Finance Major
Major Requirements
The finance curriculum balances the academic interests and career intentions of its majors. The program outlined below emphasizes analytical and quantitative skills. In order to declare and remain a major in good standing, a student must achieve and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 in all courses applicable to the major. Students majoring in finance cannot enroll accounting, business, economics, or finance courses on a pass-fail basis.
A major in finance must complete 12 courses as outlined below:
Foundation:
ECN 101 Principles of MacroeconomicsECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics
ACT 101: Financial Accounting
MTH 144 Introduction to Statistical Analysis
MTH 121 Calculus I
Core:
BUS 236 or 237: ManagementFIN 237 or 238: Corporation Finance
FIN 330 or 331: Monetary Economics
FIN 360 or 361 Advanced Topics in Financial Management
Electives (Choose three):
ACT 226 or 227: Concepts of Federal TaxationFIN 241 Current Topics in Financial Markets: Investment Strategies
FIN 311 or 312 Mathematics for Financial Analysis
FIN 344 or 345 Investments & Portfolios
FIN 362 or 363 Multinational Financial Management
FIN 365 or 366 Mergers & Acquisitions
FIN 367 or 368 Derivative Markets