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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.

  1. At least 15 hours of finance coursework must be taken at CMU.
  2. Credit/No Credit coursework will not count.
  3. 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

Required Courses I (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ACC 201Concepts of Financial Accounting

3(3-0)

ACC 250Introduction to Financial Accounting

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ACC 202Concepts of Managerial Accounting

3(3-0)

ACC 255Managerial Accounting and Decision Making

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3(3-0)

ECO 204Principles of Macro- and Global Economics

3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

FIN 302Integrated Financial Analysis

3(3-0)

FIN 332Managerial Finance

3(3-0)

Electives (12 hours)

Select 12 hours from the following:

FIN 307Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning

3(3-0)

FIN 310Investment Strategies for Personal Financial Planners

3(3-0)

FIN 315Principles of Investments

3(3-0)

FIN 317Insurance Planning

3(3-0)

FIN 335Real Estate Principles

3(3-0)

FIN 337Real Estate Valuation/Appraisal

3(3-0)

FIN 347Retirement Planning

3(3-0)

FIN 397Special Topics

3-6(Spec)

FIN 416Institutional Operations

3(3-0)

FIN 425Options and Futures

3(3-0)

FIN 442Intermediate Financial Management

3(3-0)

FIN 445/BLR 445Personal Estate Planning

3(3-0)

FIN 447Cases in Personal Financial Planning

3(3-0)

FIN 448Fundamental Financial Analysis

3(3-0)

FIN 472Money and Capital Markets

3(3-0)

FIN 490Internship in Finance

1-3(Spec)

FIN 573International Finance

3(3-0)

FIN 597Special Topics

1-3(Spec)

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

Note: Many courses have prerequisites.

Total: 24 semester hours