THIS PLAN IS AN UNOFFICIAL ASSESSMENT TOOL.
*PLEASE REFER TO A DEGREE AUDIT FOR YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TOWARD A BBA DEGREE*
2006 – 2008
(Expires August 2014)
FINANCE
The University of Texas at Austin http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/ (512) 471-0690
McCombs School of Business http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/dept/finance/undergrad/index.asp texasbba@mccombs.utexas.edu
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UTEID: ____________________________________________________ Date Checked: _______________________________________________
Overall UT GPA: _____________________________________________ Total Hours Completed: ________________________________________
Business GPA: _______________________________________________ Total Hours needed for Finance degree: 120 hours
ALL COURSES MUST BE TAKEN FOR A GRADE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
CONSULT THE COURSE SCHEDULE & UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG FOR PREREQUISITES.
Courses to Declare Major* Prerequisites to Business Core Courses Nonbusiness courses
Business Admin. 1011 Rhetoric & Writing 306 3 English 316K
4, 5
Economics 304K (micro) Business Admin. 324 (W) American History 7
Economics 304L (macro) Accounting 311 American History 7
Math 408K or 408C 2 Accounting 312 Government 310L 8
Math 408L or 408D 2 Statistics 309 Government 312L 8
Psychology, Sociology,
or Anthropology 6 Fine Arts-Humanities 9
Fine Arts, PSY, SOC, ANT, or an
Upper-Division Study Abroad course10
Natural Science 11
Natural Science 11
*Additional criteria must be met to declare your
major. (see back) Comm. Studies 306M 12
Business Core Courses Finance Major Courses 14 Elective courses *
Man. Info. Sys. 301 4, 13 Finance 367 Upper-Division Nonbusiness Elective 17, 20
Finance 357 14 Finance 353 (Internship) 15 Upper-Division Nonbusiness Elective 17, 20
OM 335 or MAN 336 14 Finance Track Course 16 4 hours of Nonbusiness Electives: 18, 20
Remaining
Legal Environ. of Bus. 323 14 Finance Track Course 16 Current hours: hours:
Marketing 337 14 Finance Track Course 16 8 hours of Free Electives 19, 20:
Indicate FIN track16: Remaining
Finance Track Course 16 Current hours: hours:
□ General □ Corporate/Investment Finance Track Course 16
□ Energy □ Investment Management Finance 370 (W) 5
A maximum of four one-semester courses taken on a pass/fail basis
□Real Estate □ Financial Markets may be used toward a Business degree; only nonbusiness and free
electives may be taken pass/fail.
SEE BACK PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Criteria for a minor, U.T. Residency Requirements, Endnotes, etc…)
FINANCE 2006-2008
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
While this degree plan attempts to provide you, the student, with accurate information, the final responsibility for knowing and completing degree requirements rests with the student
(Undergraduate Catalog). Please contact an academic advisor with any questions you may have.
CRITERIA TO DECLARE MAJOR
Completed coursework BA 101, M 408K or M408C, M 408L or M 408D, ECO 304K, and ECO 304L.
30 hours of college coursework.
Foreign Language Proficiency – demonstrated by two years of a single foreign language in high school or one year of a single foreign language in college.
Cleared any high school unit deficiencies. Credit used to remove a deficiency may not be counted toward the degree. It may be earned on the pass/fail basis. *
Registered at the Ford Career Center.
CRITERIA FOR THE OPTIONAL MINOR
Students may complete one minor. The minor may be business or nonbusiness.
Twelve hours in a single field with at least nine hours being upper-division.
One core business course or one basic education course may be used toward the minor. The Internship course may not be counted toward the minor.
Six of the hours for the minor must be taken in residence.
Courses for a minor must be taken on a letter grade basis unless they are only offered on a pass/fail basis.
Students must meet the prerequisites and other department restrictions placed on courses for the minor.
UT RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
“In residence” refers to courses taken at UT Austin; it does not include credit by exam, extension, or correspondence courses. All of the following must be completed in residence and
no degree will be conferred until all of the following have been completed:
At least two long semesters or an equivalent period of time.
A total of 60 hours.
24 hours in Business, on a letter-grade basis.
12 upper-division hours, on a letter-grade basis, from the major coursework.
24 of the last 30 hours.
ENDNOTES
1 Freshmen are required to take BA 101S, freshmen in the Business Honors Program are required to take BA101H, and transfer students are required to take BA 101T.
2 Other combinations of Calculus may be acceptable. *
3 Eligibility to register for RHE 306 is based on your month of birth. Only students with an even-numbered birth month are eligible to register for RHE in the fall semester. In the
spring semester only students with an odd-numbered birth month are eligible.
4 Students must have a passing score on the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) in order to take MIS 301 and BA 324. For more information and to register for the CPT, go to the
Instructional Assessment and Evaluation website: www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/
5 (W) indicates a substantial writing component course.
6 This requirement cannot be fulfilled by Psychology or Sociology courses primarily covering statistics or data processing.
7 This requirement must be fulfilled by HIS 315K and HIS 315L or by History courses designated in the Course Schedule with the statement: “Partially fulfills the legislative
requirement for American History.” Three hours of Texas History may be substituted for three hours of American History.
8 Other combinations of Government may be acceptable if transferred. *
9 This requirement may be fulfilled by any course taken from the following fields: Archaeology, Architecture, Art (including Art History, Design, Studio Art and Visual Art studies),
Classics (including Classical Civilization, Greek and Latin), Fine Arts, Humanities, Music (including instruments and Ensemble), Philosophy (except courses in logic and
argumentation) and Theater & Dance.
10 Three additional hours must be fulfilled by Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology6; OR Fine Arts/Humanities9; OR upper-division coursework completed in an approved study
abroad program. A list of approved programs is available in the Undergraduate Programs Office (CBA 2.400).
11 A total of six semester hours in science must be chosen from one of the following fields: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Meteorology, Physical Science,
and PHY 306 cannot be used toward this requirement. *
12 This requirement must be fulfilled by one of the following courses: CMS 305, 306M, 319, or 370L.
13 MIS 301 was previously MIS 310. MIS 310 or MIS 301 may fulfill this requirement.
14 Students may take these courses after they have declared their major and completed any other prerequisites listed in the Course Schedule.
15 Only one internship course may be counted toward the degree. Your Internship must be approved before you can start logging in the required 160 hours. For more information
about the internship requirement, visit the advising website: www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/advising/internship/
16 Students must choose one of the following Finance Track options: General, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, Energy, Investment Management, Financial
Markets/Banking, and Real Estate. * [Note: For a list of the acceptable courses for each block, visit this website:
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/advising/degree_info/finance.asp OR see your Academic Advisor in CBA 2.400.]
17 Upper-division Non-business Electives must be both upper-division and nonbusiness. Upper-division courses are numbered _20 through _79. * PED courses may not be
used toward this requirement. ROTC courses may be used only upon commissioning.
18 Non-business Electives may be lower or upper-division nonbusiness courses. * PED courses may not be used toward this requirement. ROTC courses may be used
only upon commissioning.
19 Free electives may be lower or upper-division, business or nonbusiness courses. * PED courses may not be used toward this requirement. ROTC courses may be used
only upon commissioning.
20 Students may use courses for an optional minor to fulfill elective coursework. Courses used for the minor must be taken on a letter grade basis. See “Criteria for the Optional
Minor” above.
* For additional information, contact an academic advisor or visit our web page: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/
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