Major in Finance

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Science
The finance major prepares students to assume the various positions available in financial management. A career in finance is both challenging and rewarding, and successful majors in this field are in high demand.

Study in finance requires careful attention to detail since finance blends concepts from accounting, economics, and statistics into the coursework. For those who enjoy the challenge of analytical work and the responsibility of managing financial resources, finance may be the major to select.

Students enrolled in this program take basic coursework in the functional areas of business: accounting, economics, management, marketing, information science, and finance. The elective courses chosen from finance provide the student with the concentration necessary to understand the field.

In-depth study in finance includes coursework in Principles of Finance, Corporate Financial Securities Analysis, and Investments. Additional courses may be taken in accounting, management and economics.

Required Business Core Courses for the BA: 39 semester hours
ACC201 Financial Accounting
ACC202 Management Accounting
BUS201 Business Law I
BUS220 Professional Communication
BUS320 Principles of Management
BUS322 Management Information Systems
BUS323 Principles of Operations Management
BUS330 Principles of Marketing
BUS340 Principles of Finance
BUS499 Senior Seminar in Business Policy
ECN201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECN202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN232 General Statistics

Students planning to attend graduate school should consider a BS. For the BS, the following 9 semester hours are required in addition to the semester hours required for the BA for majors in Business Administration, Finance, Management, and Marketing.

BUS351 Operations Research
ECN330 Business Statistics and Forecasting
MTH212 Calculus for Decision Making
or
MTH221 Calculus I

Major Required Courses: 6 semester hours
BUS341 Financial Management II
BUS441 Securities Analysis

Selected Courses: Choose 6-15 semester hours from BUS, ECN, and ACC. At least 6 semester hours must be taken from the list below:
ACC331 Federal Taxation of Individuals
ACC532 Federal Taxation of Business Entities
BUS310 Money and Banking
BUS342 Credit Management
BUS351 Operations Research
BUS431 International Business
BUS440 Small Business: Entrepreneurship
BUS444 Investments
ECN330 Business Statistics and Forecasting

NOTE: Supporting coursework in computer science, sociology, psychology, writing, and philosophy is strongly recommended by the faculty.