Nov 05, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Finance, B.S.


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Major Requirements


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.

Notes:


  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 203   in lieu of ACCT 203 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 204  in lieu of ACCT 204 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 210  in lieu of BLAW 205 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 214  in lieu of DSCI 232 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 200  in lieu of ECON 200 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 211  in lieu of ECON 201 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115  in lieu of MATH 120 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217  in lieu of MATH 250 .

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 116  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.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from any combination of FINC 399 , FINC 420 , FINC 344 , FINC 499A , and FINC 499B  will count toward the major.
  • Finance majors will be limited to no more than two of the following real estate related courses (six credits):  REAL 310 , FINC 403  (formerly REAL 410), REAL 376 , FINC 380  (formerly REAL 380). 
  • Students are not permitted to double major in Finance and Business Administration.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation


The following courses are excluded: MATH 104 , MATH 116 , MATH 120 , MATH 250 

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