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.

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

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