Finance
Bachelor of Science with a Major in Finance
Finance Minor
Personal Finance Concentration (for non-business majors)
Bachelor of Science with a major in Finance (128 cr)
The finance major prepares students for a wide variety of
careers in business and government, including corporate financial management, financial analysis, financial institutions, entrepreneurship, investments, real estate, financial planning, and international business. It provides students with knowledge and decision-making skills for acquiring, investing, and
managing capital. The concepts, methods, and techniques equip the students with a thorough understanding of the financial process in order to add value to any organization.
* Six credits of approved Diversity courses are required for graduation.
General Education (38 cr)
College of Business Core Requirements (40 cr)
- ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II (3)
- ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business (3)
- BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management (3)
- BADM 321 Marketing (3)
- BADM 226 Quantitative Methods for Business (3)
- BIT 220 Management Information Systems (3)
- BIT 318 Business Communication (3)
- BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications (3)
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics* (3)
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics* (3)
- FIN 353 Corporation Finance (3)
- MATH 240 Applied Statistics* (4)
*These courses can be taken as a part of the General Education requirement.
Courses required for Finance Major (33 cr)
- ACCT 321 Managerial Accounting (3)
- FIN 355 Investments (3)
- FIN 357 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 360 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
- FIN 454 Portfolio Theory (3)
- FIN 455 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
- FIN 457 International Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 458 Cases In Finance (3)
- Select three courses from the following (9 cr)
- ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
- ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
- ACCT 411 Taxation of Individuals (3)
- ACCT 412 Taxation of Business Entities (3)
- BADM 496 Business Consulting (3)
- ECON 318 Money and Banking (3)
- ECON 410 Managerial Economics (3)
- FIN 443 Real Estate Finance (3)
- FIN 451 Insurance and Risk Management (3)
- FIN 497 Internship (3 maximum)
- FIN 499 Special Topics*
Electives (To Meet 120 sh graduation requirement)
- FIN 353 Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 355 Investments (3)
- FIN 357 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 360 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
- FIN 455 Financial Institutions & Markets (3)
- Select two courses from the following (6 cr)
- FIN 443 Real Estate Finance (3)
- FIN 451 Insurance and Risk Management (3)
- FIN 457 International Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN 458 Cases In Finance (3)
- FIN 499 Special Topics
- ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
- ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
- ACCT 411 Taxation of Individuals (3)
- ACCT 412 Taxation of Business Entities(3)
- ECON 318 Money and Banking (3)
- ECON 410 Managerial Economics (3)
Personal Finance Concentration
(for non-business majors) (12 cr)
- FIN 251 Personal Finance (3)
- FIN 355 Investments (3)
- FIN 443 Real Estate Finance (3)
- FIN 451 Insurance and Risk Management (3)