Finance, B.S.

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.

Required Courses

• ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BLAW 205 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• DSCI 232 Business Statistics (3)
• DSCI 304 Production and Operations Management (3)
• ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• FINC 303 Business Finance (3)
• FINC 313 Financial Markets and Institutions (3)
• FINC 315 Intermediate Business Finance (3)
• FINC 389 Financial Management Information Systems (3)
• FINC 400 Investment Analysis (3)
• FINC 418 Advanced Valuation and Corporate Financial Analysis (3)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

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• MATH 116 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)

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• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

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• MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts (3)

Complete nine credit hours from the following:

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

• ACCT 316 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACCT 317 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ECON 305 Money & Financial Institutions (3)
• ECON 317 Microeconomic Analysis (3)
• ECON 318 Macroeconomic Analysis (3)
• ECON 419 Introduction to Econometrics (3)
• ENTR 335 Financing New Ventures (3)
• FINC 301 Financial Statement Analysis (3)
• FINC 360 Special Topics in Finance (1-3)
• FINC 362 Global Investment Industry (3)
• FINC 380 Real Estate Investment Analysis (3)
• FINC 382 International Financial Management (3)
• FINC 385 Individual Risk Management and Insurance (3)
• FINC 386 Corporate Risk Management and Insurance (3)
• FINC 399 Tutorial (3)
• FINC 401 Fixed Income Investment Analysis (3)
• FINC 402 Derivatives Securities (3)
• FINC 403 Real Estate Finance (3)
• FINC 410 Seminar in Finance (3)
• FINC 415 Advanced Business Finance (3)
• FINC 420 Independent Study (1-3)
• FINC 344 Finance Internship (3)
• FINC 450 Applied Portfolio Management I (3)
• FINC 451 Applied Portfolio Management II (3)
• FINC 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• FINC 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• MATH 203 Linear Algebra (3)
• MATH 220 Calculus II (4)
• REAL 310 Principles of Real Estate (3)
• REAL 376 Real Estate Market Analysis (3)

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