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Finance
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Examine impacts: Examine the impact of legal, regulatory, and environmental influences on monetary systems.
- Evaluate data: Evaluate financial information such as financial statements, financial ratios, and cash flows.
- Make business decisions: Analyze financial concepts to make basic institutional and functional business decisions.
- Manage portfolios: Apply the basic principles of security markets to create and manage security portfolios.
- Apply tools & technology: Synthesize financial data by applying technology tools to solve business problems.
- Study real-world issues: Recognize the inherent conflict of interest in many business decisions.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 220)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 221)
- (3 Credits, FINC 330)
- (3 Credits, FINC 335)
- (3 Credits, FINC 340)
- (3 Credits, FINC 351)
- (3 Credits, FINC 421)
- (3 Credits, FINC 430)
- (3 Credits, FINC 440)
- (3 Credits, FINC 460)
- (3 Credits, ECON 430)
- (3 Credits, FINC 495)
Related Required Courses
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, ECON 201)
- (3 Credits, ECON 203)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for a career as a finance professional in areas such as contract management; budgeting; corporate and government financial management; investments; portfolio analysis and management; financial analysis; financial planning; banking; risk management; and insurance. Potential job titles include financial analyst, financial manager, bank manager, and financial planner.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Business Administration
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
-  Drive strategy: Plan and communicate a shared vision for the organization that will drive strategy, assist with decision-making, and position the organization competitively. Â
- Evaluate data: Evaluate qualitative and quantitative data. Â
- Build teams: Manage people, time, and resources by using effective employment practices, encouraging team building, and mentoring junior members of the staff. Â
- Lead effectively: Design and create management and leadership plans. Â
- Develop policies: Develop, communicate, and implement policies and procedures to reduce cost and organizational risk and promote ethical practices. Â
- Encourage growth: Design and execute personal and employee development systems to enhance job performance and leadership skills.Â
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, BMGT 110)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 220)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 221)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 365)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 310)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 380)
- (3 Credits, HRMN 300)
- (3 Credits, FINC 330)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 496)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 495)
Related Required Courses
The following required courses may be applied to general education requirements.
- (3 Credits, ECON 201)
- (3 Credits, ECON 203)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This undergraduate program is designed to help you succeed in almost any modern business setting, including those in the public sector, the private sector, and the non-profit sector. Potential jobs titles in this industry include business analyst, management analyst, general manager, human resources generalist, product manager, and more.Â
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Accounting
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Enhance communication skills: Communicate with financial and non-financial audiences in a concise manner to facilitate decisions.Â
- Develop effective reports: Create financial and business reports based on research and data analysis.Â
- Inform business decisions: Apply accounting and business management principles to inform decision-making and risk management.Â
- Assess modern technology: Evaluate technology designed to help personnel work collaboratively and facilitate the decision-making process.Â
- Test and validate data: Employ standards to identify, test, and validate processes, systems, and financial data.Â
- Detect and prevent fraud: Plan for fraud detection and deterrence analysis, implementation, and evaluation.Â
- Manage agency finances: Perform a range of functions, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing to manage federal agency finances.Â
- Improve the use of data: Propose a plan for improved use of business intelligence, data management, and analytics.Â
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, ACCT 220)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 221)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 310)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 311)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 321)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 323)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 326)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 410) or any upper-level ACCT course
- (3 Credits, ACCT 422)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 436) or any upper-level ACCT course
- (3 Credits, ACCT 438) or any upper-level ACCT course
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, ACCT 496)
Related Required Courses
The following required courses (12 credits) may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, ECON 201)
- (3 Credits, ECON 203)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
- Choose one of the following writing courses:
- (3 Credits, WRTG 293)
- (3 Credits, COMM 390)
- (3 Credits, WRTG 394)
The following required courses (15 credits) may be applied to elective requirements:
- (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 380)
- (3 Credits, FINC 330)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 310)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 411) or (3 Credits, BMGT 496)
Career Preparation
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø courses are taught by experienced faculty members and offer skills and proficiencies in high demand by today’s employers. This undergraduate accounting program is specifically designed to enable you to succeed in a wide range of professional environments within both the public and private sectors, including corporate accounting departments, auditing firms, taxation agencies, financial consultancies, and more. Graduates may pursue careers as entry-level accountants, financial analysts, auditors, forensic accountants, tax consultants, management accountants, or budget analysts.Â
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.