Finance (BBA)
A Finance major equips students with the skills needed for careers in corporate finance, investment management, and financial planning. Through a 24-credit-hour program, students gain expertise in financial statement analysis, portfolio management, corporate finance, and securities valuation, with the flexibility to specialize in areas such as entrepreneurial finance, real estate finance, behavioral finance, international finance, and personal financial planning.
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the Finance Program at Dallas Baptist University is to provide a Christ-centered, high-quality education in finance-related topics by focusing on faith integration, excellence in classroom instruction, and competence-building activities to enhance student learning.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
COURSES | CREDIT HOURS (BBA) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - The DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts | 3 |
History HIST Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3 |
MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 40-42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
BUAD 1301 - The World of Business ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics MATH 2301 - Introduction to Statistics | |
Business Core | 37 |
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting ACCT 3303 - Accounting for Decision-Makers BUAD 1111 - Excel Certification BUAD 3301 - Communication and Professionalism in Business BUAD 3308 - Business Law and Ethics BUAD 3311 - Technology in Business BUAD 4009 - Assessment for Graduation BUAD 4303 - Applied Business Analytics ENTR 3301 - Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship FINA 2302 - Biblical Financial Stewardship FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L) MANA 4389 - Global Strategy and Operations MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing | |
Major Core | 24 |
ACCT 3301 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I FINA 3302 - Securities Analysis FINA 3303 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation FINA 4301 - Portfolio Management FINA 4302 - Advanced Topics in Corporate Financial Management FINA XXXX - UL Finance Choice FINA XXXX - UL Finance Choice FINA XXXX - UL Finance Choice | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
MINOR IN FINANCE
See information about the Finance minor here.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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