Finance, B.S.

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NY State Program Code: 04123
HEGIS Code: 0504.00
CIP Code: 52.0801

Non-Business majors: 12-16 required credits, 9 elective credits, 21-25 credits total

Business majors: 15-16 required credits, 9 elective credits, 24-25 credits total

Economics, accounting and math courses are pre-requisites for the finance courses.
Managerial Finance (FIN-330) must be taken before elective finance courses.

This degree prepares students for work in the finance industry, as well as, for positions in the financial operations of corporations and non-profit organizations. Reflecting the new global economic and financial environment, the curriculum provides an understanding of perspectives that form the context for business and finance through coverage of ethical and global issues, and the influence of political, social, legal, regulatory, and technological issues.

Non-Busines Majors - Required Courses

ECA (0203) 101 - Introduction to Economics Credits: 3.00
or both
ECA (0203) 111 - The Price System Credits: 3.00
and
ECA (0203) 112 - The National Economy Credits: 3.00
ACC (0201) 101 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3.00
MTH (0144) 110 - Precalculus for Business and Life Sciences Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 140 - Precalculus Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 141 - Calculus I Credits: 4.00
or
MTH (0144) 142 - Calculus II Credits: 4.00
FIN (0209) 330 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3.00

Business Majors - Required Courses

ACC (0201) 101 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 111 - The Price System Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 112 - The National Economy Credits: 3.00
MTH (0144) 110 - Precalculus for Business and Life Sciences Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 140 - Precalculus Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 141 - Calculus I Credits: 4.00
or
MTH (0144) 142 - Calculus II Credits: 4.00
FIN (0209) 330 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3.00

Elective Courses

Choose three of the following:

FIN (0209) 430 - Derivative, Capital and Money Markets Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 340 - Investment Analysis Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 440 - Managerial Finance II Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 420 - Wealth Management Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 460 - Financial Asset Valuation Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 450 - International Finance Credits: 3.00
FIN (0209) 480 - Student Investment Fund Credits: 3.00

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.S. Required GPA: 2.3 Credits Required for Major: 86 Credits Required to Graduate: 121

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
BUS (0204) 162 Business and Society	3	✓	or ✓
ACC (0201) 101 Principles of Accounting I	3	✓
ECA (0203) 111 The Price System	3	✓	or ✓
ECA (0203) 112 The National Economy	3	✓	or ✓
MGT (0210) 262 The Art, Science and Practice of Management	3			✓
ACC (0201) 102 Principles of Accounting II	3		✓ or	✓
ACC (0201) 201 Intermediate Accounting I	3			✓
MTH (0144) 110 Pre-Calculus for Business and Life Sciences	3		✓ or	✓
DSC (0207) 271 Information Technology and Applications	4			✓
SPE (0876) 110 Oral Communications or SPE (0876) 112 Public Speaking	3	✓
BUS (0204) 267 Business Communications	3			✓	or ✓
ACC (0201) 202 Intermediate Accounting II	3				✓
MKT (0212) 280 Marketing	3				✓ or	✓ or	✓
BUS (0204) 252 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3			✓	or ✓	✓
ECA (0203) 351 Money & Banking	3			✓
DSC (0207) 272 Analytical and Statistical Modeling	4			✓	or ✓
DSC (0207) 274 Data Analysis and Decision Making	3				✓ or	✓
FIN (0209) 330 Managerial Finance I	3				✓ or	✓
MGT (0210) 366 Organizational Behavior	3					✓	or ✓	✓
BUS (0204) 341 International Business	3					✓	or ✓
FIN (0209) 420-Wealth Management	3						✓ or	✓
FIN (0209) 430 - Derivative, Capital and Money Markets	3						✓ or	✓
SPE (0876) 110 Oral Communications or SPE (0876) 112 Public Speaking	3			✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
FIN (0209) 340 Invest. Analysis	3					✓	or ✓
DSC (0207) 373 Management of Productions / Operations	3						✓ or	✓
FIN (0209) 450 International Finance	3							✓
FIN (0209) 460 Financial Asset Valuation	3						✓
FIN (0209) 440 Managerial Finance II	3						✓		or ✓
FIN (0209) 480 Student Investment Fund								✓	or ✓
BUS (0204) 468 Business Policy and Strategy	3								✓