Finance Requirements
Note: The Undergraduate Catalog contains the most detailed Finance degree information including program requirements and course descriptions.
B.S. in Finance
Business School core: (27)
- ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 102 - Principles of Accounting II
- MGMT 203 - The Legal Environment of Business
- MGMT 211 - Managing Team and Organizational Behavior
- MKTG 221 - Introduction to Marketing
- FINA 315 - Introduction to Corporate Finance
- MGMT 357 - Information Technology Management
- MGMT 409 - Operations Management
- MGMT 432 - Strategic Management
One Globalization course chosen from: (3)
- ECON 340C - International Economic Policy
- FINA 323 - Global Accounting and Financial Management
- MGMT 312 - International Business Management
Finance Track courses: (21)
Liberal Arts and Science courses: (60)
- COMM 253 - Business Communication
- CSCI 150 - P4 Introduction to High Technology
- ECON 105C - P3 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON 106C - P3 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 221 - SQ Statistics I
- MSTI 130C* - SQ Mathematical Modeling and Quantitative Analysis
- REST 386D** - Morality in Business
- Additional Liberal Arts and Sciences courses to total 60 credits
*MATH 112C or 120C may be substituted for MSTI 130C.
**PHIL 273C may be substituted for REST 386D.
Total: (111)
Finance Tracks
Corporate Finance Track
- One course chosen from:
- ACCT 201 - Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 301 - Cost Accounting
- ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Taxation
- ECON 301C - Money and Banking
- FINA 316 - Intermediate Financial Management
- FINA 336 - Investments I
- FINA 470 - Strategic Financial Management
- One Finance elective (200 level or above)
- One Finance or Accounting elective (200 level or above)
Financial Planning Track
- FINA 318 - Introduction to Financial Planning
- FINA 336 - Investments I
- FINA 471 - Planning 21st Century Retirement
- FINA 472 - Role of Insurance Risk Management in Financial Planning
- FINA 473 - Estate Planning
- ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Taxation
- One course chosen from:
- FINA 337 - Investments II
- FINA 491 - Internship in Finance
Finance Minor
Are you majoring in Accounting or Economics? Do you want to increase your appeal to potential employers by broadening your skill set? If so, a Finance minor may be right for you!
Required courses: (9)
- ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 102 - Principles of Accounting II
- FINA 315 - Introduction to Corporate Finance
Three electives chosen from: (9)
- FINA 316 - Intermediate Financial Management
- FINA 318 - Introduction to Financial Planning
- FINA 336 - Investments I
- FINA 337 - Investments II
- FINA 401 - Derivative Securities I
- FINA 470 - Strategic Financial Management