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Bachelor of Applied Science

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Summary

   

Foundation33
Major39
General Education36-37
Digital Literacy
Electives12
Total Credits120-121

Degree Plan

Semesters

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Credits
General Education  
Written Communications  
ENGL 110 College Composition I 3
Arts & Humanities  
PHIL 210 Ethics (Recommended) 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences  
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3
Business, Math, Science & Technology  
ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I 3
MATH 103 College Algebra 3-4
 Credits15-16
Semester 2
Foundation  
ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II 3
General Education  
Written Communications  
ENGL 120 College Composition II 3
Arts & Humanities  
Select from the "Arts & Humanities" categories on the General Education matrix. 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences  
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Business, Math, Science & Technology  
MATH 146 Applied Calculus I 3
 Credits15
Semester 3
Foundation  
ACCT 215
Business in the Legal Environment
or Business Law I
3
ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ENGL 125 Introduction to Professional Writing 3
Major  
FIN 326 Business Finance 3
General Education  
Business, Math, Science & Technology  
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics 3
 Credits15
Semester 4
Foundation  
ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting II 3
BADM 201 Principles of Marketing 3
CIS 105 Microcomputer Spreadsheets 3
General Education  
Oral Communications  
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
Business, Math, Science & Technology  
CIS 147 Principles of Information Security 3
 Credits15
Semester 5
Foundation  
BADM 281 Organizational Behavior 3
CIS 204 Database Design and Structured Query Language (SQL) 3
Major  
ACCT 330 Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis 3
FIN 320 Financial Markets and Institutions 3
FIN 336 Advanced Financial Management 3
 Credits15
Semester 6
Foundation  
COMM 327 Industry Communication 3
LEAD 317 Relationship Building 3
Major  
FIN 337 Investments 3
FIN 403 Money, Banking and Financial Markets 3
Electives  
Prescribed Electives  
Select from the list in the "Electives" section below. 3
 Credits15
Semester 7
Major  
ACCT 423 Enterprise Risk Management 3
CIS 452 Advanced Excel Spreadsheets / Business Analytics 3
FIN 397 Cooperative Education/Internship 3
Electives  
Prescribed Electives  
Select from the list in the "Electives" section below. 6
 Credits15
Semester 8
Major  
ECON 409 Financial Econometrics and Computational Methods 3
FIN 480 Financial Modeling 3
FIN 487 Cases in Finance and Risk 3
FIN 497 Cooperative Education/Internship 3
Electives  
Prescribed Electives  
Select from the list in the "Electives" section below. 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits120-121

Digital Literacy

   

Select one of the following:
College Composition I
NDUS Institution Approved Training Course
NDUS Institution Designated Digital Literacy Course

Electives

Prescribed Electives

Select from the following (a total of 12 credits of Prescribed Electives are required):12
Cost Accounting
Principles of Taxation
Government/Fund Accounting
Non-Profit Accounting
Advanced Accounting
Auditing
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce)
End-User Data Analysis Tools
Introduction to Computers
Personal Finance
Total Credits12