Undergraduate Curriculum for Finance Majors

Instructions: If you are following a typical schedule, the courses you should be taking are shown below. For electives, see the listing below.

Once you have filled out your preregistration form (which SHOULD NOT include the course reference number: CRN), see you assigned advisor to get your schedule approved. The advisor list can be found below, is posted outside the Finance Department Office and may be subject to change.

You should see Dr. McWilliams ONLY if you need special assistance in completing your schedule. Minor alterations in the normal course sequence can be approved by one of your advisors.

Curriculum of BS in Business Administration -- Finance Major

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Accounting 1101, 1102 Principles of Accounting I & II.............6 Communication Arts 1120 Fundamentals of Public Speaking.............3 English 1050 The Literary Experience.....................3 History Elective....................................3 Management 2006 Information Systems for Management..........3 Theology 1050 Christianity: Traditions and Transitions....3 Statistics 2107 and 2108 Introduction to Statistics I and II.........6 Behavioral Science Elective....................................3 Ethics 2050 Ethics......................................3

JUNIOR YEAR

Economics 3109              Economics Elective......................3
Finance 1113                Principles of Finance...................3
Finance 2227                Financial Markets.......................3
Finance 2323                Introduction to Investments.............3
Management 1102             Organization and Management.............3
Management 1141             Operations Management...................3
Marketing 1137              Principles of Marketing.................3
Natural Science             Elective................................4
Electives                   Non-Business............................6

SENIOR YEAR

Humanities                  Elective................................3
Management 3301             Policy Formulation and Administration...3
Theology                    Elective................................3
Social/Natural Science      Elective................................3
Electives                   Free....................................9
Major Courses               Required Finance Electives..............9

Electives

HISTORY ELECTIVES - Choose any offering from the Department of History.

ECONOMICS ELECTIVES - Choose from ECO 2101, ECO 2102, or ECO 3109.

HUMANITIES ELECTIVES - Must be chosen from one of the following Departments

Art and Art History, Philosophy, Classical Studies, Theatre, Modern Languages and Literature

NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES - May be chosen from the following courses or an introductory Biology, Chemistry, or Physics course with a laboratory.

SOCIAL/NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE - any course from the following departments

Geography, Psychology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Natural Science

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE - may be chosen from:

  PSY 1000 - General Psychology
  SOC 1000 - Introductin to Sociology
  SOC 2100 - Cultural Anthropology
  SOC 2200 - Sociology of Deviance
  SOC 2400 - Sociology of Social Work
  SOC 2500 - Sociology of Community
  SOC 2600 - Sociology of Religion
  SOC 2700 - Sociology of Organizations
  SOC 2800 -
  SOC 2900 - Political Sociology

RELIGIOUS STUDIES ELECTIVE

Choose any THL couse offered by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies EXCEPT THL 1050.

FINANCE ELECTIVES

 FIN 2114 - Advanced Financial Management
 FIN 2230 - Financial Institutions
 FIN 2324 - Portfolio Management
 FIN 2335 - International Finance

There will additional electives available in the future. Watch our What's New Page or check here periodically. Please note that our curriculum will be undergoing changes during the next two years.

OTHER ADVICE

Jobs in Corporate Finance

Because of the difficulty in obtaining entry level positions in corporate finance, finance majors should consider taking 12-15 credits of accounting. The accounting credits will qualify you for many of the job interviews on campus. Accounting courses will prove useful during your early career as you develop your financial skills.

Jobs in Investments and Financial Markets

Accounting is still useful if you are looking for a job in this area, but you have more flexibility in choosing courses to support your finance major.

Other important courses that will help you on the job market include computer science courses, language courses, speech and writing courses.

Minors

If you wish to pursue a minor, please obtain the information from the department from which you wish to earn a minor and then confer with your advisor in order to work out the details.

ADVISOR ASSIGNMENTS

SENIORS - Class of 1999

                                           Last Name
Dr. J. Lamm-Tennant  (Not Available - Currently on Leave)
Dr. S. Howton        Bartley 348             A-G
Dr. R.T. LeClair     Bartley 336             H-O
Dr. D. Nawrocki      Bartley 334             P-Z

JUNIORS - Class of 2000

                                           Last Name
Dr. J.J. Clarke      (Not Available - Currently on Leave)
Dr. S. Cochran       Bartley 333             G-K
Dr. W.L. Dellva      Bartley 108F            L-P
Prof. N. Heck        Bartley 338             Q-Z

SOPHOMORES - Class of 2001

                                           Last Name
Dr. A. DeMaskey      Bartley 329             A-G
Dr. J. Heck          Bartley 338             H-O
Dr. G. Olson         Bartley 341             P-Z

If you do not have any issues concerning your schedule, you may be able to contact any member of the finance department to sign your form. If you have questions, then you should try to see your advisor during his/her office hours. Office hours are usually posted on faculty office doors during the advising period. If you are a freshman considering Finance as a major, you may contact any member of the department.