The Finance department offers a majors in Finance and Real Estate.  View here for all Finance courses and view here for more about the Department of Finance.

Real Estate Major

Real Estate Major Requirements (24 credit hours):

Required Grades & GPA: Major GPA of 2.0 or higher required – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Real Estate major. 

Required courses (21 credit hours):

• BUS-A 310: Management Decisions and Financial Reporting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-F 303: Intermediate Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 305: Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-L 408: Real Estate Law (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-R 305: Introduction to Real Estate Analysis (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251/E201 with grade of C or higher & current Kelley student
• BUS-R 440: Real Estate Appraisals (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher; P/C: BUS-R 305
  
  • Submit a Course Permission Form to request concurrent enrollment in BUS-R 305 and BUS-R 440.
• BUS-R 443: Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher; P/C: BUS-R 305
  
  • Submit a Course Permission Form to request concurrent enrollment in BUS-R 305 and BUS-R 443.

Elective courses (3 credit hours):

• BUS-A 329: Taxes and Decision Making (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-F 307: Working Capital Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 317: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 335: Security Trading and Market Making (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 355: TOPICS: Applied FinTech (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 365: Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 369: Insurance, Risk Management, and Retirement Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 402: Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 419: Behavioral Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 420: Equity and Fixed Income Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 421: Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 446: Banking and Financial Intermediation (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Quant Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-S 355: Business Data Programming, BUS-S 364, BUS-S 432, or BUS-F 455: Financial Data Analytics
  • Concurrent enrollment in prerequisite classes may be permitted with permission of department
• BUS-F 494: International Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-G 345: Money, Banking and Capital Markets (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251/E201 & ECON-B 252/E 202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-R 390: Real Estate Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-R 390 toward the Real Estate major
• BUS-S/F 432: Applied Data Programming & Financial Data Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • Students enroll in BUS-BE 432 
  • Previous course number: BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics

Permitted Substitutions:

• BUS-A 311 + BUS-A 312 = BUS-A 310 + 3 credits of a Real Estate elective
  • Students who take BUS-A 311 without BUS-A 312 must complete BUS-A 310
• ECON-E 305 may substitute for BUS-G 345 for a Real Estate elective

Finance Major

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 BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 is required. Accounting Department prerequisites and minimum grade requirements apply to all Accounting courses. 

Students also majoring in Accounting must follow the required course substitutions at the bottom of the Finance major requirements.

Required courses (10.5 credit hours):

• BUS-A 310: Management Decisions and Financial Reporting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
  • Does not count toward the Accounting major. See below for substitutions for students also majoring in Accounting.
• BUS-A 324: Cost Management (1.5 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
  • Does not count toward the Accounting major. See below for substitutions for students also majoring in Accounting.
• BUS-F 303: Intermediate Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 305: Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher

Elective accounting courses (Choose one of the following):

• BUS-A 327: Tax Analysis (1.5 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
  • Does not count toward the Accounting major. See below for substitutions for students also majoring in Accounting.
• BUS-A 329: Taxes and Decision Making (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/201 & BUS-A 306/202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-A 422: Advanced Financial Accounting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 310 or BUS-A 312 with grade of C or higher

• BUS-F 307: Working Capital Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 317: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 335: Security Trading and Market Making (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 355: TOPICS: Applied FinTech (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 365: Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 369: Insurance, Risk Management, and Retirement Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-F 390: Finance Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-F 390 toward the Finance major.
• BUS-F 402: Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 419: Behavioral Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 420: Equity and Fixed Income Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 421: Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 446: Banking and Financial Intermediation (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Quant Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-S 355: Business Data Programming, BUS-S 364, BUS-S (BE) 432, or BUS-F 455: Financial Data Analytics
  • Concurrent enrollment in prerequisite classes may be permitted. Submit a Course Permission Form to request concurrent enrollment.
• BUS-F 470: Finance Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-F 470 toward the Finance major.
• BUS-F 494: International Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
• BUS-G 345: Money, Banking and Capital Markets (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251/E201 & ECON-B 252/E202 with grades of C or higher
• BUS-S/F 432: Applied Data Programming & Financial Data Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • Students enroll in BUS-BE 432 
  • Previous course number: BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics

Required substitutions for Finance majors also majoring in Accounting:

• Accounting majors must follow the requirements for all BUS-A courses in the Accounting major, as listed in the Kelley bulletin.
  • A310, A324, and A327 do not count toward the Accounting major. 
• Accounting majors follow the standard requirements for the BUS-F courses in the Finance major, with one exception:
  • Students who complete A311 and A312, per Accounting major requirements, are only required to take 9 total credits of Finance electives, with a minimum of 3 credits at the 400 level. Thus, Accounting majors must take the following Finance major courses:
    • BUS-F 303
    • BUS-F 305
    • 9 credits of Finance electives, including at least 3 credits at the 400 level

Other Permitted Substitutions:

• ECON-E 305 may substitute for BUS-G 345 for a Finance major elective.
• Any Kelley student who completes A325 may substitute it for BUS-A 324 + one elective accounting course for the Finance major.
• Any Kelley student who completes BUS-A 311 and A312 may substitute these courses for A310 + one 400-level Finance elective. 
  • NOTE: Students who take BUS-A 311 without BUS-A 312 must complete BUS-A 310.