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Outside Minor in Finance for Non-Business Majors

 Business and Economics Faculty and StaffOutside Minor in Finance for Non-Business Majors

See also Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business (Finance)

Students pursuing a four-year degree in non-business programs may combine formal study in finance with their stated major by concurrently completing an outside minor in finance. Students who elect this program must notify their advisor and the Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics advisor before the end of their junior year.


Requirements (30 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated

Note | Students must attain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) in all the above ten courses and not less than a C in each course. These courses may not be taken by correspondence study or by independent study; they also may not be studied through an internship.


Required Prerequisites
  • BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (or any other computer course)
  • ECON-E 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business (or any statistics course)
  • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics

Required Finance Courses
  • BUS-F 260 Personal Finance
  • BUS-F 301 Financial Management
  • BUS-F 302 Financial Decision Making
  • BUS-F 345 Money, Banking, and Capital Markets
  • BUS-F 420 Equity and Fixed Income Investment

For non-business majors, the BUS-F 301 Financial Management course requires prerequisites of the following courses:

  • BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ECON-E 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business (or any statistics course)

The BUS-F 301 Financial Management course is a prerequisite for the following courses:

  • BUS-F 302 Financial Decision Making
  • BUS-F 345 Money, Banking, and Capital Markets
  • BUS-F420 Equity and Fixed Income Investment

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