Online Bachelor of Science in Finance

Total credit hours per program: 120 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $306

Total cost with fees and maximum amount of credits allowed to transfer into the program: $9,165

Total cost with fees: $36,661*

For your B.S. in Finance online degree, you will complete 30 credit hours of business core course work, 9 credit hours of finance core course work, 6 credit hours of major electives, and 75 additional business, general education, and other approved elective credit hours.*

Your personal credit requirements could be less depending on transferable credits and credit earned from prior learning assessments.

Business Core Courses

Students must take the following courses (36 credit hours).

Core Courses	Credit Hours
ACCT 205: Introductory Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 206: Introductory Managerial Accounting	3
BLAW 280: Legal Environment of Business	3
FIN 301: Managerial Finance	3
ISDS 265: Business Statistics	3
ISDS 350: Information Systems	3
ISDS 383: Decision Sciences and Operations Management	3
MADM 301: Principles of Management	3
MADM 480: Administrative Policy	3
MKT 301: Principles of Marketing	3
Total Required Credit Hours	30

Financial Core Courses

Students must take the following courses (9 credit hours).

Courses	Credit Hours
FIN 320: Risk and Insurance/ FIN 326: Principles of Life and Health Insurance	3
FIN 340: Principles of Real Estate/ FIN 450: Real Estate Investment and Taxation	3
FIN 400: Investment/ FIN 440: International Finance	3

Additional Courses

In addition to the program's outlined courses, you must satisfy the following course requirements:

Courses	Credit Hours
Major Elective (FIN/ECON)	6
General Education*	39
Approved Electives*	36

*FRESHMAN SEMINAR (3 hours): FS103 Learning Strategies is required of all first-time freshmen and all transfer students with fewer than 30 total semester hours of credit. Students with more than 30 hours may take an additional elective instead.

The admission process is the first step toward earning your degree and achieving your personal goals. We’ve streamlined the process to help you get started quickly and easily. LSUS offers multiple options to qualify for admission to undergraduate programs. Please find the option below that matches your admission type.

Freshman

In-State

• Completion or on track to complete the Board of Regents High School Core curriculum
• 2.0 cumulative High School GPA (on 4.0 scale)
• An ACT English sub-score greater than or equal to an 18 (SAT Critical Reading 450) AND an ACT Math sub-score greater than or equal to a 19 (SAT Math 460)
• Cumulative CORE curriculum GPA of at least 2.0 (on 4.0 scale) OR An ACT composite score of at least 20 or an SAT combined Critical Reading and Math score of 940
   

Out-of-State

Option 1

• Meet the in-state student requirements

Option 2

• Completion of at least 17 of the 19 units of the Louisiana Board of Regents High School Core Curriculum
• 2.0 cumulative High School GPA (on 4.0 scale)
• ACT composite score of at least 20 OR an SAT combined Critical Reading and Math score of 940, with ACT sub-scores

Option 3

• ACT composite score of at least 23 or an SAT combined Critical Reading and Math score of 1050 AND ATC subscores of at least 18 in English and 19 in Math (or SAT equivalents)
   

Age 25 and Older

• Must have high school transcripts or proof of high school graduation sent to the Admissions Office but not required to meet the Board of Regents' minimum admission criteria for first-time freshmen.
• Must meet the standardized test score requirements set for traditional first-time freshmen. This is determined by ACT, SAT, COMPASS, or placement tests.

Note: If the math ACT/SAT sub-score is met and the English sub-score is within three points of the needed sub-score and all of the above requirements are met, a student could be admissible to LSUS. Additionally, if the English sub-score is met and the Math sub-score is within three points of the required sub-score the student could be admissible.

Transfer

• Earned at least 18 college-level academic hours.
• Be eligible to return to the institution from which he or she is transferring
• 2.0 GPA on all college-level course work attempted
• Completed a college-level English and a college-level mathematics course with at least a "C" grade
• Students with less than 18 college-level academic hours must meet all other transfer requirements and admission standards for a first time freshman.

Note: Applicants are required to submit all transcripts to the LSUS Admissions Office for an admissions decision. The LSUS Registrar's Office will review all transcripts and determine the LSUS Equivalency. The LSUS Academic Department determines which credits apply to the degree. 

Official transcripts, official test scores, and other materials that come from third-party sources should be mailed to:

LSUS
Admissions and Records Office
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115

Transcripts may also be submitted via secure means—e.g., eSCRIP-SAFE—to admissions@lsus.edu.

• Financial analyst
• Financial manager
• Investment analyst
• Portfolio manager
• Personal finance advisor
• Budget analyst
• Credit analyst
• Risk analyst
• Insurance underwriter
• Banking officer

The College of Business at Louisiana State University Shreveport is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Less than 5 percent of all business schools worldwide meet AACSB International's demanding standards. 

Students who graduate with this online degree in finance will be well-equipped with technical skills in financial analysis, budgeting, investment education, and risk management. The program also allows students to tailor their electives to specific interests and career goals, allowing them to gain additional expertise in areas like real estate, insurance, financial analysis and planning, and economics.

In this online bachelor’s program, students will be able to: 

• Apply financial models to support decision-making
• Explain the factors that impact a firm’s value and investor returns
• Evaluate the risk-return tradeoff
• Calculate and interpret stock price 

The online BS in Finance from LSUS provides students the flexibility to learn a wide range of financial applications and concentrations. Whether you’re seeking a broad-based finance education or want to refine your expertise in a specific area, this program allows you the opportunity to tailor your elective to align with your career goals and create a customizable education.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, financial-related occupations are projected to grow faster than other occupations over the next decade. With a strong foundation in technical skills and management and business coursework, graduates from the LSUS online BS in Finance are prepared to excel across diverse financial career paths.