Finance, Business Economics and Legal Studies Department

Program Details

Undergraduate Finance Major

Description
The major in Finance is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve successful business careers. While helping students build a well-rounded foundation of knowledge and skills enriched by liberal arts education , the major offers intensive instructions and training in different areas of finance. The major also offers students opportunities for specialization and career focus through a wide range of electives and faculty-supervised internships and independent study projects that enhance individual learning experience.

To earn the BBA (Bachelors of Business Administration), finance majors must earn a minimum of 126 credits. They must fulfill all arts and sciences foundation requirements and complete all business core curriculum courses, in addition to the required 21 credits in finance. A cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required.

Course Requirements

All college core requirements and the general business core, plus:

ACC 330 - Analysis of Financial Statements
FIN 322 - Corporate Finance
FIN 333 - Global Finance
FIN 329 - Financial Institutions, Markets and Money
FIN 431 - Investment Analysis
and TWO electives in Finance, one of which can be fulfilled by an internship.

Finance Minor
A student majoring in another business discipline must take four upper-level finance courses for a Finance Minor. A student majoring in the School of Arts and Sciences must take four upper-level finance courses as well as an abbreviated business core to minor in Finance. Obtaining a minor in finance with compatible majors such as Accounting, MIS, and Economics enhances a graduate’s ability to penetrate the job market.