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4+1 BBA/MBA

Finance

This degree is not on campus On-Campus
This degree is online Online
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Program Highlights

Calculate a better future for yourself with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Good financial sense can take you far in life. With so many unique financial challenges individuals, companies, and organizations are dealing with, the world needs people to help make sense of it all. It’s no wonder financial professionals are in very high demand and will be in demand for years to come.

Our 4+1 Finance BBA/MBA program provides an accelerated path in finance and is designed to help you understand financial theory, improve your math and analytical skills and apply those skills in many different ways, including to banking, corporate finance and financial planning.

  • Professional finance experts take you beyond this application and advance your knowledge of the latest developments, concepts, methods, and techniques used in the finance industry.
  • Our classes also help you build the skills needed to solve complex financial issues.
  • With such a well-rounded education, you’ll have a multitude of career opportunities open to you. You’ll be able to start or enhance your career in a field like investment banking, corporate finance, financial markets and services, or insurance.
  • The 4+1 BBA/MBA in Finance program at Baker College is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
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At a glance
141

Credit Hours

5

Years (Avg.)

86%

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

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Why Study Finance?

Corporations, pension funds, insurance companies, and other organizations and individuals who make investment decisions rely on financial analysts to provide information and guidance. By applying their analytical and decision-making skills, they assess stock and bond performance, study trends, and develop portfolio strategies and recommendations to meet financial goals.

Career Facts

$85,660

Median Yearly Income

6%

Outlook 2018–2028

$167,420

Median Salary for Executives

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Curriculum

The Baker College Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance program is a 5-year, IACBE-accredited program consisting of 141 credit hours (36 hours of major courses and 30 hours of general education courses). Our curriculum includes 54 hours of business requirements, including business analytics, personal financial planning and two 120-hour work experiences in the field.

Sample Courses
FIN 3250
Banking and Financial Institutions
Description
Focuses on the monetary system; introduction to the financial markets; and regional and national banking institutions including thrifts, savings and loans, credit unions, brokerage firms, insurance companies, investment companies, and money center banks.
FIN 4010
Personal Financial Planning
Description
Provides a comprehensive analysis of a financial portfolio, including defining the purpose and the individual investments included within that portfolio to assess whether financial goals can be/are being met. Students will work to specify realistic financial goals given available resources. Students will gain an awareness of the resources available and sources of income used to obtain the financial goals, as well as an understanding of the risk/reward ratio of each investment alternative.
WRKBS 4010
Work Experience
Description
Provides a 120-hour learning experience in an appropriate work environment structured to allow students to develop skills and gain training in their major field. Program completion based on associate or bachelor requirements may vary between programs. There may be certain course requirements that require completion prior to enrolling in the work experience course. *Note: Students in the BBA would take this course as their second required work experience.
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Why Baker College?

I chose Baker for the curriculum. They look at what you’re going to need, and a lot of MBAs are general. ...I felt that a lot of the things that I was doing in school, I could directly translate into what I was doing in the hospital.

—Brad Lukas, Baker College Alum

Additional Requirements

This 4+1 program provides an exciting pathway for you to gain a BBA finance degree and an MBA degree in five years. Once admitted, you will be allowed to take up to 15 MBA credit hours in your junior and senior years to fulfill the Business Elective courses requirements. The MBA credit hours will apply toward both the BBA finance degree and MBA requirements.

Assuming a student will choose the MBA Finance Major upon completing a BBA Finance degree, he/she will need to complete additional courses to receive an MBA degree. Students will have the option of choosing another major upon admission into the MBA Program. If so, the academic plan will change accordingly.

Please contact the Enrollment Department for admission criteria and submit applications to the Center for Graduate Studies upon completion of 60 credits toward your BBA finance degree. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required.

Outcomes & Performance

Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous program curricula will establish and enhance core business knowledge and the ability to anticipate and react to societal changes, as well as provide students with technological proficiency, the ability to make ethical decisions, and the communication skills that embody the professional acumen graduates need to make positive contributions to their chosen fields.

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Accreditation

External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.

The College of Business at Baker College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. List of accredited programs.

Finance Accreditation

Online Classes Available Anywhere

Baker College online programs are available to students across the country. In Michigan our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.

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