Requirements for B.S. Finance Degree - Department of Business Administration, SUNY Fredonia

  Home
  Admissions
  Courses
  Undergradate Programs
  Graduate Programs
  Faculty/Staff
  Honors & Awards
  Internships
  Clubs & Activities
  Department Tour
  Virtual Tour
  SUNY Fredonia Home

Photo of Thompson Hall with the clock tower in foreground
Thompson Hall with clock
tower in foreground

Requirements for B.S. Degree in Business Administration

Current SUNY Fredonia students must follow the requirements listed in either the catalog that was in effect at the time of their last admission to the University, or a later one.

1. General Major Requirements (48 credit hours):
MATH 120	Survey of Calculus I	3
BUAD 161	Information Technology Literacy	3
BUAD/ECON 200	Fund. of Stats. for Business and Econ.	3
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting I	3
ECON 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting II	3
ECON 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
BUAD/COMM 235	Introduction to Business Communication	3
BUAD 261	Management Information Systems	3
BUAD/ECON 300	Statistical Analysis	3
BUAD 310	Legal Environ. of Business	3
BUAD 315	Principles of Business Finance	3
BUAD 321	Management and Org. Behavior	3
BUAD 325	Principles of Marketing	3
BUAD 327	Production and Operations Management I	3
BUAD 499	Strategic Management	3
2. Specific Major Requirements:
A. FINANCE (15 additional credit hours):
ACCT 304	Taxation I	3
BUAD 317	Corporate Finance I	3
BUAD 416	Investment Analysis	3
BUAD 418	Corporate Finance II	3
Plus one of the following:
ACCT 303	Cost Management	3
ACCT 305	Taxation II	3
ECON 315	Money/Banking/Monetary Economics	3
ECON 350	Managerial Economics	3
[ Back to Top ] B. Management (15 additional credit hours):
BUAD 317	Corporate Finance I	3
BUAD 330	Human Resource Management	3
ECON 350	Managerial Economics	3
BUAD 427	Production and Operations Management II	3
Plus one of the following:
ACCT 303	Cost Management	3
POLI 363	Game Theory	3
BUAD 440	Advanced Human Resource Management	3
BUAD 480	Internship	3
[ Back to Top ] C. Management Information Systems (21 additional credit hours):
BUAD 266	Business Application Development	3
BUAD 361	Networks, Distributed Systems, Telecommunications	3
BUAD 363	Systems Analysis and Design	3
BUAD 366	Database Management Systems	3
BUAD 463	Information Technology Project Management	3
BUAD 466	Business Object-Oriented Modeling	3
Plus one of the following:
CSIT 121	Computer Science I	3
ACCT 303	Cost Management	3
BUAD 427	Production and Operations Management II	3
BUAD 462	Electronic Commerce	3
BUAD 480	Internship	3
Note: Students wishing more of an emphasis on computer science should use CSIT 121 for their MIS elective and may substitute CSIT 205 for BUAD 266 and CSIT 351 for BUAD 363.
[ Back to Top ] D. Marketing (15 additional credit hours):
BUAD 340	Marketing Research	3
BUAD 342	Consumer Behavior	3
BUAD 445	Integrated Marketing Communications	3
BUAD 446	Sales Management	3
Plus one of the following:
ACCT 303	Cost Management	3
BUAD 411	Marketing Management	3
BUAD 427	Production and Operations Management II	3
BUAD 480	Internship	3
[ Back to Top ]

E. Individualized Specialization

With the approval of his or her advisor and the chairperson of the department, a student may develop his or her own specialization in lieu of the above specific majors. Such specializations must consist of at least five upper-level courses in a cohesive subject area germane to business. Currently popular individualized specializations include but are not limited to Sports Management, Human Resource Management, Corporate Law, and International Business. Other specializations are possible and encouraged as long as they satisfy the department's conditions for rigor and substance.

3. Business Administration majors must complete a minimum of 27 credit hours of SUNY Fredonia 300/400-level business administration and/or accounting courses.

Dr. Mojtaba Seyedian, Chairperson
Department of Business Administration
School of Business
E336 Thompson Hall
Fredonia, NY 14063
Voice: 716-673-3505 | Fax: 716-673-3332
Business.Administration@fredonia.edu

1. General Major Requirements (48 credit hours):

2. Specific Major Requirements:

A. FINANCE (15 additional credit hours):

B. Management (15 additional credit hours):

C. Management Information Systems (21 additional credit hours):

D. Marketing (15 additional credit hours):

E. Individualized Specialization

3. Business Administration majors must complete a minimum of 27 credit hours of SUNY Fredonia 300/400-level business administration and/or accounting courses.