Finance Program Requirements
Faculty
- Matt Crouse
- Richard Haskell
- Lauren Lo Re (Chair)
Program Goals
The Finance Program offers a major leading to a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree that will prepare students for career options in corporate finance, international finance, new venture financing, investments, banking, consulting, or business financial planning. The theoretical and practical aspects of finance are integrated to provide students with critical thinking skills and analytical tools as a foundation for life-long learning. Students completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance should:
- Explain the firm’s financial structure and the role of finance in maximizing a firm’s value.
- Use financial theories, practices, analytical tools, and models for making critical decisions.
- Develop solutions to complex financial problems.
- Communicate complex financial concepts, analyses, strategies and decisions.
- Develop ethical awareness.
Program Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the major in Finance, students must complete the courses outlined below and maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in all coursework required by the program. Students are also required to complete the ETS Major Field Test in Business before they are eligible to graduate (exceptions may be considered by program chair when relocation or other conditions make completion of the test impractical).
Students must meet the college-wide graduation requirements in addition to the Finance major:
- 124 total hours
- 30 upper division hours
- WCore or Honors College requirements
Undergraduate Business Core
Students in all business majors (with the exception of some economics programs) complete a common undergraduate core designed to develop skills in all functional areas of business.
There are two components to the common undergraduate core: the lower-division requirements, and the upper-division requirements. Since many of the lower-division core requirements are prerequisites for upper-division core requirements, students should work to complete lower-division courses early in their programs. Upper-division core requirements should be taken when prerequisites are met. Prerequisites are noted in the table below.
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| I. Core Lower Division Courses | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| II. Core Upper Division Courses | 23-25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Hours for the Program | 48-50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bachelor of Science in Finance
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| I. Undergraduate Business Core | 48-50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| II. Major Requirements | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| III. Electives | 8-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IV. Senior Capstone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Hours for the B.S. Finance Program | 68-74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 30 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the university hours requirement.
Bachelor of Arts in Finance
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| II. Major Requirements | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| III. Electives | 8-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IV. Senior Capstone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Hours for the B.S. Finance Program | 68-74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 30 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the university hours requirement.
Recommended Plan of Study (B.A. and B.S.)
Starting Business as a First-Year Student
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
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| Year 1 | WCore 1 WCore 2 BUSI 101A/101B/101C (LC) |
WCore 3 WCore 4 ACCT 213 DATA 150 or DATA 220 |
| Year 2 | WCore 5 WCore 6 BUSI 200 BUSI 225 ECON 253 |
ACCT 313 BUSI 300 ECON 263 FINC 300 MGMT 305 |
| Year 3 | FINC 309 MKTG 300 Language I (B.A.) |
BUSI 350 FINC 305 FINC Elective Language II (B.A.) |
| Year 4 | MGMT 309 FINC Elective Language II (B.A.) |
FINC 495 BUSI 440, 441, or 442 |
Starting Business as a Sophomore
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
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| Year 1 | WCore 1 WCore 2 WCore 3 |
WCore 4 WCore 5 WCore 6 |
| Year 2 | ACCT 213 BUSI 101A/101B/101C ECON 253 DATA 150 or DATA 220 |
BUSI 200 BUSI 225 ECON 263 FINC 300 MGMT 305 |
| Year 3 | ACCT 313 BUSI 300 FINC 309 MGMT 309 MKTG 300 |
BUSI 350 FINC 305 FINC Elective Language I (B.A.) |
| Year 4 | FINC Elective Language II (B.A.) |
FINC 495 BUSI 440, 441, or 442 Language III (B.A.) |