Finance Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.; B.F.A.; B.S. in B.A.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a minor in Finance: See an advisor in the Department of Finance and Law after declaring your major.

At least 15 hours of finance coursework must be taken at CMU.
Credit/No Credit coursework will not count.
No more than a total of 27 hours of credit earned in business courses, including business transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation unless the student is majoring in the College of Business Administration.

Program Requirements

Select one of the following:

ACC 201	Concepts of Financial Accounting	3(3-0)
ACC 250	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3(3-0)

Select one of the following:

ACC 202	Concepts of Managerial Accounting	3(3-0)
ACC 255	Managerial Accounting and Decision Making	3(3-0)

Select one of the following:

ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3(3-0)
ECO 204	Principles of Macro- and Global Economics	3(3-0)

Select one of the following:

FIN 302	Integrated Financial Analysis	3(3-0)
FIN 332	Managerial Finance	3(3-0)

Select 12 hours from the following:

FIN 307	Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 310	Investment Strategies for Personal Financial Planners	3(3-0)
FIN 315	Principles of Investments	3(3-0)
FIN 317	Insurance Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 335	Real Estate Principles	3(3-0)
FIN 337	Real Estate Valuation/Appraisal	3(3-0)
FIN 347	Retirement Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 397	Special Topics	3-6(Spec)
FIN 416	Institutional Operations	3(3-0)
FIN 425	Options and Futures	3(3-0)
FIN 442	Intermediate Financial Management	3(3-0)
FIN 445/BLR 445	Personal Estate Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 447	Cases in Personal Financial Planning	3(3-0)
FIN 448	Fundamental Financial Analysis	3(3-0)
FIN 472	Money and Capital Markets	3(3-0)
FIN 490	Internship in Finance	1-3(Spec)
FIN 573	International Finance	3(3-0)
FIN 597	Special Topics	1-3(Spec)

Note: You may count either FIN 310 or FIN 315, not both.

Note: Many courses have prerequisites.