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Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog (As of 10-03-17)

Finance, B.S.

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 60+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.

ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)

Prerequisite(s): ACCT 203; sophomore standing.

BLAW 205 Legal Environment of Business (3)

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.

DSCI 232 Business Statistics (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 104 or MATH 250.

DSCI 304 Production and Operations Management (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; DSCI 232, MGMT 301, MATH 104 or MATH 250, MATH 105 or MATH 120.

ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours of MATH

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, 3 credit hours of MATH

FINC 303 Business Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, DSCI 232 suggested.

FINC 313 Management of Financial Institutions (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250.

FINC 315 Intermediate Business Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250.

FINC 389 Financial Management Information Systems (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; FINC 303 

FINC 400 Investment Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, DSCI 232, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250.

FINC 418 Advanced Valuation and Corporate Financial Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; FINC 303, FINC 315 

 

MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 or placement.

OR

MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 105 with a C- or better or MATH 111 or MATH 120 or permission of instructor.

 

MATH 105 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 or placement.

OR

MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

Prerequisite(s): Placement or C- or better in MATH 111 

 

MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.

MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, ECON 201; junior standing.

Select nine credit hours from the following:

No more than 6 credit hours from non-FINC courses.

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
ACCT 316 Intermediate Accounting I (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204.

ACCT 317 Intermediate Accounting II (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, ACCT 316.

ECON 305 Money & Financial Institutions (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, MATH 105 or MATH 120; or permission of the instructor.

ECON 317 Microeconomic Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, MATH 105 or MATH 120; or permission of the instructor.

ECON 318 Macroeconomic Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, MATH 105 or MATH 120; or permission of the instructor.

ECON 419 Introduction to Econometrics (3)

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200, ECON 201, 6 credit hours of 300- or 400-level ECON courses, MATH 104 or MATH 250, MATH 105 or MATH 120, MATH 350 or DSCI 232; or permission of the instructor.

ENTR 335 Financing New Ventures (3)

Prerequisite(s): ENTR 200 

FINC 360 Special Topics in Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.

FINC 382 International Financial Management (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ECON 201, ECON 200, FINC 303.

FINC 385 Individual Risk Management and Insurance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.

FINC 386 Corporate Risk Management and Insurance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250.

FINC 399 Tutorial (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204; ECON 200, ECON 201; MATH 104 or MATH 250; FINC 303; plus permission of the instructor and the chair of the department.

FINC 401 Fixed Income Investment Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 120, FINC 303, FINC 400, or permission of the instructor.

FINC 402 Derivatives Securities (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 120, FINC 303, FINC 400, or permission of the instructor.

FINC 410 Seminar in Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250.

FINC 415 Advanced Business Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): FINC 303, FINC 315 

FINC 420 Independent Study (1-3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; written agreement of the instructor and permission of the department chair.

FINC 444 Finance Internship (3)

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; declared major or minor in the School of Business; acceptance to an internship program or site; interview with and approval of the instructor. See the departmental internship coordinator for more details.

FINC 450 Applied Portfolio Management I (3)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor

FINC 451 Applied Portfolio Management II (3)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor

FINC 499 Bachelor’s Essay (6)

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and department approval.

MATH 203 Linear Algebra (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 or permission of the instructor.

MATH 220 Calculus II (4)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 120 or HONS 115 

REAL 310 Principles of Real Estate (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.

REAL 376 Real Estate Market Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, ACCT 203, ACCT 204, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, and REAL 310 or permission of the instructor

REAL 380 Real Estate Investment Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, ECON 200, ECON 201, MATH 104 or MATH 250, and REAL 310; or permission of the instructor.

REAL 410 Real Estate Finance (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203, ACCT 204, FINC 303, REAL 310, ECON 200, ECON 201, and MATH 104 or MATH 250; or permission of the instructor.

Notes:

  • The School of Business strongly encourages students to complete the following courses by the end of their sophomore year: ACCT 203, ACCT 204; DSCI 232; ECON 200, ECON 201; MATH 104 or MATH 250 and MATH 105 or MATH 120. These courses are pre-requisites for many upper level junior and senior business and economics courses.
  • The business and accounting programs offered by the School of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
  • MATH 120 and MATH 250 are STRONGLY recommended for students pursuing a major in finance. For students wishing to take upper-level investment courses (i.e. FINC 401 and FINC 402), MATH 120 is required.
  • The School of Business recommends PHIL 175 (Business and Consumer Ethics) as one of the Humanities requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from any combination of FINC 399, FINC 420, FINC 444, and FINC 499 will count toward the major.
  • Students are not permitted to double major in Business Administration and Finance.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: MATH 104, MATH 105, MATH 120, MATH 250

Notes: This worksheet is not intended to replace face-to-face advising.





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