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 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

150 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wilmington, United States

Disciplines

Business Administration Financial Management Investment View 2306 other Bachelors in Business Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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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 Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

21318 USD / year

≈ 21318 USD / year
Out-of-State

21318 USD / year

≈ 21318 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4443 USD / year

≈ 4443 USD / year

Living costs

Wilmington

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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