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 2,9,# | 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 4194 | Analysis of Financial Statements 8,# | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # | 3 |
| or ENGL 3774 | Business Writing | |
| or ENGL 2844 | Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | |
| FIN 3134 | Financial Analytics 6,# | 3 |
| FIN 3144 | Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 6,7,# | 3 |
| FIN 3154 | Corporate Finance 6,7,# | 3 |
| FIN 4154 | Real Estate Finance 3,# | 3 |
| FIN 4214 | Financial Modeling in Excel 11,# | 3 |
| FIN 4254 | Bank Management and Financial Services 11,# | 3 |
| MGT 1104 | Foundations of Business 2,3 | 3 |
| MGT 3404 | Principles of Management 2,3,# | 3 |
| PM 4684 | Leasing Commercial Properties # | 3 |
| REAL 1014 | Careers in Real Estate # | 1 |
| REAL/UAP 2004 | Principles of Real Estate # | 3 |
| REAL 2044 | Professional Development in Real Estate 2,3,# | 3 |
| REAL 3024 | Applied Real Estate Development 2,# | 3 |
| REAL 3034 | Real Estate Market Analysis 2,# | 3 |
| REAL 4075 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 2,10,# | 3 |
| REAL 4076 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 10,# | 3 |
| REAL 4754 | Real Estate Law # | 3 |
| Subtotal | 61 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills (1F) 4 | 3 |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills (1F) 4 | 3 |
| Pathway 1a fulfilled with ENGL 3764 or ENGL 3774 or ENGL 2844 | ||
| 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 | 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 5 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
| 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, REAL 2044 Professional Development in Real Estate, REAL 3024 Applied Real Estate Development, REAL 3034 Real Estate Market Analysis, BIT 3414 Operations and Supply Chain Management, MGT 4394 Strategic Management, REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio).
FIN/REAL substitutions:
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
Students may substitute ACIS 3115 Intermediate Financial Accounting for ACIS 4194 Analysis of Financial Statements.
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.
REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio - REAL 4076 Commercial Real Estate Studio must be taken in sequence: Fall/Spring of the same academic year or Spring/Fall of the same calendar year.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance may enroll concurrently in FIN 42XX courses while re-taking FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance. A grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics is required before enrolling in FIN 42XX courses.
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.
Students in Finance and Real Estate (FREL) are required to pursue Real Estate for Commercial Properties (RELC) as a second major. The
second major will be automatically added for FREL Students and does not require additional courses not listed on this checksheet.
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 | 3 |
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills 4 | 3 |
| SOC 1004 | Introductory Sociology 5 | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| 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 | 3 |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills 4 | 3 |
| REAL/UAP 2004 | Principles of Real Estate # | 3 |
| REAL 1014 | Careers in Real Estate # | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting 1,2 | 3 |
| BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling 1,2 | 3 |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics 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 6,# | 3 |
| REAL 2044 | Professional Development in Real Estate 2,3,# | 3 |
| MGT 3404 | Principles of Management 2,3,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 4 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| FIN 3144 | Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 6,7,# | 3 |
| FIN 3154 | Corporate Finance 6,7,# | 3 |
| ACIS 4194 | Analysis of Financial Statements 8,# | 3 |
| FIN 3054 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2,9,# | 3 |
| REAL 3024 | Applied Real Estate Development 2,# | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FIN 4154 | Real Estate Finance 3,# | 3 |
| BIT 3414 | Operations and Supply Chain Management 2,# | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # or Business Writing or Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing | 3 |
| MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management 2,# | 3 |
| REAL 3034 | Real Estate Market Analysis 2,# | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| REAL 4075 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 2,10,# | 3 |
| REAL 4754 | Real Estate Law # | 3 |
| MGT 2314 or HTM 2314 | Introduction to International Business 2 or Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| FIN 4214 | Financial Modeling in Excel 11,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| REAL 4076 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 10,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| PM 4684 | Leasing Commercial Properties # | 3 |
| FIN 4254 | Bank Management and Financial Services 11,# | 3 |
| MGT 4394 | Strategic Management 2,# | 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, REAL 2044 Professional Development in Real Estate, REAL 3024 Applied Real Estate Development, REAL 3034 Real Estate Market Analysis, BIT 3414 Operations and Supply Chain Management, MGT 4394 Strategic Management, REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio).
FIN/REAL substitutions:
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.
Students may substitute ACIS 3115 Intermediate Financial Accounting for ACIS 4194 Analysis of Financial Statements.
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.
REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio - REAL 4076 Commercial Real Estate Studio must be taken in sequence: Fall/Spring of the same academic year or Spring/Fall of the same calendar year.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance may enroll concurrently in FIN 42XX courses while re-taking FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance. A grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics is required before enrolling in FIN 42XX courses.
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, MATH 1524, ACIS 2115-2116, BIT 2405-2406, and ECON 2005-2006) 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, MATH 1524, ACIS 2115-2116, BIT 2405-
2406, ECON 2005-2006, MGT 1104, MGT or HTM 2314, MGT 3404, MKTG 3104, FIN 3104, FIN 3054 or FIN 3074, REAL 3024, REAL 3034, BIT 3414, MGT 4394, REAL 4075).
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.
REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio and REAL 4076 Commercial Real Estate Studio must be taken in sequence: Fall/Spring of the same academic year of Spring/Fall of the same calendar year.
Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance may enroll concurrently in FIN 42XX courses while re-taking FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance. A grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics is required before enrolling in FIN 42XX courses.
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