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2012-2013
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: FINANCE


CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) 3
First Year Experience (FYE) 0-4
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3
Breadth Requirements 12

Multi-cultural Courses 3
Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Twelve Humanities credits from: 12
Art History, History, English (except composition or similar courses), Foreign Languages (up to 6 of the allowable 9 credits may be grammar courses), Philosophy, Music (except credit for participation in instrumental and/or choral organizations), Theatre, Comparative Literature, and literature courses in a foreign language. No more than nine credits may be taken in one department.
Nine Social and Behavioral Science credits from:

Economics (ECON 251, or 300-level or higher, excluding ECON 302) 3

Six credits from: 6
Anthropology, Economics (ECON 251 or 300-level or higher, excluding ECON 302), Geography, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology or Sociology (except Criminal Justice), Black American Studies (except courses that qualify as under Humanities), or Women's Studies (except courses that qualify as under Humanities). No more than six credits may be taken in one department to fulfill Social and Behavioral Science requirements.

COMM 212 Oral Communication in Business (It is advised that COMM 212 be taken in the sophomore year.) 3
MATH 221 Calculus I (minimum grade C-) 3
MATH 230 Finite Mathematics with Applications (minimum grade C-) 3
MATH 201/MATH 202 Introduction to Statistics I and II (minimum grade C-) 6

One of the following courses: 3
ENGL 301 Expository Writing
ENGL 312 Written Communication in Business
ENGL 410 Technical Writing

Seven Natural and Physical Science credits including one lab credit from: 7
 Biological Sciences (BISC), Chemistry (CHEM), Entomology (ENWC), Geology (GEOL) , Marine Studies (MAST), Physics (PHYS), Plant Science (PLSC), and Science (SCEN), ANTH 102, ANTH 104, ANTH 202, NTDT 200, GEOG 106, GEOG 101, GEOG 152 and GEOG 220.
ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets (minimum grade C-) 3
ECON 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics: National Economy (minimum grade C-) 3
ECON 302 Banking and Monetary Policy 3
ACCT 207 Accounting I (minimum grade C-) 3
ACCT 208 Accounting II (minimum grade C-) 3
ACCT 352 Law and Social Issues in Business 3
BUAD 301 Introduction to Marketing (minimum grade C-) 3
BUAD 306 Operations Management (minimum grade C-) 3
BUAD 309 Management and Organizational Behavior (minimum grade C-) 3
BUAD 441 Strategic Management (minimum grade C-) 3
MISY 160 Business Computing: Tools and Concepts 3
MISY 261 Business Information Systems 3

Only one of the following will count toward graduation:
MISY 261 or ACCT 302

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all but one of the following: FINC 312, FINC 313, FINC 314, FINC 412, FINC 413, FINC 414, FINC 415, FINC 416, FINC 417, FINC 418, FINC 419.

FINC 311 Principles of Finance (minimum grade C-) 3
FINC 312 Intermediate Financial Management 3
FINC 314 Investments 3

Three of the following eight courses: 9
FINC 313 Financial Markets
FINC 412 Financial Institutions
FINC 413 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINC 414 Bank Management
FINC 415 International Finance
FINC 416 Advanced Investments
FINC 417 Real Estate Finance
FINC 418 Seminar: Corporate Governance
FINC 419 Financial Modeling and Valuation
Professional Electives
3 credits from ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC or MISY (300-level or higher)
(ACCT 302, 350 and 351 may not apply)
3

ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Electives should be taken from courses outside the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics (with some exceptions and exclusions; see Department for specifics). No more than two credits from BHAN 120 may apply.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 121



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