Finance Degree Requirements

Finance Major Requirements

Must be completed with a C- or higher by the end of the sophomore year.

Cumuluative GPA in foundation courses must be at least 2.5.

Students who fail to meet these requirements will not be allowed to enroll in 300 level Business classes, except Business Law I (BUS 335)

Foundation Courses Sequence 

The following courses should be completed by the end of sophomore year.

  1. Acct for Decision Mkg I - ACC 112
  2. Acct for Decision Mkg II - ACC 212
  3. Gateway Colloquium - GW 100
  4. MATH 110, 176, or university credit for AP Calculus
  5. Intro to Econ - ECON 100
  6. Statistics - ECON 227

Major Sequence in Finance

The following courses are to be taken upon successful completion of the foundation courses with the exception of BUS 355 which may be taken sooner.

  1. Financial Management - FIS 303
  2. Cases in Financial Modeling - FIS 306
  3. Investments - FIS 309
  4. Portfolio Mgnt. - FIS 409
  5. Marketing: Principals & Mgnt. - BUS 331
  6. Organization & Management - BUS 341
  7. Business Law I - BUS 355 (writing intensive course for general education purposes)
  8. Strategy & Policy - BUS 490
Additional Requirements

In addition, you are required to successfully complete any two of the following courses:

  1. Seminar in Finance - FIS 300
  2. Financial Statement Analysis - FIS 305
  3. Derivatives - FIS 308
  4. Special Topics ( Requires Dept Head Approval ) - ECON 370
  5. Independent Study ( Requires Dept Head Approval ) - FIS 455
  6. Money and Banking - ECON 311
  7. International Finance - ECON 352

Notes:

    • Internship 397 does  NOT  count as an elective toward any major or minor.
    • No more than one D in the major or minor permitted
    • No course may be used to meet requirements of more than one major or those of a major and a minor
    • The University requires students to complete 11 course units numbered 300 or higher; at least 4 of them must be in the major department.

Finance Minor for Accounting Majors

The minor in finance for accounting majors is designed specifically for students majoring in accounting. A finance minor can give students insight into valuation methods, portfolio management, corporate finance, financial analysis, financial planning, and other topics. The finance minor will bridge the gap between the creation of financial statements and their use in business. 

A minimum of five finance and economics courses from the Departments of Accounting/Finance and Economics chosen from the following: 

  1. Financial Statement Analysis (FIS 305)
  2. Investments (FIS 309)
  3. Portfolio Management (FIS 409)
  4. Special Topics in Finance (FIS 370). May be repeated for different topics
  5. Risk Management/ Property-Liability Insurance (FIS 304)
  6. Life Health/Social Insurance (FIS 307)
  7. Money and Banking (ECON 311)
  8. International Finance (ECON 352)
  9. Seminar in Finance (FIS 300) May be repeated for different topics

 

Finance Minor for Non-Accounting Majors

This minor in finance is designed for students who major in disciplines other than accounting, business administration, finance, international business, or marketing. It offers students in non-business fields an opportunity to complement their major, and broaden learning experiences and professional opportunities by providing training in financial topics and analysis.

A minimum of six courses to include:

1) Accounting 112, Finance 303, Economics 227

2) Three additional finance courses chosen from the following list:

  1. Financial Statement Analysis (FIS 305)
  2. Investments (FIS 309)
  3. Portfolio Management (FIS 409)
  4. Special Topics in Finance (FIS 370). May be repeated for different topics
  5. Risk Management/ Property-Liability Insurance (FIS 304)
  6. Life Health/Social Insurance (FIS 307)
  7. Seminar in Finance (FIS 300) May be repeated for different topics