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Finance Major - Bachelor of Science

The Finance major is designed to train undergraduate students to understand and utilize the concepts of business finance currently active in today’s corporate and investment communities. Examples of these are risk analysis, taxation, corporate and personal financial planning, investments, cost accounting and financial analysis. The purpose of the program is to prepare the student to perform in either personal or corporate finance. The degree is granted upon completion of 137 credits as specified on page 42 (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses.)

Philosophy course in core curriculum: BUS4435 [WCE].

Natural World mathematics course in core curriculum: one of MAT1135, MAT2121.

Social Science course in core curriculum: ECO2201.

Students must receive a grade of “C” or better in all Business Core courses. Courses with grades below “C” must be repeated.

Business Core 39 cr
ACC2101 Principles of Accounting I 4
ACC2102 Principles of Accounting II 4
BUS1635 Community Service 0
BUS2135 Business Communication (OCE) 2
BUS3331 Business Law - Contract and Agency 3
BUS4435 Business Ethics
(see Philosophy requirement above)
ECO2201 Principles of Economics I
(see Social Science requirement above)
ECO2202 Principles of Economics II 4
FIN2221 Finance I 2
FIN3222 Finance II 2
MAT2055 Statistics 4
MGT2271 Management I 4
MIS1115 Introduction to Databases and Spreadsheets 2
MIS2125 Business Information Systems 4
MKT1085 Principles of Marketing 4
Finance Requirements 30 cr
FIN3225 Investments (OCE) 4
FIN3226 Money and Banking 4
FIN3227 Trusts, Wills and Estates 2
FIN4845 Senior Finance Project 4
ACC3206 Cost Accounting 4
ACC4306 Income Taxation 4
BUS3835 Professional Experience Seminar 1
BUS4995 Professional Experience 0
BUS4998 Professional Experience Assessment 1
MGT3275 Entrepreneurship 2
MGT4855 Corporate Strategies and Policies 4

Note: WCE = Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See page 39 of the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.