College of Business & Economics
Students majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance may follow this suggested course sequence. We recommend that you print out a copy of your Degree Progress Report from Towson Online Services to monitor your academic progress each semester and bring it when you meet with your adviser.
Note: For the University Core Curriculum, the following must be met:
* One course must be in a different discipline than requirement 4
**One course must be taken in a discipline in arts and humanities, different from the discipline in requirement 5. One course must be taken in a discipline in Social and Behavioral Science, different from the discipline in requirement 6.
| Term 1 Freshman Year - Pre-Business (PBUA) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total
(15 units) |
| Towson Core 1 or 2 | Towson Seminar or English Composition—ENGL 102/190 | 3 |
| Towson Core 3 MATH 111 | College Mathematics Algebra for Applications |
3 |
| Towson Core 5 * | Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Towson Core 6 ECON 201/203 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** |
Requirement 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 | 3 |
| Term 2 Freshman Year - Pre-Business (PBUA) |
||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (16 units) |
| Towson Core 1 or 2 | Towson Seminar or English Composition— ENGL 102/190 | 3 |
| MATH 211 | Calculus for Applications | 3 |
| Towson Core 4* | Creativity and Creative Development | 3 |
| ECON 202/204 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| Towson Core 7 | Biological and Physical Science (with Lab) | 4 |
| * The discipline in Towson Core 4 must be different from Towson Core 5. | ||
| Term 3 Sophomore Year - Pre-Business (PBUA) |
||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15/16 units) |
| ACCT 201/211 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| LEGL 225 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Towson Core 8 | Biological and Physical Science (with or without lab) | 3-4 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** |
Requirement 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** |
Requirement 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 | 3 |
| Term 4 Sophomore Year - Pre-Business (PBUA) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 202/212 | Principles of Managerial | 3 |
| Towson Core 9 | Advanced Writing Seminar— ENGL 317 Writing for Business & Industry (Recommended) | 3 |
| ECON 205 or MATH 231 |
Statistics for Business & Economics I or Basic Statistics |
3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** |
Requirement 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** |
Requirement 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 | 3 |
| Term 5 Junior Year - Business Administration (BUAD) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total (15 units) |
| BUSX 301 | Business Cornerstone | 3 |
| EBTM 306 | Fundamentals of Project Management and Business Decisions | 3 |
| MKTG 341 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| EBTM 337 | Information Technology | 3 |
| MNGT 361 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Term 6 Junior Year - Business Administration (BUAD) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total (15 units) |
| EBTM 311 | Principles of e-Business | 3 |
| FIN 331 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
| EBTM 365 | Principles of Operations Management | 3 |
| Concentration/Track 1 | 3 |
|
| Concentration/Track 2 | 3 |
|
| Term 7 Senior Year - Business Administration (BUAD) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total (15 units) |
| Concentration/Track 3 | 3 |
|
| Concentration/Track 4 | 3 |
|
| Concentration/Track 5 | 3 |
|
| MNGT 482 | Business Ethics and Sustainability | 3 |
| Concentration/Track 8 (if needed) or free elective | 3 |
|
| Term 8 Senior Year - Business Administration (BUAD) |
||
|---|---|---|
Course |
Title |
Total (15 units) |
| Concentration/Track 6 | 3 |
|
| Concentration/Track 7 | 3 |
|
| BUSX 460 | Professional Experience Note: Requires approved internship |
3 |
| MNGT 481 | Business Strategy & Policy | 3 |
| Free Elective or Concentration/Track | 3 |
|
8000 York Road | Towson, MD 21252 | 410-704-2000