San Jose State University

Academic plan for Finance: Freshmen

Year 1

Fall (15 units)

  • ENGL 1A (A2)
  • Oral Comm. (A1)
  • BUS 10 (Discovering Business)
  • Hist. and Govt. (F1-2-3/D2-3)
  • ARTS (C1)

Spring (15 units)

  • ENGL 1B (C5)
  • MATH 70 (Finite Math) (B4)
  • Life Science (B2)
  • Hist. and Govt. (F1-2-3-/D2-3)
  • Human Understanding and Devel. (E)

Year 2

Fall (17 units)

  • BUS 20 (Financial Acctg.)
  • BUS 80 (Business Law)
  • ECON 1A (Macroeconomics)
  • Physical Science (B1)
  • Letters (C2)
  • PE (1 Unit)

Spring (15 units)

  • BUS 21 (Managerial Acctg.)
  • BUS 90 (Business Statistics)
  • BUS 91L (Computer Tools for Bus.)
  • ECON 1B (Microeconomics)
  • Critical Thinking (A3)
  • PE (1 Unit)

Year 3

Fall (15 units)

  • COMM 100W, ENGL 100W or LLD100W**
  • BUS 130 (Fund. of Marketing
  • BUS 160 (Fund. of Mgmt. and Org. Beh.)
  • BUS 170 (Fund. of Finance)
  • BUS 187 (Global Dimensions of Bus.)

Spring (15 units)

  • BUS 171A (Financial Inst. and Markets)
  • BUS 173A (Fin. Mgmt.: Theory and Policy)
  • BUS 188 (Bus. Systems and Policy)
  • BUS 190 (Quant. Bus. Analysis)
  • Cult. and Civ. (V) (Nonbusiness Global Per.)

Year 4

Fall (15 units)

  • BUS 140 (Fund. of Oper. Mgmt.)
  • BUS 172A (Investment Analysis)
  • Finance Elect.
  • PHIL 186 (Prof. Bus. Ethics) (S)
  • Interdisc. Elect. (3 units)*

Spring (13 units)

  • Finance Elect.
  • Finance Elect.
  • BUS 189 (Strategic Management)
  • Earth & Envir. (R)

Notes

  • English 1A requires an EPT exemption or passing score.
  • Math 70 requires an ELM exemption or passing score.
  • Must earn a grade of "C-" or better in Engl. 1B, Math 70, Bus 20, and Bus 90.
  • Phil 186, 100W, and advanced general education courses (R, V) require a passing score on the WST.
  • One science class (B1, or B2) must have a lab.
  • Finance majors must earn a grade of "C-" or better in BUS 21, 90, 170, 171A, 173A, ECON 1A, ECON 1B.
  • *4 units of interdisciplinary electives may be required to earn 120.0 semester units for graduation.

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