SNHU Finance Degree Plan

Finance Degree Plan

Here is a Finance Degree plan for Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) as of approximately October of 2022. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Taking Alt Credit Courses Not on a Equivalency List

If you want to take courses from Study.com for example, it is best to get those courses approved before taking them. Contact the SNHU advisor to get courses approved.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing other alternative credit courses.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

Full time is 2 courses per 2 month term at SNHU. At that rate, it would take 10 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia Equivalents

Straighterline Equivalents

CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents

General Education Requirements

ID	Course	Credits	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit
ENG122	English Composition I	3	Sophia	English Composition I ** You can submit all the touchstones at once except for touchstone #4 to speed things up	3
ENG123	English Composition II	3	Sophia	English Composition II ** This class has 7 touchstones. Each paper has to be submitted one at a time & takes up to one week to be graded. Might be better if you can find another course to fit this requirement.	3
MAT240	Mathematics	3	Sophia	Introduction to Statistics	3
FAS201	Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	3	Sophia	Art History I or Approaches to Studying Religions	3
FAS202	Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	3	Sophia	Art History II	3
ECO201	Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	3	Sophia	Microeconomics	3
ECO202	Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	3	Sophia	Macroeconomics	3
MAT136	Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	3	Sophia	College Algebra	3
MAT125	Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	3	CMS	CMS Learn	3
HIS113	History 100 (EHIS)	3	Sophia or SL	U.S. History I or Western Civilization I ** reported this works	3
HIS114	Applied History 200 (EHIS)	3	Sophia or SL	U.S. History II or Western Civilization II ** doesn't need to be 200 level, reported this works	3
GRA101	IDS 100 (NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)	3	Sophia	Visual Communications or take whatever you want.	3
ENV101	SNHU 107 (NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)	3	Sophia	Environmental Science or take whatever you want.	3
	Integration	3		** Must be done SNHU??
	Totals	42			39

Business Core Courses

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit
ACC201	Financial Accounting	3	Sophia	Financial Accounting	3
ACC202	Managerial Accounting	3	SL	Managerial Accounting/Accounting II	3
BUS206	Business Law I	3	Sophia	Business Law	3
BUS210	Managing and Leading in Business	3
BUS225	Critical Business Skills for Success	3
BUS400	Driving Business Opportunities	3
FIN320	Principles of Finance	3	Sophia	Principles of Finance	3
INT220	Global Dimensions in Business	3	Study.com	Business 120: International Business	3
MKT205	Applied Marketing Strategies	3	CLEP or Study.com	Principles of Marketing or Business 102: Principles of Marketing Note: Not confirmed SDC course works. Check with advising before taking the course.	3
FIN325	Financial Statements and Reporting Analysis	3		Note: The business core for finance adds Financial Statements and Reporting Analysis and removes People, Planet, and Profit
	Totals	30			18

Major Courses

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit
FIN330	Corporate Finance	3	Study.com	Finance 301: Corporate Finance	3
FIN335	Financial Markets	3
FIN336	Multinational Corporate Finance	3
FIN400	Fundamentals of Investments	3
FIN401	Financial Regulations and Ethics	3
FIN450	Investment Portfolio Analysis	3
FIN470	Undergraduate Finance Capstone	3
	Total	21			3

Major Electives (or choose concentration)

ID	Courses from: ACC DAD, DAT, ECO, or FIN within the range of course numbers 200 - 499.	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit
		3	Study.com	Finance 303: Financial Institutions & Markets	3
		3	Study.com	Finance 304: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	3
		3	Study.com	Finance 306: Small Business Finance Note: Finance 305: Risk Management is only 2 credits which is why it is not recommended.	3
	Total	9			9

Free Electives

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit
	Pick whatever you want	18		Whatever	18
	Totals	18			18

Total Transfer Credit

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	SNHU Credit (90 max)
	General Education Requirements	42			39
	Business Core Courses	30			18
	Major Courses	21			3
	Major Electives	9			9
	Free Electives	18			18
	Total	120			87

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