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Small logo As our society moves to a more service-oriented world, the area of financial services becomes critical to our present and future economic situation. The movement towards blurring of the worlds of business, finance, stock brokerage, bond trades, insurance, banking and retirement planning has produced a tremendous growth industry. SUNY Canton's Financial Services program puts our graduates on the leading edge of this service industry.

 

Technology Management: Financial Services- BBA

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  • Receive a fundamental education in the areas of Business, Accounting, Math, Liberal Arts, and Sciences.
  • Trained in many operational areas of financial services.
  • Spend an entire semester in the financial industry.

Career Opportunities:

The employment opportunities cover a broad range, including major employers and also entrepreneurships. Graduates are working in:

  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Credit Unions
  • Stock and Bond Brokerage Firms
  • Financial Planning Firms
  • Colleges & Universities

Employers of SUNY Canton Graduates:

  • Community Bank
  • SEA COMM Credit Union
  • SUNY Canton
  • North Franklin Federal Credit Union

 

Admission Requirements:

  • First-year students must have the Math A Regents exam plus an additional year of defined math.
  • Physics or chemistry and courses in computing or technology are desirable, but not required.
  • Transfer admission is open to students who have completed a semester or more of study at an accredited institution of higher education. Students should have a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 2.0. Students who have completed an associates degree at an accredited institution are also eligible to apply to enter the Bachelor of Business Administration in Technology Management: Financial Services program.

Program Requirements (Curriculum 1623):

Semester I Credits

ACCT 101 Accounting Principles I 4
ECON 101 Macroeconomics 3
CITA 110 Intro. to Information Technology 3
ENGL 101 Expository Writing 3
Mathematics Elective(GER 1) 3-4
TOTAL CREDITS 15-16

Semester II Credits

ACCT 102 Accounting Principles II 3
ECON 103 Microeconomics 3
BSAD 200 Business Communications 3
MATH 141 Statistics 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester III Credits

FSMA 210 Introduction to Finance 3
BSAD 120 Principles of Banking 3
BSAD 201 Business Law I 3
Arts Elective(GER 8) 3
  General Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester IV Credits

BSAD 202 Business Law II 3
FSMA 312 Financial Management 3
  Core Elective 3
  Natural Science (GER 2) 3
  American History Elective (GER 4) 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester V Credits

BSAD 301 Principles of Management 3
ECON 315 Global Economy (GER 5) 3
FSMA 315 Global Investments 3
BSAD 340 Management Communications * 3
  Foreign Language Elective(GER 9) 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VI Credits

BSDA 319 Professional Ethics 3
BSAD 350 Marketing 3
FSMA 415 Global Finance 3
FSMA 420 Financial Derivatives 3
  Western Civilization Elect (GER 5) 3
TOTAL CREDITS 15

Semester VII Credits

JUST 325 Financial Compliance & Regulations 3
BSAD 310 Human Resource Management 3
BSAD 449 Strategic Policies and Issues 3
FSMA 422 Risk Management 3
FSMA 429 Orient. to Culminating Experience 1
  U/L Core Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS 16

Semester VIII Credits

FSMA 480 Fin. Ser. Internship 6 -15 AND/OR
FSMA 480 Senior Project 6 -15
TOTAL CREDITS 15

**Core Electives:
ACCT, BSAD, ECON, or FSMA designated courses.

* Fulfills writing intensive requirement.
U/L=Upper Level Courses (300/400)
GER=General Education Requirement
NOTE: Technology Mangement: Financial Services program meets all ten General Education Requirements

Review the Index of Course Descriptions

 


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