2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting 1,2 | 3 |
| BIT 3414 | Operations and Supply Chain Management 2,# | 3 |
| FIN 3054 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2,7,# | 3 |
| FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance 2,# | 3 |
| MGT 2314 | Introduction to International Business 2 | 3 |
| or HTM 2314 | Introduction to International Business | |
| MGT 4394 | Strategic Management 2,# | 3 |
| MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management 2,# | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACIS 1504 | Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence 1,2 | 3 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting 1,2 | 3 |
| ACIS 2504 | Introduction to Accounting Analytics # | 3 |
| ACIS 3115 | Intermediate Financial Accounting # | 3 |
| or ACIS 4194 | Analysis of Financial Statements | |
| ACIS 4344 | Tax for Financial Planners # | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # | 3 |
| or ENGL 3774 | Business Writing | |
| or ENGL 2844 | Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | |
| FIN 2164 | Survey of Finance and Career Planning | 1 |
| FIN 3124 | Financial Planning for Professionals # | 3 |
| FIN 3134 | Financial Analytics 5,# | 3 |
| FIN 3144 | Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 5,6,# | 3 |
| FIN 3154 | Corporate Finance 5,6,# | 3 |
| FIN 3204 | Risk and Insurance # | 3 |
| FIN 4004 | Wills, Trusts, and Estates # | 3 |
| FIN 4124 | Client Relationship Management # | 3 |
| FIN 4104 | Retirement Planning # | 3 |
| FIN 4114 | Financial Planning Technology and Modeling # | 3 |
| FIN 4134 | Financial Planning Applications # | 3 |
| MGT 1104 | Foundations of Business 2 | 3 |
| MGT 3404 | Principles of Management 2,# | 3 |
| Subtotal | 55 | |
| Free Electives 8,9 | ||
| Select remaining credits required for the degree | 6 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills (1F) 3 | 3 |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills (1F) 3 | 3 |
| Pathway 1a is fulfilled by completing ENGL 3764 or ENGL 3774 or ENGL 2844 major requirement | ||
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics 1,2 | 3 |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics 1,2 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1524 | Business Calculus (5F) 1,2 | 4 |
| BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5F) 1,2 | 3 |
| BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5A) 1,2 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| SOC 1004 | Introductory Sociology 4 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 49 | |
| Total Credits | 125 | |
Policy 91: Pamplin students in a business degree program must complete eight business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting - ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling - BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, and ECON 2005 Principles of Economics - ECON 2006 Principles of Economics) with a grade of C- or higher by 72 attempted credit hours (or 90 attempted credit hours for students with more than 18 transfer credits). Students who have not met the requirements will be notified upon reaching 72 (or 90) credit hours that they must complete the missing course(s) in the next term(s) of enrollment. Failure to do so may result in the student’s dismissal from the business degree program. This policy is strictly enforced.
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in select business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting - ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling - BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, ECON 2005 Principles of Economics - ECON 2006 Principles of Economics, MGT 1104 Foundations of Business, MGT 2314 Introduction to International Business or HTM 2314 Introduction to International Business, MGT 3404 Principles of Management, MKTG 3104 Marketing Management, FIN 3104 Introduction to Finance, FIN 3054 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business or FIN 3074 Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs, BIT 3414 Operations and Supply Chain Management, and MGT 4394 Strategic Management).
ENGL 1105 First-Year Writing - ENGL 1106 First-Year Writing can substitute for COMM 1015 Communication Skills - COMM 1016 Communication Skills. However, students who make this substitution must also take COMM 2004 Public Speaking
Students may use PSYC 1004 Introductory Psychology to satisfy the requirement if they meet the Pathway 7: Critical Analysis of Identity & Equity in the U.S. requirement with a different required course.
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics, FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives, and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics may enroll concurrently in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance while re-taking FIN 3134 Financial Analytics.
FIN 3054 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business and FIN 3074 Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs are equivalent courses. Students may take either course to satisfy graduation requirements.
COMM 2004 Public Speaking is required for students who did not take COMM 1015 Communication Skills - COMM 1016 Communication Skills.
Students are encouraged to take FIN 2114 Investments and Financial Literacy.
Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
University policy requires a student to make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree in order to remain enrolled at the institution (see footnote 1). Students are responsible for reading and understanding Policy 91 in accordance with Pamplin policies http://pampl.in/policy91.
A total of 125 credit hours is required for graduation . Any exceptions to this curriculum must be approved by the student's department head and Associate Dean for Pamplin Undergraduate Programs.
Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary pre-requisites for all courses. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or academic advisor.
Requirements and procedures for transferring courses are available http://pampl.in/transfercreditsteps.
Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
The Financial Planning and Wealth Management major is a registered program of the CFP® Board. Completion of the Financial Planning and Wealth Management major satisfies the education requirement to take the CFP® examination without any additional coursework. Virginia Tech does not certify individuals to use the CFP® and Certified Financial Planner™. CFP® certification is granted solely by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to individuals who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board- Registered Program, have met ethics, experience, and examination requirements. See http://www.CFPBoard.org
In accordance with university policy, students are not allowed to take the same course more than three times. Please note that the Department of Finance will enforce this policy unless a special exception has been granted. If you are dropped from a course after you have taken it three times, please consult with your Pamplin academic advisor so that they can advise you of the next steps.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six credit hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement may not count towards the minimum credit hours required for graduation . Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ACIS 1504 | Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence 1,2 | 3 |
| MATH 1524 | Business Calculus 1,2 | 4 |
| MGT 1104 | Foundations of Business 2 | 3 |
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills 3 | 3 |
| SOC 1004 | Introductory Sociology 4 | 3 |
| FIN 2164 | Survey of Finance and Career Planning | 1 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting 1,2 | 3 |
| ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics 1,2 | 3 |
| BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling 1,2 | 3 |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills 3 | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting 1,2 | 3 |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics 1,2 | 3 |
| BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling 1,2 | 3 |
| FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance 2,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 4 | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FIN 3134 | Financial Analytics 5,# | 3 |
| ACIS 2504 | Introduction to Accounting Analytics # | 3 |
| FIN 3124 | Financial Planning for Professionals # | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 4 | 3 | |
| Seelect three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| FIN 3144 | Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 5,6,# | 3 |
| FIN 3154 | Corporate Finance 5,6,# | 3 |
| FIN 3204 | Risk and Insurance # | 3 |
| FIN 3054 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2,7,# | 3 |
| MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management 2,# | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACIS 3115 or ACIS 4194 | Intermediate Financial Accounting # or Analysis of Financial Statements | 3 |
| ACIS 4344 | Tax for Financial Planners # | 3 |
| BIT 3414 | Operations and Supply Chain Management 2,# | 3 |
| FIN 4124 | Client Relationship Management # | 3 |
| MGT 3404 | Principles of Management 2,# | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| FIN 4104 | Retirement Planning # | 3 |
| FIN 4114 | Financial Planning Technology and Modeling # | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # or Business Writing or Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | 3 |
| MGT 4394 | Strategic Management 2,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MGT 2314 or HTM 2314 | Introduction to International Business 2 or Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| FIN 4134 | Financial Planning Applications # | 3 |
| FIN 4004 | Wills, Trusts, and Estates # | 3 |
| Free Elective 8 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 9 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 125 | |
Policy 91: Pamplin students in a business degree program must complete eight business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting - ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling - BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, and ECON 2005 Principles of Economics - ECON 2006 Principles of Economics) with a grade of C- or higher by 72 attempted credit hours (or 90 attempted credit hours for students with more than 18 transfer credits). Students who have not met the requirements will be notified upon reaching 72 (or 90) credit hours that they must complete the missing course(s) in the next term(s) of enrollment. Failure to do so may result in the student’s dismissal from the business degree program. This policy is strictly enforced.
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in select business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting - ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling - BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, ECON 2005 Principles of Economics - ECON 2006 Principles of Economics, MGT 1104 Foundations of Business, MGT 2314 Introduction to International Business or HTM 2314 Introduction to International Business, MGT 3404 Principles of Management, MKTG 3104 Marketing Management, FIN 3104 Introduction to Finance, FIN 3054 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business or FIN 3074 Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs, BIT 3414 Operations and Supply Chain Management, and MGT 4394 Strategic Management).
ENGL 1105 First-Year Writing - ENGL 1106 First-Year Writing can substitute for COMM 1015 Communication Skills - COMM 1016 Communication Skills. However, students who make this substitution must also take COMM 2004 Public Speaking
Students may use PSYC 1004 Introductory Psychology to satisfy the requirement if they meet the Pathway 7: Critical Analysis of Identity & Equity in the U.S. requirement with a different required course.
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics, FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives, and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics may enroll concurrently in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance while re-taking FIN 3134 Financial Analytics.
FIN 3054 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business and FIN 3074 Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs are equivalent courses. Students may take either course to satisfy graduation requirements.
COMM 2004 Public Speaking is required for students who did not take COMM 1015 Communication Skills - COMM 1016 Communication Skills.
Students are encouraged to take FIN 2114 Investments and Financial Literacy.
Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
Policy 91: Pamplin students in a business degree program must complete eight business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting-ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling-BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, and ECON 2005 Principles of Economics-ECON 2006 Principles of Economics) with a grade of C- or higher by 72 attempted credit hours (or 90 attempted credit hours for students with more than 18 transfer credits). Students who have not met the requirements will be notified upon reaching 72 (or 90) credit hours that they must complete the missing course(s) in the next term(s) of enrollment. Failure to do so may result in the student’s dismissal from the business degree program. This policy is strictly enforced.
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in select business courses (ACIS 1504 Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, MATH 1524 Business Calculus, ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting-ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling-BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, ECON 2005 Principles of Economics-ECON 2006 Principles of Economics, MGT 1104 Foundations of Business, MGT 2314 Introduction to International Business or HTM 2314 Introduction to International Business, MGT 3404 Principles of Management, MKTG 3104 Marketing Management, FIN 3104 Introduction to Finance, FIN 3054 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business or FIN 3074 Legal, Ethical, and Financing Issues for Entrepreneurs, BIT 3414 Operations and Supply Chain Management, and MGT 4394 Strategic Management).
ENGL 1105 First-Year Writing-ENGL 1106 First-Year Writing can substitute for COMM 1015 Communication Skills-COMM 1016 Communication Skills. However, students who make this substitution must also take COMM 2004 Public Speaking.
Students may use PSYC 1004 Introductory Psychology to satisfy the requirement if they meet the Pathway 7: Critical Analysis of Identity & Equity in the U.S. requirement with a different required course.
Pre-requisites: Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary pre-requisites for all courses. Courses with pre-requisites are noted (e.g. BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling). Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or academic advisor.
Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted (e.g. FIN 3104 Introduction to Finance).
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics, FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives, and FIN 3154 Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics may enroll concurrently in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy while re-taking FIN 3134 Financial Analytics.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy may enroll concurrently in FIN 42XX courses while re-taking FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy. A grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics is required before enrolling in FIN 42XX courses.
COMM 2004 Public Speaking is required for students who did not take COMM 1015 Communication Skills-COMM 1016 Communication Skills
Students are encouraged to take FIN 2114 Investments and Financial Literacy
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