The Finance department offers two majors: Finance and Real Estate.  Students in both majors are required to complete the “Finance Core,” which consists of two courses: F303 Intermediate Investments and F305 Intermediate Corporate Finance. This core provides a solid depth of knowledge and serves as a foundation for all of the 400-level finance electives. 

Finance Major

The Finance major prepares students for careers in finance, including positions in seven subfields: Corporate Finance, Investments, International Finance, Financial Planning/Wealth Management, Banking, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Data Analytics.

Finance Major Requirements (24 credits):

Required Grades & GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Finance major; a grade of C- or better in F303 and F305 is required. Accounting Department prerequisites and minimum grade requirements apply to all ACTG courses required for the Finance major.

Required courses:

• BUS-F 303, Intermediate Investments
• BUS-F 305, Intermediate Corporate Finance
• BUS-A 310, Management Decisions and Financial Reporting
• BUS-A 324, Cost Management

• BUS-A 327, Tax Analysis
• BUS-A 329, Taxes and Decision Making
• BUS-A 420, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
• BUS-A 422, Advanced Financial Accounting I

• BUS-F 307, Working Capital Management
• BUS-F 317, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance
• BUS-F 335, Security Trading and Market Making
• BUS-F 402, Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance
• BUS-F 408, Real Options and Strategic Capital Investments
• BUS-F 419, Behavioral Finance
• BUS-F 420, Equity and Fixed Income Investments
• BUS-F 421, Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management
• BUS-F 446, Banking and Financial Intermediation
• BUS-F 455, TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics
• BUS-F 494, International Finance
• BUS-G 345, Money, Banking and Capital Markets

Permitted Substitutions (advantageous for students also majoring in accounting):

• Completion of both BUS-A 311 and BUS-A 312 (combined) may substitute for BUS-A 310 and 3.0 credit hours of a 400-level finance elective. Credit is given for only one of BUS-A 310 or (BUS-A 311 and/or BUS-A 312).
• BUS-A 325 may substitute for BUS-A 324 and (BUS-A 327, BUS-A 329, BUS-A 420, or BUS-A 422)
• ECON-E 305 may substitute for BUS-G 345.

Real Estate Major

The Real Estate major prepares students for careers in corporate real estate, investment analysis, appraising, financing, mortgage banking, property management, and residential and commercial properties marketing. The curriculum emphasizes analytic techniques applicable to real estate (R305), appraisal methods (R440), and the decision-making process for acquiring, financing, and managing income-producing properties (R443).

Real Estate Major Requirements (24 credits):

Required Grades & GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 or higher required – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Real Estate major. Students who have not achieved a grade of C- in F303 and/or F305 will be unable to proceed with 400-level finance courses.

Required Courses:

• BUS-F 303, Intermediate Investments
• BUS-F 305, Intermediate Corporate Finance
• BUS-L 408, Real Estate Law
• BUS-R 305, Introduction to Real Estate Analysis
• BUS-R 440, Real Estate Appraisals
• BUS-R 443, Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis

OPTION I: 

• BUS-A 310, Management Decisions and Financial Reporting

AND

• BUS-A 329, Taxes and Decision Making
• BUS-G 345, Money, Banking and Capital Markets
• BUS-F 307, Working Capital Management
• BUS-F 317, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance
• BUS-F 335, Security Trading and Market Making
• BUS-F 402, Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance
• BUS-F 408, Real Options and Strategic Capital Investments
• BUS-F 419, Behavioral Finance
• BUS-F 420, Equity and Fixed Income Investments
• BUS-F 421, Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management
• BUS-F 446, Banking and Financial Intermediation
• BUS-F 455, TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics
• BUS-F 494, International Finance
• BUS-L 409, Law and the Environment

OPTION II:

• BUS-A 311, Intermediate Accounting I
• BUS-A 312, Intermediate Accounting II