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 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
AC 212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BUS 480 | Capstone Seminar | 0 |
FIN 295 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
LAW 250 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
MC 207 | Managerial Communication I | 3 |
MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGT 480 | Strategic Management | 3 |
MIS 201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
MKT 295 | Fundamentals 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 301 | Intermediate Managerial Finance | 3 |
FIN 310 | Principles of Investments | 3 |
FIN 320 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
FIN 330 | International 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.
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 305 | Topics in Financial Institutions | 3 |
FIN 496 | Practicum in Finance | 3 |
ECON 310 | Mathematical Economics I | 3 |
ECON 450 | Money, Credit, and Banking | 3 |
ECON 485 | Econometrics | 3 |
AC 300 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
AC 301 | Cost Management Systems | 3 |
AC 302 | Introduction to Income Taxation | 3 |
AC 312 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
AC 402 | Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation | 3 |
AC 404 | Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities | 3 |
ENT 305 | Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3 |
LAW 400 | Advanced 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)
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 422 | Risk Management | 3 |
AC 404 | Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities | 3 |