Search Google Appliance

Undergraduate Major: Finance

Finance graduates go to work in one of three broad areas: corporate finance, banking, or investment-related fields. The finance option has been prepared to give you an understanding of all of these areas, and of the common underlying principles. Finance is interested in the future performance of the company and what to do to enhance it. To this end, finance practitioners must thoroughly understand accounting as a presentation of the current condition of the business. But they must also understand how the plans of the business relate to its value, and must understand the role of capital markets and institutions in providing funding resources to the business and monitoring its performance.

In addition to the courses listed below, the serious finance student is strongly advised to take additional accounting courses, especially at least two courses in the intermediate accounting sequence (ACTG 381 - 382). Also, financial analysis is, as its name implies, analytical, so anything you can do to enhance your quantitative and analytical skills will help your career. It is essential that you have a strong understanding of algebra and statistics; calculus is also useful as a mental discipline. Understanding of information systems is highly valuable, and a strong facility with spreadsheets is essential. To help understand the economic environment of finance, we also recommend additional upper-division courses in economics.

Finance Option Requirements

[2011-12 bulletin year*]

A minimum of 28 business credits as follows:

Finance Option Requirements

A minimum of 28 credits as follows:

  • ACTG 381 - Financial Accounting and Reporting I (4)
  • FIN 319 - Intermediate Financial Management (4)
  • FIN 352 - Investments (4) - Formerly FIN 452
  • FIN 441 - Fundamentals of Derivative Securities (4)
  • FIN 449 - Valuation (4)
  • FIN 456 - International Financial Management (4)
  • FIN 465 - Finance Topics and Cases (4)

Prerequisites:

COURSE

 PREREQUISITE

ACTG 381

BA 213

FIN 319

BA 303

FIN 352

BA 303

FIN 441

FIN 319, ACTG 381*

FIN 449

Fin 319, ACTG 381

FIN 456

BA 303, ACTG 381*

FIN 465

FIN 449

ACTG 381 required prerequisite starting Fall Term 2011

When Finance courses tend to be offered:

FALL

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

ACTG 381

ACTG 381

 

Condensed ACTG 381

FIN 319

FIN 319

FIN 319

FIN 319

FIN 352

FIN 352

FIN 352

FIN 352

FIN 441

FIN 441

FIN 441

FIN 441

FIN 449

FIN 449

FIN 449

FIN 449

FIN 456

FIN 456

FIN 456

FIN 456

FIN 465

FIN 465

FIN 465

FIN 465

 

Suggested Sequence Options:

JUNIOR Fall:

JUNIOR Winter:

JUNIOR Spring:

JUNIOR Summer:

BA 303 (Fall or Winter)

ACTG 381 (Fall or Winter)

FIN 319 (Winter or Spring)

 

 

 

FIN 352 (Winter or Spring)

 

SENIOR Fall:

SENIOR Winter:

SENIOR Spring:

SENIOR Summer:

FIN 449 (Fall or Winter)

FIN 441 (Fall or Winter)

FIN 465

 

FIN 456 (Fall or Winter or Spring)

 

 

 

* Due to degree of difficulty, it is recommend students do not take ACTG 381 and FIN 319 the same term and do not take FIN 441 and 449 the same term.

The printable version of this information includes a suggested sequence and identifies the terms these courses are usually offered.

*Links to the requirements for other bulletin years are found on the Course Information page.