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Bachelor of Science Degree in Financial Technology
The following table contains all of the courses required to for
the BS degree in Financial Technology, in the recommended sequence
that they should be taken.
Courses Required for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Financial
Technology
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FALL
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SPRING
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Freshman Year:
ENGL 101
ECON 210
MATH 200*
General Ed restricted elective
General Ed restricted elective
* MATH 151 or satisfactory score on placement
test are prerequisites for MATH 200
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Freshman Year:
SPCH 121 or 321*
ECON 211
MATH 201
General Ed restricted elective
General Ed restricted elective
*SPCH 321 could be taken in a subsequent semester,
swapped with a General Ed restricted elective
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Sophomore Year:
ACCT 205
MGMT 301 or STAT 212
MATH 307
CMSC 245 or INFO 250
General Ed restricted elective
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Sophomore Year:
ENGL 200
MATH 310
CMSC 246 or INFO 350
General Ed restricted elective
General Ed restricted elective
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Junior Year:
FIRE 311
INFO 360
MRBL 323
MATH 309
General Ed restricted elective
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Junior Year:
FIRE 312
FIRE 314
INFO 361
STAT 321
MGMT 325
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Senior Year:
FIRE 437
FIRE 455
INFO 464
ECON 401
MATH 301 or 327 |
Senior Year:
STAT 503
FIRE 414
ECON 403
FIRE 465
FT
approved elective *
* see list of approved electives,
below
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General Education Restricted Electives: A total of 22 credits
must be chosen from the courses below. The approved lists are in
the College of Humanities and Sciences section of the VCU Undergraduate
Bulletin. At least three credits must be chosen from groups A, B,
and D. At least two credits must be chosen from group C. A maximum
of four credits may be chosen from group E.
A. Science and Technology
Courses from Approved list D, or PHYS 201, 202, 207, or 208
B. Interdependence
Courses from Approved list I, or MGMT 418 or FIRE 416
C. Visual and Performing Arts
Courses from Approved list E
D. Humanities and Social Sciences
Courses from PSYC, SOCY, or ANTH (except PSYC 214)
E. INFO 160 series
Up to a maximum of four credits from INFO 160, 161, 162, 164,
165, 166, 167. If these are chosen, they should be taken in a
student's freshmen year.
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FT) ELECTIVES
ACCT 303: Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 306: Cost Accounting
ACCT 307: Accounting Systems
CMSC 245*: Introduction to programming using C++
FIRE 416: International Financial Management
FIRE 417: Cases in Financial Management
FIRE 491: Topics in Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
FIRE 492: Independent study in Finance, Insurance, & Real
Estate
FIRE 493: Internship in Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
INFO 300: Computer hardware and software
INFO 350*: Intermediate programming
INFO 450: Advanced programming
INFO 461: Information systems planning
INFO 465: Projects in Information Systems
MATH 437: Applied partial differential equations
MATH 515: Numerical analysis I
MGMT 440: Forecasting methods and processes
STAT 421: Computational issues in statistical science
* CMSC 245 is a suitable elective for students who have chosen
INFO 250 and INFO 350 as their programming courses. INFO 350 is
a suitable elective for students who have chosen CMSC 245 and
CMSC 246 as their programming courses
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VCU
School of Business is accredited by AACSB International
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