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Finance/Business Administration - BS/MBA

Program Overview:

Admission Requirements for the B.S./M.B.A. Dual Degree Program

Incoming Freshmen:

  • Average grade of A in high school course work
  • Minimum SAT score of 1100

Transfer Students and Current College of Saint Rose Students:

  • May apply after completing 45 credits at Saint Rose or another institution with a minimum GPA of 3.4



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Program Requirements:

The Finance BS/MBA major at the College of Saint Rose emphasizes a practical approach to the understanding of finance that is built on a solid foundational knowledge of accounting and business. All Finance majors develop a comprehensive understanding in the various functional areas of accounting and business by completing the Accounting and Business Requirements; they develop a focus in finance by completing the Finance Requirements; and they develop a further specialized interest by completing the Electives Requirements.

Normally, once a student has matriculated in the Finance major at The College of Saint Rose, he or she must satisfy all remaining major requirements with Saint Rose courses. Likewise, students pursuing the Finance minor must satisfy all requirements for the minor with Saint Rose courses.

The minimum credit requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Finance/Master of Business Administration program at The College of Saint Rose is 158 credits, which consists of the following:

Undergraduate Accounting and Business Courses

33

Undergraduate Finance Courses

18

 Undergraduate Major Electives* 

 9

College Liberal Education Requirements

41

Additional arts and science electives**

8

Undergraduate General Electives***

13

MBA Core Requirements

27

MBA Electives

9

Subtotal

158

Less potential challenge credits

(18)

Total

140

*The elective courses from the Accounting/Taxation minor and/or the Financial Planning minor and/or the Economics minor and/or the Mathematics minor and/or the Computer Science minor.

*Arts and science electives include courses from the arts and sciences that may or may not have Liberal Education designation. Courses taken in professional fields such as accounting, business, nursing, education, medical technology or engineering are generally not recognized as arts and sciences for this requirement. Students must consult with their advisors in selecting these courses.

**Additional credits include any courses offered or accepted by The College of Saint Rose that can be applied toward the 122 credit hour graduation requirement. 


ACC 121Prin Financial Accounting

3

ACC 122Prin Managerial Acc't

3

ACC 320Acc't Information Systems

3

BUS 111Fundamentals of Business

3

BUS 199Fund of Business Colloquium

0

BUS 210Business Communications

3

BUS 233Business Law 1

3

BUS 246Organizational Behavior

3

BUS 253Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 301Financial Management

3

BUS 352Operations Management

3

BUS 487Global Topics in Finance

3

BUS 369Managerial Finance

3

BUS 379CaseStdy in Managerial Finance

3

BUS 485Financial Modeling in Excel

3

BUS 486Investment I

3

BUS 488Investment II

3

BUS 492Field Study Student Managed Po

3

Take three courses from the following minors:

Accounting/Taxation minor

Financial Planning minor

Economics minor

Mathematics minor

Computer Science minor

CSC 114Excel

3

ECO 205Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECO 206Principles of Microeconomics

3

MAT 180College Algebra

3

PHI 205Business Ethics

3

MBA 516Mgmnt Com/Soc Res

3

MBA 517Org. Beh & Mgmt.

3

ACC 522Budgeting & Cost Analysis

3

MBA 555Managerial Economics

3

MBA 582Human Resource Management

3

MBA 635Marketing Management

3

MBA 640Managerial Finance

3

MBA 660Prod & Qual Mngmt

3

MBA 690Strategic Management

3

Internship/Field Experiences/Study Abroad/Service:


BUS 492Field Study Student Managed Po

3

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