business Administration Department Chairperson.
- The faculty have years of practical experience that makes your education relevant to the workplace.
Recommendations
- Students should take any required developmental courses in their first semester.
- Next, they should take ACC 101, BUS 111, and ENG 101 to position themselves for proper course sequence in following semesters.
- BUS 253 should be taken in spring, second year.
After Bristol
- Graduates work as mutual fund customer service representatives and broker assistants, loan service representatives, insurance representatives, credit and collection associates, and junior financial analysts.
- The career program is designed for students who plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation.
Infused General Education Competencies
Ethical Dimensions, Multicultural Perspective
Degree Requirements
General Courses
Course #
Title
Credits
CSS 101: College Success Seminar / Business and Experiential Education FYE
+
0
-
1
COM 104 or COM 114
+
3
Sub-Total Credits
18-19
Elective Courses
Course #
Title
Credits
Scientific Reasoning and Discovery Elective
+
3
-
4
Sub-Total Credits
3-4
Program Courses
Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
21
Concentration Courses
Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15
Program Electives
Course #
Title
Credits
Financial Services Program Elective
+
3
MAN 251, MAN 152 or MAR 255
+
3
Sub-Total Credits
6
Total credits:
63-65
Course Sequencing
Recommended Course Sequence - Semester 1
Item #
Title
Credits
CSS 101: College Success Seminar / Business and Experiential Education FYE
+
0
-
1
Sub-Total Credits
16-17
Recommended Course Sequence - Semester 2
Item #
Title
Credits
Program Elective
+
3
Sub-Total Credits
16
Recommended Course Sequence - Semester 3
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15
Recommended Course Sequence - Semester 4
Item #
Title
Credits
Program Elective
+
3
Scientific Reasoning and Discovery Elective
+
3
-
4
COM 104 or COM 114
+
3
Sub-Total Credits
15-16