B.A. in Finance
Overview
To graduate with a degree in Finance majors must have a cumulative average of 2.0 in all major coursework. Students seeking to double major in Economics and Finance must have a minimum of 24 credit hours distinct or exclusive to each major. Those 24 credit hours must not count for any other major. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Curriculum Requirements
The Core Curriculum (49-50 hours)
Please reference the Core Curriculum Requirements
Lower Division Major Program Requirements (15 hours)
| AC211 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| EC201 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC202 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC210 | Mathematics for Economics & Finance | 3 |
| Or | |
| MA210 | Mathematics for Econ and Finance | 3 |
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| MA304 | Statistics for Business & Economics | 3 |
| Or | |
| MA208 | Statistics | 3 |
Upper Division Major Program Requirements (18 hours)
| BU310 | Finance I | 3 |
| BU311 | Finance II | 3 |
| EC316 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC317 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| TH352 | Special Topics in Moral Theology | 3 |
| EC408W | Economics Seminar | 3 |
Upper Level Elective Courses (12 hours)
Select Four Elective Courses:
| BU335 | Personal Finance and Investments | 3 |
| BU411 | Financial Investments | 3 |
| EC305 | Data Analytics for Econ and Finance | 3 |
| ET303 | Financing New Ventures | 3 |
| EC307 | Money and Banking I | 3 |
| BU412 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| EC424 | Public Finance | 3 |
| EC440 | International Trade and Finance | 3 |
| IB310 | International Business | 3 |
| MA201 | Calculus I | 3 |
| MA305 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| BU453 | Internship | 3 |
| EC490 | Senior Thesis | 3 |