Financial Services, B.A.

The Financial Services major consists of a combination of accounting, business and economics and finance classes that will equip them to work in this field. Additionally, the major requires three internships: financial planning, taxation, and credit analysis. These internships will give students real-world experience in diverse areas of financial services and allow students to explore what area of financial services that they would like to work in. This major will prepare students for careers in financial services including but not limited to financial planning, tax planning, credit analysis, investment, and insurance.

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

BIBL 215Old Testament Literature

3

BIBL 216New Testament Literature

3

ENGL 101Written Communication II

3

ENGL 102Written Communication III

3

 

MATH 111Basic Probability & Statistics

3

OR

MATH 107Algebraic Modeling with Trigonometry

3

OR

MATH 124Applied Calculus

3

OR

MATH 286Applied Mathematics for Business

3

 

PHIL 250Introduction to Philosophy

3

PSYC 182General Psychology

3

SOC 151Principles of Sociology

3

THEO 110Exploring the Christian Faith

3

 

COMM and Foreign Language
Choose 6 credits from the following:

6

Foreign Language (two semesters)

6

OR

Foreign Language (one semester)

3

AND

COMM 171Speech Communication

3

 

Choose two of three options for a total of 6 hours:

6

FA/THTR/ART/Music
Elective(s)

3

HIST
History Elective

3

LIT
Literature Elective

3

 

Choose one course from the following:

3

BIOL 115Human Biology

3

OR

NS 110Environmental Science

3

OR

NS 291Physical World

3

OR

Any BIOL,CHEM, PHYS

3-4

Total Credit Hours:42

Major Courses

ACCT 203Fundamentals of Accounting I

3

ACCT 204Fundamentals of Accounting II

3

ACCT 312Federal Income Taxation

3

BADM 222Business Communication

3

BADM 322Principles of Marketing

3

BADM 326Sales & Selling

3

ECON 233Principles of Economics

3

ECON 239Personal Finance

3

ECON 304Principles of Investments

3

ECON 332Management Finance

3

FNAN 320Seminar in Financial Services

3

FNAN 350Financial Planning Internship: Financial Planning

3

FNAN 410Financial Planning Internship: Tax Planning

3

FNAN 415Financial Planning Internship: Credit Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours:42

Electives

Electives needed to complete degree

Total Credit Hours:36

Total Credit Hours: 120