B.S. in Finance - Four Year Program of Study
SUNY Poly General Education Requirements
- Maximum 76 lower division credits transfer
- Minimum credit distribution:
BS Degree: 64 Arts/Sciences, 33 Business, 15 Finance, Elective (remainder of credits) = 124 minimum
| Year One - Fall Semester | Credit | Year One - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| General Education Course | 4 | Statistics (STA 100 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| College Algebra (MAT 112 or equivalent) | 4 | General Education Course | 4 | |
| Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent) | 4 | Macroeconomics (ECO 112 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Introduction to Business (BUS 101 or equivalent) | 4 | Business Law (BUS 105 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Two - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Two - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| Financial Accounting (ACC 201 or equivalent) | 4 | Microeconomics (ECO 110 or equivalent, social sciences) | 4 | |
| General Education Course | 4 | Managerial Accounting (ACC 205 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| General Education Course | 4 | Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100 or other Behavioral Science) | 4 | |
| Financial Management Principles (FIN 302 or equivalent) | 4 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Three - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Three - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| COM 307: Business Communications | 4 | Marketing Management Principles (MKT 301 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Organization Behavior (MGT 307 or equivalent) | 4 | Human Resources Management (MGT 318 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Intermediate Accounting I (ACC 385 or equivalent) | 4 | Financial Institutions (FIN 341 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| FIN 332: Fundamentals of Investments | 4 | General Education Course | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Year Four - Fall Semester | Credit | Year Four - Spring Semester | Credit | |
| Management Science (MGS 411 or equivalent) | 4 | Management Policy (BUS 485 or equivalent) | 4 | |
| Issues in Business & Society (BUS 451 or equivalent) | 4 | Elective | 4 | |
| Financial Management Problems (FIN 411 or equivalent) | 4 | Financial Planning and Control (FIN420) | 4 | |
| General Education Course | 4 | Elective (as needed per advisement) | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
| Total planned credit hours | 124 (minimum) |
NOTES
- Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent and COM 307 Business Communications required by program)
- MAT 112 Elements of Calculus or MAT151 Calculus I (program requirement)
- Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
- Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
- Flex General Education categories 1-6 as shown below: (minimum 3 of 6 required)
- The Arts
- Humanities
- Social Sciences (fulfilled by ECO 110, Microeconomics)
- U.S. History and Civic Engagement
- World History and Global Awareness
- World Languages
Plan subject to change based on approved
