Finance, B.S.

Requirements for the major

Core Business Curriculum:

The core business curriculum includes courses that may reside within the Michael Neidorff School of Business or in some other discipline and are foundational to all majors in the School.

All Neidorff School of Business majors require the following classes (37 hours):

MATH - 1305 Mathematics for Business and Economics Credits: 3 OR
MATH - 1311 Calculus I Credits: 3
ECON - 1311 Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON - 1312 Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ACCT - 1301 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BAT - 1101 Spreadsheet Based Modeling and Data Analysis Credits: 1 OR
BAT - 1102 Intermediate Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis Credits: 1
BAT - 2301 Statistics for Business and Economics Credits: 3
BAT - 2302 Fundamentals of Information Systems Credits: 3
BAT - 3301 Operations Management Credits: 3
BUSN - 3302 Legal Concepts of Business I Credits: 3
BUSN - 4301 Strategic Management Credits: 3
MGMT - 2301 Management of Organizations Credits: 3
MKTG - 2301 Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
FNCE - 3301 Corporate Finance Credits: 3

Note:

ECON 1311 and ECON 1312 may not be taken on a pass/fail basis

Other General Requirements:

Completion of an approved study abroad experience or the successful completion of a modern foreign language course numbered 2302 or its equivalent.
Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Degree Requirements:

The total number of credit hours from courses particular to this degree plan is 61 (37 hours from core business curriculum + 24 hours from specific courses).

Completion of this major involves the general requirements for admission, the core business curriculum, other general requirements and:

Required courses (18 hours):

ACCT - 3341 Intermediate Financial Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT - 3342 Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credits: 3
FNCE - 3352 Principles of Investments Credits: 3
FNCE - 3353 Real Estate & Alternative Investments Credits: 3
FNCE - 3361 International Finance Credits: 3
FNCE - 3362 Equity Valuation Credits: 3

Elective Courses (6 hours):

Students can take these credit hours from any combination of courses below but if the student would like to acquire a concentration on either Corporate Finance or Investments Management, the 6 credit hours must be taken from either one of the following two groups (not all choices may be available in a given year). These concentrations are limited to Finance majors, and regardless of the courses taken, only one of the following concentrations will be granted.

Concentration in Corporate Finance: 6 hours from

FNCE - 3366 Professionalism and Ethics in Finance Credits: 3
FNCE - 4362 Derivatives Credits: 3
FNCE - 4366 Advanced Financial Management Credits: 3

Concentration in Investments Management: 6 hours from

FNCE - 3363 Student Managed Fund I Credits: 3
FNCE - 3366 Professionalism and Ethics in Finance Credits: 3
FNCE - 4363 Student Managed Fund II Credits: 3

Admission to Major

For full admission to any Neidorff School of Business major (B.Sc. or B.A.), students must first complete the following courses from the core business curriculum with grades of C or better:

MATH - 1305 Mathematics for Business and Economics Credits: 3 OR
MATH - 1311 Calculus I Credits: 3
ACCT - 1301 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON - 1311 Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
BAT - 2301 Statistics for Business and Economics Credits: 3

Specific Requirements for Admission to the Major:

In addition to the requirements for admission to any Neidorff School of Business major, for full admission to this major, a student must first complete:

FNCE - 3301 Corporate Finance Credits: 3 with a grade of C or better. Note: Department Chairs may grant provisional acceptance if it is apparent that an applicant can meet the requirements for full acceptance by the end of the semester in which application is made.

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