金融课程旨在使学生了解财务管理，投资管理，银行业的基本原理。学生可以适用于各种金融工作的原则。金融专业的毕业生能够专门研究公司金融和投资分析。我们针对高年级学生而获得的成功的专业指导计划正在改善雇主们已确定的关键需求的专业和软技能开发领域。我们有一个新的强制性商务专业发展计划，面向大二和转学生，由我们的常驻志愿高管进行指导。最后，我们的“学生成功资助计划”可以帮助学生支付参加技能，知识建设和社交活动的费用，这将促进他们的专业发展。
After successful completion of the Lower-Division Pre-Business Core, students take an associated set of Foundation of Business and Core courses for their selected option/track. Each option/track has numerous required and elective courses from which a student can tailor a program to satisfy individual career goals. Students in the College of Business Administration (CoBA) will find that their program of study is both rigorous and relevant to real-world business problems. The curriculum is designed to help students develop a wide range of skills and abilities applicable to both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors of the economy. The program's focus on problem identification and problem solving allows students to develop analytical and critical thinking skills that gives Cal State San Marcos business graduates a distinctive advantage in today's job market.<br><br>Senior Experience is a one-semester, 3-unit capstone course. This course challenges students to integrate and apply their business education by participating in real-world consulting engagements. This project is conducted while working in a team with fellow students. The goals for the first two weeks of the semester are to have students form into teams, match teams with projects, and provide them with the tools needed to successfully complete projects during the remainder of the semester. Topics to be covered during these first two weeks are: the problem-solving process, primary and secondary research, critical thinking, consultation, project management, and strategies for team effectiveness. Senior Experience is offered each semester, Fall and Spring.