Associate of Science in Financial Services
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The Associate of Science in Financial Services is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for careers in insurance, investments, finance, or banking. This program provides students with a specialized study in financial services complimented by a general education core curriculum, courses in accounting, economics, and computer information systems, as well as courses in the arts, humanities, and natural sciences. At the time of graduation, the students should have:
- a well-rounded understanding of the major functional areas of financial services including:
- the ability to prepare, read analyze and communicate financial information
- an understanding of the U.S. banking system and its regulation, examination, and control
- a thorough understanding of the consumer credit function and the significance within the banking system
- the ability to develop a life-term financial plan
- an understanding of the role of life, health, property, and casualty insurance in business and personal financial planning
- the ability to evaluate various types of investments in terms of their risks and potential returns
- well developed written and oral communications skills
- the ability to utilize current technology
- strong analytic and critical thinking skills
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
- a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- demonstrated proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics
DEGREE:
Upon successful completion of 64 credit hours (with a cumulative average of at least 2.00), the student will be awarded an associate of science in financial services degree. A minimum average of 2.00 in all financial services courses is required.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
- ENGLISH & COMMUNICATIONS: 9 credit hours from ENG101, COM101; and one of the following: COM102, 104, 2XX, or ENG317W
- FINE ARTS: 3 credit hours from ARH105, 106; ART211; DRA101, 265, 280; INT129; MUS123, 160, 180, 333, 334
- HUMANITIES: 3 credit hours from ENG102W, 202W, 203W, 250W, 251W; any HTY; any HUM; any PHI; POS390; WST101W
- NATURAL SCIENCE: 4 credit hours from any laboratory science
- COMPUTER SCIENCE: 6 credit hours from CIS135 plus any CIS course
- MATHEMATICS: 6 credit hours from MAT115 and one of the following: MAT111, 113, or 114
- SOCIAL SCIENCE: 9 credit hours from ECO201, 202, and PSY100
- BUSINESS: 6 credit hours from BUA101 and 211
- FINANCIAL SERVICES: 18 credit hours from BUA151, 210, 215, 217, 222, and 253
Associate of Science in Financial Services Sample Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
BUA101 Financial Accounting for Decision Making | 3 | BUA215 Principles of Banking | 3 |
ECO201 Macroeconomics | 3 | BUA211 Accounting for Management Decisions | 3 |
ENG101 College Writing | 3 | CIS135 Introd. to Info. Systems & App. Development | 3 |
MAT111 Algebra II | 3 | ECO202 Microeconomics | 3 |
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | XXXXXX English or Communications Elective | 3 |
| 3 | XXXXXX Arts Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 | TOTAL HOURS | 18 |
SECOND YEAR
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
BUA151 Personal Financial Planning | 3 | BUA217 Commercial Lending | 3 |
| BUA210 Fundamentals of Life & Health Insurance | 3 | BUA222 Fundamentals of Property & Casualty Insurance | 3 |
CISXXX Computer Elective | 3 | BUA253 Principles of Investment | 3 |
| MAT115 Elementary Statistics | 3 | COM101 Public Speaking | 3 |
XXXXXX Laboratory Science | 4 | XXXXXX Humanities Elective | 3 |
TOTAL HOURS | 16 | TOTAL HOURS | 15 |