Finance Major

College of Business – Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with major in Finance

The General Education Requirement

All students must satisfy a general education requirement consisting of eleven (11) courses outside of the major department. The General Education Domain III-C (Global Competency, Ethical Reasoning, and/or Human Diversity) requirement is satisfied through the completion of major in Finance.

 

Course Prerequisites

Courses may have specified conditions for enrollment, such as prior completion of less advanced courses, permission of the instructor, or appropriate placement test scores. Students should refer to course descriptions in the department listings for prerequisite requirements.

 

Related Minors

Students are encouraged but not required to select a minor in another discipline that may enhance the students’ preparation for their individual employment or graduate school goals. Students should discuss these possibilities with their academic advisors.

 

Requirements for the major in Finance:

Major Required Core courses (13):

  • ACCT 220 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 221 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • BUIS 200 Introduction to Business Systems
  • ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
  • FINA 248 Managerial Finance
  • MATH 123 College Algebra
  • MGMT 215 Legal Environment of Business
  • MGMT 280 Organizational Behavior
  • MGMT 372 Operations Management
  • MRKT 181 Marketing Principles
  • QUAN  201 Quantitative Modeling for Business and Economics
  • QUAN 202 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics

 

Finance Concentrations

All Finance majors need to select either Finance – General or Financial Planning as their concentration as follows:

 

Concentration in Finance - General (UFIG) (7)

Four (4) Concentration Core Required courses:

  • ECON 320 Financial Markets and the Monetary System
  • ECON 414 International Finance
  • FINA 431 Corporate Finance
  • FINA 445 Investments
  • FINA 480 Senior Finance Seminar

Plus choose three (3) elective courses from:

  • ACCT 303 Accounting Information Systems
  • ACCT 321 Intermediate Accounting I
  • ECON 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory
  • FINA 300 Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Insurance
  • FINA 321 Retirement and Estate Planning
  • FINA 420 Financial Theory and Modeling

Concentration in Financial Planning (UFIP) (7)

Students in Financial Planning concentration learn the skills necessary to assist clients in financially preparing for their future as an independent financial advisor or for a money management firm. The concentration is approved by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board. Upon completion of the major and concentration requirements, students are eligible to take the CFP® Exam administered by the CFP Board, which is an integral part of the prestigious CFP® certification process. For more information about the CFP® exam, please refer to www.cfp.net.

Five (5) Concentration Core Required courses:

  • ACCT 428 Taxation
  • FINA 300 Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Insurance
  • FINA 321 Retirement and Estate Planning
  • FINA 400 Case Studies in Financial Planning
  • FINA 445 Investments

Plus choose two (2) elective courses from:

  • ECON 320 Financial Markets and the Monetary System
  • ECON 414 International Finance
  • FINA 100 Principles of Financial Literacy
  • FINA 420 Financial Theory and Modeling
  • FINA 431 Corporate Finance

 

Effective as of the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog