Transfer Guide - Finance

UWA Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a

Major in Finance

College of Business
Effective: Fall 2016

Core Curriculum Requirements

Students transferring from Alabama public two-year and four-year colleges and universities should consult the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved courses for each institution. Specific requirements for students majoring in Finance at Alabama public two-year schools and for UWA pre-finance majors are included below.

Area I - Written Composition (6 semester hours)

AGSC: No specific courses required beyond the AGSC requirements.

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
Choose from one of the following sequences:
EH 101 . Written English I (3) EH 102 . Written English II (3) OR EH 103 . Honors English I (3) EH 104 . Honors English II (3)	ENG 101, Written Composition I ENG 102, Wirtten Composition II

Area II - Humanities and Fine Arts (12 semester hours)

AGSC: There are no specific courses required for majors beyond the AGSC requirements, but the following course is strongly preferred:

AL College System Course Titles

SPH 107 . Fundamentals of Public Speaking

UWA: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree are required to complete the pattern in humanities and fine arts as listed below:

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
Choose one of the following sequences:
EH 221 . British Literature I (3) EH 222 . British Literature II (3) OR EH 231 . American Literature I (3) EH 232 . American Literature II (3) OR EH 213 . Honors Literature I (3) EH 214 . Honors Literature II (3)	ENG 251, American Literature I ENG 252, American Literature II OR ENG 261, English Literature I ENG 262, English LIterature II OR ENG 271, World Literature I ENG 272, World Literature II
SH 100 . Principles of Public Speaking (3) SH 150 . Professional Speaking (3)	SPH 107, Fundamentals of Public Speaking SPH 106, Fundamentals of Oral Communications
Choose one of the following:
AT 100 . Introduction to Art (3) MU 100 . Introduction to Music (3) TH 100 . Introduction to Theatre (3) OR HR 100 . Honors Forum (1) HR 200 . Honors Special Topics: Interdisciplinary (2)	ART 100, Art Appreciation MUS 101, Music Appreciation THR 120, Theatre Appreciation THR 126, Introduction to Theatre

Area III - Natural Sciences and Mathematics (17 semester hours)

AGSC: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree are required to complete the pattern in natural sciences and mathematics as listed below:

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
Choose two of the following:
BY 101 . Introductory Biology I (4) BY 102 Introductory Biology II (4) BY 103 . Honors Biology (4) CH 101 . Introductory General Chemistry (4) EN 100 . Introduction to Environmental Sciences (4) ES 100 . Introduction to Geology (4) PH 190 . Astronomy (4) PH 201 . College Physics I (4)	BIO 101, Introduction to Biology I BIO 102, Introduction to Biology II BIO 103, Principles of Biology I AST 220, Introduction to Astronomy CHM 104, Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry CHM 105, Introduction to Organic Chemistry CHM 111, College Chemistry I CHM 112, College Chemistry II GLY 101, Introduction to Geology I PHY 201, General Physics I
MH 113 . Precalculus Algebra (3)	MTH 112, Precalculus Algebra

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours)

AGSC: Student planning to complete a bachelor's degree must take a course in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the behavioral sceinces (psychology, sociology, or anthropology or an integrated course covering some of these topics).

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
EC 201 . Principles of Microeconomics (3) EC 202 . Principles of Macroeconomics (3)	ECO 231, Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 232, Principles of Microeconomics
Choose one of the following:	Choose one of the following:
AN 100 . Introduction to Anthropology (3) PS 110 . American Government (3) PY 100 . General Psychology (3) SY 100 . Principles of Sociology (3)	ANT 200, Introduction to Anthropology PSY 200, General Psychology SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology

UWA: Students at UWA should select one course from the following:

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
HY 101 . History of Western Civilization I (3) HY 103 . Honors Western Civilization (3) HY 104 . Honors Western Civilization II (3) HY 211 . American History I (3) HY 212 . American History II (3)	HIS 101, Western Civilization I HIS 102, Western Civilization II HIS 121, World History I HIS 122, World History II HIS 201, United States History I HIS 202, United States History II

Area V - Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses at UWA (19 semester hours)

Contact: Dr. Wayne Bedford
Title: Dean, College of Business
Phone: (205) 652-3471
Email: dbedford@uwa.edu

1. Required courses ratified by the AGSC:

*Requirements ratified by AGSC for Business with UWA Course Numbers*	*AL College System Course Titles*
Introduction to Computer Applications (3 semester hours)
CS 205 . Microcomputer Applications (3)	CIS 146, Microcomputer Applications
Statistical and Quantitative Methods (3 semester hours)
BQ 271 . Business Statistics (3)	BUS 271, Business Statistics I
Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (6 semester hours)
AC 211 . Accounting I (3) AC 212 . Accounting II (3)	BUS 241, Principles of Accounting I BUS 242, Principles of Accounting II
Other required courses
BA 263 . Business Law and Legal Environment (3)	BUS 263, The Legal and Social Environment of Business
Additional Math Requirement
MH 266 . Business Calculus (3)	MTH 120, Calculus and Its Applications OR MTH 125, Calculus I

2. List of courses to fulfill Area V at UWA:

The additional one semester hour to complete Area V should be fulfilled by choosing from the following:

*UWA Course Titles*	*AL College System Course Titles*
Elective	Elective

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