Finance Major, B.S. in B.A.

The Finance Major prepares students for careers in banking, corporate finance, and investments.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a major in Finance:

See an advisor in the Department of Finance and Law. To register for most of the courses on the major students must be admitted to Professional Business Studies. Please see the bulletin for course prerequisites.

At least 18 hours of Finance coursework must be taken at CMU. FIN 499, on the Finance Major, must be taken at CMU. Only FIN 490 may be taken as Credit/No Credit and counted toward the major.

Students interested in the Finance Scholars Track, which is an accelerated track for eligible Finance majors, should declare their Finance major with a faculty member in the Finance & Law Department and meet with an advisor in Business Student Services, Grawn 113, for course registration assistance.

Program Requirements

Common Body of Knowledge Courses I (6 hours)

BUS 100	Essential Business Skills	3(3-0)
MGT 499	Integrated Capstone-Strategic Management	3(3-0)

Common Body of Knowledge Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BUS 300QR	Applied Business Statistics	3(3-0)
BUS 503QR	Applied Lean Six Sigma	3(3-0)

Required Courses (24 hours)

ACC 301	Intermediate Accounting I	3(3-0)
FIN 315	Principles of Investments	3(3-0)
FIN 425	Options and Futures	3(3-0)
FIN 442	Intermediate Financial Management	3(3-0)
FIN 448	Fundamental Financial Analysis	3(3-0)
FIN 472	Money and Capital Markets	3(3-0)
FIN 499	Advanced Financial Management	3(3-0)
FIN 573	International Finance	3(3-0)

Electives (3 hours)

Select hours from the following:

ACC 302	Intermediate Accounting II	3(3-0)
ACC 321	Managerial Cost Accounting	3(3-0)
FIN 307	Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 335	Real Estate Principles	3(3-0)

Any 400 level or above FIN course.

Bulletins