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Finance, B.S.

A minor is not required with this major.

School of Business Admission Requirements

Requirements: (57 credits)

Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in  personal financial planning must complete the 27-credit common business core requirements.

Common Business Core: (27 credits)

AC 211Introduction to Financial Accounting

3
AC 212Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3
BUS 480Capstone Seminar

0
FIN 295Managerial Finance

3
LAW 250The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

3
MC 207Managerial Communication I

3
MGT 295Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior

3
MGT 480Strategic Management

3
MIS 201Introduction to Management Information Systems

3
MKT 295Fundamentals of Marketing

3

Finance Core:(12 credits)

Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in  personal financial planning must complete the 12-credit finance core requirements.

FIN 301Intermediate Managerial Finance

3
FIN 310Principles of Investments

3
FIN 320Financial Markets and Institutions

3
FIN 330International Finance

3

Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives (12 credits)

Majors in finance are required to complete 12 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses. Of those 12 credits at least 6 credits must be a 400 level Finance courses. Consultation with an advisor is recommended if the student wishes to pursue a specific specialization or career goal.

FIN 300Personal Financial Planning

3
FIN 321Insurance

3
FIN 400Advanced Managerial Finance

3
FIN 410Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management

3
FIN 411Financial Statement Analysis

3
FIN 420Bank Management

3
FIN 422Risk Management

3
FIN 425Financial Derivatives

3
FIN 433Real Estate Finance

3
FIN 440Financial Modeling and Analytics

3
FIN 498Finance Seminar

3
FIN 499CFA Seminar

3

Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives (6 credits)

Majors in finance are required to complete 6 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses or/and  Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives list of  courses.

FIN 305Topics in Financial Institutions

3
FIN 496Practicum in Finance

3
ECON 310Mathematical Economics I

3
ECON 450Money, Credit, and Banking

3
ECON 485Econometrics

3
AC 300Intermediate Accounting I

3
AC 301Cost Management Systems

3
AC 302Introduction to Income Taxation

3
AC 312Intermediate Accounting II

3
AC 402Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation

3
AC 404Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities

3
ENT 305Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures

3
LAW 400Advanced Business Law

3

Finance courses cannot be double-counting as directed finance electives and business electives.

Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives (15 credits)

FIN 210Personal Finance

3
FIN 300Personal Financial Planning

3
FIN 321Insurance

3
FIN 440Financial Modeling and Analytics

3
AC 302Introduction to Income Taxation

3

Majors in finance with concentration in  personal financial planning are required to complete 15 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in  Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives  list of courses.

Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives (3 credits)

Majors in finance with concentration in  personal financial planning are required to complete 3 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in  Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives  list of courses .These courses must be approved by the Finance Department Chair before the courses are taken.

FIN 422Risk Management

3
AC 404Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities

3