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The Business Administration, Finance B.S. degree is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required for success in the job market and in graduate programs.  Students who major in Business Administration are prepared for a cross-section of opportunities.  Recent graduates have embarked on careers with small businesses, large corporations, and public entities.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics 3
CSIT 151 Intro to Information Systems 3
BUAD 100 Pathway to Success: Business 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MATH 120 Survey of Calculus 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 201 Financial Accounting 3
CSIT 251 Information Systems Structures 3
ECON 210 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
FF Course 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting 3
ECON 200 Fundamentals of Statistics 3
FF Course 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 328 Marketing Foundations 3
BUAD 300 Statistical Analysis 3
BUAD 310 Legal Environment of Business 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 320 Managerial Finance 3
BUAD 327 Operations Management 3
BUAD 323 Organizational Behavior 3
General Elective (Non BUAD) 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 417 Corporate Finance I 3
BUAD 372 Financial Investments 3
Upper Level Elective 3
Upper Level Elective 3
Upper Level Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 480 Internship 3
BUAD 499 Strategic Management 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

School of Business

  • E336 Thompson Hall State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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