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Finance (120 Credits)

Preparation for careers in financial management, investment analysis, financial institutions management, financial services, real estate, or risk management and insurance.

Additional majors within the Business Administration Degree
Students already admitted to another major within the Business Administration degree, except for the Business Administration major, can elect to earn an additional major in Finance by completing the following courses: ACCTG 330, FIN 421, FIN 425, 3 credits of FIN 427 or FIN 437, and two 300-400-level Finance Electives⁹. None of the courses for an additional major may be used for a 300-400-level Business Elective and at least 15 credits of an additional major’s courses cannot be used elsewhere in the degree. If interested in this option, please contact a Carson College of Business advisor.

Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Finance, students are required to complete all admission and graduation requirements listed in the Carson College of Business (CCB) section of this catalog and the coursework included in the sample 4-year plan listed below.

First Year
First Term	Credits
B A 100	3
ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI]¹	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] or 105 [WRTG]¹	3
MATH 201²	3
UCORE Inquiry³	3
Second Term	Credits
B A 102	1
ECONS 101 or 102¹	3
HBM 101¹	1
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
MATH 202 [QUAN]⁴	3
UCORE Inquiry³	4
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 1
Apply for Admission into the Major
Second Year
First Term	Credits
ACCTG 230	3
B A 204, 205, and 206, or B A 212	3
MGTOP 215⁵	4
MIS 250	3
UCORE Inquiry³	3
Consider studying abroad this summer⁶
Second Term	Credits
ACCTG 231	3
B A 201, 202, and 203, or B A 211	3
B LAW 210	3
COM 102 [COMM], H D 205 [COMM], or MKTG 279 [COMM]¹	3 or 4
UCORE Inquiry³	3
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 2
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
ENGLISH 402 or 403	3
FIN 325	3
MGTOP 340	3
International Experience Requirement or Electives⁶	3
Social Science or Humanities Elective⁷	3
Second Term	Credits
ACCTG 330	3
FIN 421	3
FIN 425 [M]	3
MKTG 360	3
UCORE Inquiry³	3
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
FIN 427 [M] or FIN 437 [M]	3
300-400-level Business Elective⁸	3
300-400-level Finance Elective⁹	3
International Experience Requirement or Electives⁶	3
Social Science or Humanities Elective⁷	3
Second Term	Credits
I BUS 380	3
MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS]	3
300-400-level Finance Elective⁹	3
Electives¹⁰	5
Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 4

Footnotes

¹	For students in the Honors Program: ECONS 198 is an approved substitute for ECONS 101 and 102; COM 102/H D 205/MKTG 279 requirement is waived; HONORS 198 is an approved substitute for HBM 101; ENGLISH 198 is an approved substitute for ENGLISH 101; ACCTG 298 is an approved substitute for ACCTG 230 and 231. Honors students may need to enroll in elective coursework to meet University requirement of 120 credits.
²	MATH 201 will be waived with an ALEKS score of 80% or higher, or the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. MATH 106 will be accepted as an alternative to MATH 201 for transfer students.
³	Must complete 5 of these 6 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, DIVR, EQJS, HUM, PSCI. One lab science (BSCI or PSCI) must be completed.
⁴	Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 140 or 171.
⁵	STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students.
⁶	All students must complete the International Experience Requirement. Options for completing the requirement can be found in the Carson College of Business Academic Unit section of the catalog under Business or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option.
⁷	Social Science or Humanities Electives (6 credits): Any courses with the [SSCI] or [HUM] designation (excluding courses in ACCTG, B_A, B_LAW, ENTRP, FIN, HBM, I_BUS, MGMT, MGTOP, MIS, and MKTG), or courses in ANTH, ART, ASIA, CES, CRM J, DTC, ECONS, ENGLISH (excluding ENGLISH 402 or 403), FOR LANG, HISTORY, HONORS 270, 280, 370, 380, H D, HUMANITY, PHIL, POL S, PSYCH, SOC, and WGSS not used to fulfill other (including UCORE) requirements.
⁸	300-400-level Business Elective (3 credits): ECONS 301 or 305, or any 300-400-level course taught by CCB, which cannot be from the CCB core, the set of required Finance courses, or any 498 Internships or 499 Special Topics courses.
⁹	300-400-level Finance Electives (6 credits): Any 300-400-level FIN course. May not include courses from the CCB Core, the set of required Finance courses, or any 498 Internships or 499 Special Topics courses.
¹⁰	Electives: 300-400-level coursework as needed to meet University requirements of 120 credits and 40 upper-division credits.

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