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Finance BS
Program overview
The finance major prepares students for management positions in financial, commercial, industrial, and governmental organizations. Students are taught the principles of financial decision making and build an understanding of the economic, legal, and financial environment in which they will operate. Career options exist in government, industry, service, and not-for-profit organizations.
Cooperative education
Finance majors are required to complete six months of cooperative education during the last two years of study. Co-op is the best way for students to immerse themselves in the real world and apply what they have learned in the classroom to real-world situations.
Curriculum
Finance, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| MGMT-101 | Business 1: Ideas and Business Planning | 3 |
| MGIS-101 | Computer-Based Analysis | 1 |
| ECON-101 | LAS Perspective 4: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| COMM-253 | Communication | 3 |
| STAT-145 | LAS Perspective 7A: Introduction to Statistics I | 3 |
| MGIS-102 | Business 2: Technology-Enabled Launch | 2 |
| ENGL-150 | LAS Foundation 2: Writing Seminar | 3 |
| ECON-201 | LAS Perspective 3: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT-110 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| STAT-146 | LAS Perspective 7B: Introduction to Statistics II | 4 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First-Year Seminar | 0 | |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ACCT-210 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG-230 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FINC-220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGMT-295 | Sophomore Integrated Experience | 1 |
| LAS Perspective 1, 2 | 6 | |
| FINC-352 | Managing Assets and Liabilities | 3 |
| MGMT-215 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| INTB-225 | Globalization | 3 |
| MATH-161 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| Third Year | ||
| MGMT-340 | Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| FINC-460 | Financial Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
| FINC-362 | Intermediate Investments | 3 |
| LAS Immersion 1, 2 | 6 | |
| LAS Perspective 5, 6 | 6 | |
| DECS-310 | Operations Management | 3 |
| FINC-420 | Finance in a Global Environment | 3 |
| Finance Elective | 3 | |
| Cooperative Education | Co-op | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Finance Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 9 | |
| Immersion 3 | 3 | |
| LAS Electives | 12 | |
| MGMT-560 | Strategy and Innovation | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 123 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
(WI) Refers to a writing intensive course within the major.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.