Program: Financial Services, B.S. in Business Administration - San Diego State University

Apr 16, 2025

2019/2020 University Catalog

The Financial Services major is open to all students, including students who have completed the California Community College Associate in Science in Business for Transfer (AS-T) degree completing the Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) for business.

A minor is not required with this major.

Preparation for the Major

(27 units)

These prerequisite courses may not be taken Cr/NC; the minimum grade in each class is C. Additional progress requirements must be met before a student is admitted to an upper division major.

Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better:

FIN 240 - Legal Environment of Business Units: 3 (or an approved business law course)
ACCTG 201 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals Units: 3
ACCTG 202 - Managerial Accounting Fundamentals Units: 3
ECON 101 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 102 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
MIS 180 - Principles of Information Systems Units: 3
MATH 120 - Calculus for Business Analysis Units: 3 (or an approved calculus course or an approved three-unit finite mathematics course)
RWS 290 - Business Writing and Rhetoric Units: 3
STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business Units: 3
or
ECON 201 - Statistical Methods Units: 3

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10 or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

A “C” (2.0) average or better is required in the courses stipulated here for the major.

Forty-one to 42 upper division units consisting of

FIN 327 - Investments Units: 3
FIN 331 - Real Estate Principles Units: 3
FIN 522 - Individual Insurance Management Units: 3
FIN 589 - Personal Financial Planning Units: 3
ACCTG 503 - Federal Taxation of Individuals Units: 3
B A 300 - Ethical Decision Making in Business Units: 1
B A 310 - Foundations of Business in a Global Environment Units: 1
B A 323 - Fundamentals of Finance Units: 3
B A 350 - Management and Organizational Behavior Units: 3
B A 360 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Units: 3
B A 370 - Marketing Units: 3
B A 404 - Small Business Consulting Units: 3
or
B A 405 - International Business Strategy and Integration Units: 3 But not both.
or
B A 458 - Management Decision Games Units: 1-3 But not both. (three units)

Nine to 10 Units Selected from

FIN 326 - Financial Institutions Management Units: 3
FIN 421 - Portfolio Management and Security Analysis Units: 3
FIN 427 - Derivatives and Financial Risk Management Units: 3
FIN 431 - Real Estate Finance Units: 3
FIN 435 - Real Estate Investment Analysis Units: 3 *
FIN 585 - Estate Planning Issues and Practice Units: 3
FIN 590 - Personal Financial Planning Practicum Units: 3
ACCTG 326 - Intermediate Financial Accounting Units: 3
ECON 320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Units: 3
or
ECON 422 - Business Cycles Units: 3 But not both.
ECON 490 - Money and Banking Units: 3
MKTG 377 - Selling Strategy and Practices Units: 4

Note

*Prerequisite waived for this course.