Banking curriculum - four year plan - UCCS Core (students entering MU before Fall 2018)

Banking curriculum - four year plan - MCC Core (students entering MU Fall 2018 and later)

Finance/Commercial Banking Major, Department of Finance

Dr. Kent Belasco, September, 2019

1. Commercial Banking Program (33 hours)
   • Required Courses (see schedule possible schedules on page 2)
     • FINA 3001 Introduction to Finance                               3
     • FINA 3002 Introduction to Commercial Banking           3
     • FINA 4001 Advanced Financial Management               3
     • FINA 4011 Investment Analysis                                     3
     • FINA 4050 Applied Financial Modeling                          3
     • FINA 4210 Commercial Bank Underwriting                   3
     • FINA 4212 Loan Portfolio Management                         3
     • FINA 4211 Commercial Bank Risk Management           3
     • REAL 3001 Intro to Commercial Real Estate                 3

• Restricted List – International Business Core Requirement (1 of the following):
  • ACCO 4040 International Accounting                              3
  • BUAD 2986 Applied Business Learning Experience        3
  • BULA 3040 The Legal & Reg. Environment of Intl. Bus.  3
  • ECON 4040 International Economic Issues                     3
  • ECON 4044 International Currency Markets                    3
  • FINA 4040 International Finance                                      3
  • MARK 4040 International Marketing                                 3

• Banking Program Elective List (at least 2 of the following):
  • ACCO 3001 Intermediate Accounting                                 3
  • ACCO 4020 Advanced Accounting                                      3
  • ACCO 4080 Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements    3
  • FINA 4002 Commercial Real Estate Finance                       3
  • FINA 4065 Fixed Income Securities                                     3
  • FINA 4081 Investment Banking                                            3
  • FINA 4082 Alternative Investments                                      3
  • ECON 4080 Money, Banking & Monetary Policy                  3
  • INSY 4051 Business Application Development                    3
  • INSY 4053 Project Management                                          3
  • REAL 4100 Commercial Real Estate Development             3
  • MARK 4094 Professional Selling                                         3

• Internships
  • FINA 3986 Internship 1 (Sophomore year)                  0
  • FINA 4986 Internship 2 (Junior year) – credits not required        3

TOTAL HOURS (Excluding internships)                                  36

 

2. Timing/Scheduling of courses, Year-by-Year

Sophomore Year Entry

 

Junior Year Entry

 

3. Grading
   • Students will be required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 (B), overall, for all courses taken (ideal is 3.2 or above for internships and jobs)
   • Nothing lower than B- permitted in the program required courses. Program required courses are ALL courses defined on page 1, including Core, International, and Electives.

4. Internships
   • The sequence for internships is FINA 3986, for no credit, and FINA 4986, which receives 3 credit hours.
   • Students enrolling in the first summer internship, must adhere to the following sequence:
     • Apply for an internship
     • Get accepted for the internship
     • Obtain a job description from the company
     • Apply for the internship, by going to the following link and applying:
       • http://www.bit.ly/MU-InternshipApplication
     • The Commercial Banking Program Director will receive an email asking for approval
     • Approval will be given, and the student will receive a pin# to enroll in FINA 3986 for the summer. This must be done by start of the summer semester.
   • Once a student finishes the summer internship, FINA 3986, students are notified by the Business Career Center once they complete, satisfactorily, FINA 3986 to enroll in FINA 4986 in the Fall or Spring semester (a pin# will be given), but the student MUST enroll to receive the credit.
   • There is NO work required for FINA 4986 and there is NO tuition cost as long as the student is taking at least 12 credit hours (which is usually the case) in Fall or Spring.
   • The internship, also, (FINA 4986) can count for a Finance elective, if needed.
   • For double majors, if another internship is required, 3986, and if FINA 3986 is already used, then the student would be enrolled in BUAD 3986, with a corresponding BUAD 4986 if needed.
5. Other Items
   • FINA 3001 MUST be completed before the other required banking courses can be taken, with the exception of FINA 3002 Intro to Commercial Banking which, upon director approval, can be taken simultaneously (most appropriate for entering Juniors).
   • FINA 3002 will be open to non-business students or any student that meets the prerequisites for the course. Students majoring in ECON, Accounting or other related disciplines would gain benefit from a broader banking course. 

• Dual Program (AIM and Banking)
  • Dual program students will not be allowed. Double counting courses, if in both programs, if permitted, would not allow the students to meet the requirements for both programs. There are 4 required courses between AIM and Banking, or 12 hours.  If double counting these courses, or 24 hours, then the student would only need another 12 hours (4 course) which would not be feasible for the student to meet the requirements of both.  It obviously would be acceptable for the common required courses to satisfy the requirement of each program, then the student would have to take another 10 courses (30 hours) to satisfy both programs.
• Transfer Students
  • Permitted into the program with discussion with the Director, based upon course work taken, to date and ability to satisfy requirements (some exceptions to be decided upon by the Director)
• Late Start (Junior Year)
  • Must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with the Director. Students must have strong desire and motivation for banking to be accepted.  A review of courses taken, will determine whether someone can feasibly satisfy the basic educational requirements the program has established.
• Switching between programs
  • Not encouraged (reason for selection of preference up front). However, as someone progresses in one program and feels this is not for them, consultation would occur at the Director level (AIM/Banking) to discuss the merits of the change and whether that would be in the best interest of the student and whether they can meet the requirements.