2021–2022 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Finance | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education Program | Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Financial Analyst • Financial Manager • Budget Analyst OBJECTIVE Graduates of this degree program strive to make an impact and create value for their stakeholders in their role as financial experts. The curriculum is designed to challenge the students to perform financial calculations, think critically, and communicate their reasoning to a diverse audience. Students will learn concepts in personal financial management to identify techniques that affect personal goals and decisions. By evaluating various forms of portfolio theory, they explore risks and construct an efficient portfolio. Students will be able to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate facts and theories; skillfully locate, assess, and integrate data sources; blend their ideas with those of others to create new knowledge; recognize and address intricate ethical situations; communicate thoughtfully within a continually changing environment. Graduates value critical thinking, communication, diverse perspectives, technology and information literacy, leadership, integrity, and lifelong learning. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or students without a conferred degree must have successfully completed at least 60 quarter or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of “C” or higher in each course that will be transferred. Students who are transferring in a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine whether lower-level pre-requisite coursework has been completed for the program. Students who have not completed, with a grade of “C” or higher, the following courses will be required to complete them through the progression of their program in order to graduate. The lower-level pre-requisite courses that may be required to be completed are Excel®, Principles of Financial Accounting for Managers, and Principles of Finance or Financial Markets and Institutions, or their equivalents, Students who are transferring in at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits, will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine whether lower-level pre-requisite coursework has been completed for the program. Students who have not completed, with a grade of “C” or higher, the following courses will be required to complete them through the progression of their program in order to graduate. The lower-level pre-requisite courses that may be required to be completed are Excel®, Principles of Financial Accounting for Managers, and Principles of Finance or Financial Markets and Institutions, or their equivalents. In addition, students who have fewer than 90 lower-level quarter credits applied to their program will be required to take additional lower-level coursework up to a total of 90 credits. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University as appropriate for the program of enrollment. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division CORE COURSES Upper Division ACG3080 Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice ECO4223 Money and Banking FIN3396 FIN3434 FIN4019 FIN4275 GEB3020 International Finance Applications in Corporate Finance Financial Modeling Exploration in Finance Advanced Principles of Financial Management 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Choose either Track I or Track II Finance Internship Track I1 FIN4985 Track II FIN4970 Capstone for Finance Transferred Lower-Division Credits Upper-Division General Education Credits Upper-Division Core Credits Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits + Self-directed assessment available; see page 158 for details. This competency-based education program contains both traditional and competency-based education (CBE) courses. CBE courses are indicated in italics. 1 Track I includes an internship, which is not available to students in all states. Please speak to a Admissions Advisor for more details. This program is offered online in Illinois. MASTER’S-LEVEL COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS: Eligible students enrolled in this program may elect to substitute specific master’s- level courses for certain bachelor’s-level courses as displayed on the table below. See the for more information. Bachelor’s-Level Course MAN4720 Strategic Management Master’s-Level Course Substitution* MAN6720 Applied Strategic Planning * Master’s courses are 11-weeks in length and are solely offered as competency-based education (CBE) courses. 4 4 90 28 62 180 See page 88 for General Education Course Selections. 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