Sep 28, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Finance, B.S.

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The Finance major provides students with the academic background essential for pursuing careers in all areas of finance. Students are exposed to decision-making in the corporate finance world, risk-return trade offs in the investments world, financial planning in financial intermediaries, and the importance of global markets. The Finance major requires students to develop technical skills and apply them to solve problems faced by financial managers. The Finance major prepares students for careers in corporate finance, commercial and investment banking, financial planning, financial analysis, and risk management.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Finance must complete a minimum of 121 credits of which 48 credits must be from non-business courses, maintain a 2.0 average in the Business Core courses and a 2.0 average in the Finance Component courses. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 or higher in each course that serves as a prerequisite to a subsequent Business course. (Refer to the course description section of this catalog for specific prerequisites.) Failure to attain a 2.0 in prerequisite courses may lengthen the time to graduation. Students must also earn a grade of 2.0 or higher in their senior capstone courses, BUS 494 and BUS 495 . Students majoring in Finance must earn a minor in one of the following disciplines; Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, or Entrepreneurial Studies.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

FCO 210 Communication in Professional Cultures 3 credit hours

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (QBA 260 )

American Citizenship course:

Satisfied by major (ECO 201 )

Global Citizenship course:

Satisfied by major (ECO 200 )

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Social and Behavioral Sciences courses:

Satisfied by major (MKT 100 )

Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:

BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

All students majoring in Business will take BUS 495 (a High Impact Practice and Innovation course) which will fulfill both a major requirement and 3 credits of the constellation requirement for any constellation.

Required Courses

Business Core Courses

ACC 220 Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
BUS 246 Business Communication 3 credit hours
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
BUS 494 Integrated Business Experience 3 credit hours
BUS 495 Business Strategy and Policy 3 credit hours
CYB 100 Infowars 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
FIN 300 Managerial Finance I 3 credit hours
IBS 405 International Finance 3 credit hours
IFS 100 Information Technology (IT) Competency 0 credit hours
IFS 105 Personal Productivity Computing 3 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MGT 220 Human Resource Management 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
QBA 260 Data Driven Decision Making 3 credit hours
SCM 300 Essentials of Supply Chain Management 3 credit hours

Finance Component Courses

ACC 225 Managerial Accounting 3 credit hours
FIN 320 Investments 3 credit hours
FIN 330 Risk Management and Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 340 Financial Institutions and Markets 3 credit hours
FIN 410 Managerial Finance II 3 credit hours
FIN 420 Derivative Securities 3 credit hours
FIN 430 Security Valuation 3 credit hours
IFS 305 Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
MAT 105 College Algebra II 4 credit hours
QBA 265 Introduction to Analytics 3 credit hours

Minor Requirement

Students must select one of the disciplines below, complete all listed courses (12 credits), and declare the corresponding minor. Students may substitute FIN 490 (Finance Internship) for a minor course with approval from the minor’s Department Chair.

General Elective Courses

Students must complete 3 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence:

Freshman Year (31 credits)

CYB 100 Infowars 3 credit hours
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
IFS 100 Information Technology (IT) Competency 0 credit hours
IFS 105 Personal Productivity Computing 3 credit hours
MAT 105 College Algebra II 4 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MGT 220 Human Resource Management 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year (30 credits)

ACC 220 Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
ACC 225 Managerial Accounting 3 credit hours
BUS 246 Business Communication 3 credit hours
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
FCO 210 Communication in Professional Cultures 3 credit hours
FIN 300 Managerial Finance I 3 credit hours
QBA 260 Data Driven Decision Making 3 credit hours
QBA 265 Introduction to Analytics 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course - Arts 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course - Natural/Physical Sciences 3 credit hours

Junior Year (30 credits)

FIN 320 Investments 3 credit hours
FIN 330 Risk Management and Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 340 Financial Institutions and Markets 3 credit hours
IFS 305 Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
SCM 300 Essentials of Supply Chain Management 3 credit hours
Constellation courses 6 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours

Senior Year (30 credits)

BUS 494 Integrated Business Experience 3 credit hours
BUS 495 Business Strategy and Policy 3 credit hours
FIN 410 Managerial Finance II 3 credit hours
FIN 420 Derivative Securities 3 credit hours
FIN 430 Security Valuation 3 credit hours
IBS 405 International Finance 3 credit hours
Constellation courses 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Elective courses 3 credit hours