Overview

B.S.B.A. Economics students must apply for admission to the Business Administration (Economics) and Finance and Investment Management program from University of North Carolina Wilmington. Six hours of courses taken at the 500-level will be dual counted towards both degrees. Upon completion of the B.S. degree, students have the option to apply to the graduate school and continue progress towards the MSF degree.

The rationale of this program

This program is an opportunity for students who excel in economics and finance to pursue a specialized master’s program linked to the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. The CFA Program is known for its rigor, and is described by The Economist this way. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification is roughly equivalent to a specialized postgraduate finance degree, including a mixture of economics, ethics, law and accountancy. It is much liked by employers in financial services.

Whereas there are tens of thousands of finance degrees available around the world, ranging from the excellent to the worthless, there is only one CFA, managed and examined by an American association of financial professionals, the CFA Institute. It used to be just an American qualification. But explosive growth (see chart) has made it, in effect, a global currency.

The combined program will benefit students by:

allowing 6 graduate credits to satisfy undergraduate concentration electives
giving accepted students preference for departmental CFA Exam scholarships

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Economics for Financial Professionals
Derivatives & Risk Management
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

150 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Business Administration Investment View 32 other Bachelors in Investment in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Non-refundable $80 application fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to UNCW).
Essay & short answer
An official transcript, translated into English (translation must be certified), of grades from secondary school.
TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, or Pearson test of English score unless: English is applicant's native language.
Applicant has an SAT-I critical reading score of 450 or higher or an ACT minimum score of 20 on the reading section.
A student successfully completes Level 4 in UNCW's ESL program.
Admission to the Cameron School of Business as a finance concentration student
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Completion of the application found at https://csb.uncw.edu/ef/4plus1fin.html
One letter of recommendation
Cover letter and résumé

Tuition Fee

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International

21318 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 21318 USD per year during 60 months.
National

21318 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 21318 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

4443 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4443 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Wilmington

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Business Administration (Economics) and Finance and Investment Management.

Available Scholarships

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