Finance

Finance
BS
Hours64 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program of 175 Students.
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MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

No more than 12 semester hours of upper-division transfer credit will be accepted toward the major and only 6 hours beyond the Management Core. No transfer courses will be accepted for the Management Core courses.
requirement 1 Complete 5 courses
Prerequisite Courses: Based on student performance to date, permission may be granted to take some restricted major-only courses.
Apply and be formally accepted into the program.
requirement 2 Complete 2 options
Required courses - complete before the finance junior core:
requirement 3 Complete 2 courses
Complete the following courses during your first year admitted to the major:
requirement 4 Complete 5 courses
Complete the following junior core courses in the junior year:
Note: Acc 310 is an acceptable substitute for Acc 305.
requirement 5 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
During the senior year, complete 6.0 additional finance elective hours from the following. Note: If Fin 415R is chosen, it must be taken for 1.5 credit hours in Fall and 1.5 credit hours in Winter. Fin 409 must be taken before Fin 415R.
requirement 6 Complete 4 courses
Complete the following Management Core courses:
requirement 7 Complete 3 courses
requirement 8 Complete 1 course
BUS M 371R - Entrepreneurship Lecture Series 1.0
BUS M 380 - Executive Lectures 1.0
BUS M 382 - (Not currently offered)
requirement 9
Complete Marriott School exit survey online.
Program Outcomes

Analyze Financial Data

Acquire, interpret, and analyze accounting, economic, and financial data to facilitate decision making in corporate and investment environments in both personal and professional settings.

Calculate/Interpret Metrics

Make and effectively communicate sound and ethical financial decisions by calculating and interpreting standard financial-decision metrics such as NPV, IRR, duration, Sharpe Ratio, YTM, and OAS.

Perform Estimation/Optimization Procedures

Use standard data resources and software (such as Excel) to model asset valuation, construct optimal portfolios, and perform other useful estimation or optimization procedures.

Understand and Manage Risk

Understand and quantify risk, make sound and ethical financial decisions in a risky environment, and design financial strategies for managing business risks.