The NSU School of Business has formed a partnership with Supernova Consulting, several Wall Street investment firms, and selected HBCUs to create a pathway of success to enable African Americans to pass the CFP Certification Examination and enter the Financial Services Wealth Management Industry.
The Bachelor of Science in Business - Financial Services concentration will prepare the students for the CFP Certification Examination and provide qualified students with paid internships offered by the Wall Street partners. This program requires a minimum of 121 hours of undergraduate work.
Summary of Graduation Requirements
| Subject Area | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Education Core | 40 |
| Business Core | 48 |
| Business Electives | 12 |
| Major Requirements | 15 |
| Other Requirements | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 121 |
Curriculum
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| SEM 101 & SEM 102 |
Spartan Seminar 101 and Spartan Seminar 102 |
2 |
| BUS 175 | Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BIO 100 | Biological Science | 3 |
| SCI 101 | Physical Science for Non-Science Majors | 3 |
| Select one Science Lab Elective (Note A) | 1 | |
| ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
| HED 100 | Personal and Community Health | 2 |
| BUS 284 | Advanced Microcomputing | 3 |
| MTH 131 | Pre-Calculus for Business Majors | 3 |
| MTH 132 | Calculus for Business Majors | 3 |
| PED 100 | Fundametals of Fitness for Life | 1 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Second Year | ||
| SEM 201 | Spartan Seminar 201 | 1 |
| ACC 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 281 | Legal Environment for Business | 3 |
| BUS 270 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ECN 211 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 212 | Principles of MacRoeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 210 | Practical English Grammar | 3 |
| PSY 210 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ENG 285 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Select one Global/Cultural Elective (Note B) | 3 | |
| Credits | 31 | |
| Third Year | ||
| BUS 376 | Statistics & Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| BUS 362 | Investments | 3 |
| BUS 387 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUS 360 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 375 | Management Information Systems & E-Commerce | 3 |
| BUS 365 | Organizational Behavior & Theory | 3 |
| BUS 366 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ACC 315 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
| BUS 310 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Select one Global/Cultural & Language Elective (Note B) | 3 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| BUS 330 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUS 363 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
| BUS 391 | Introduction to Data Analytics & Big Data | 3 |
| BUS 430 | Retirement Planning | 3 |
| BUS 474 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 476 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 478 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| BUS 440 | Taxes and Estate Planning | 3 |
| BUS 499 | Cases in Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS XXX | Business Electives (See Note C) | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |