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Finance Major

Recommended Four Year Schedule

Finance majors must earn a grade of C or better in all classes designated in red.

First Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 1000	Introductory Business Seminar	2 hrs	ECN 2801G	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 hrs
BUS 1950	Computer Concepts & Applications	3 hrs	ENG 1002G	Composition & Literature	3 hrs
ENG 1001G	Composition & Language	3 hrs	MAT 2120G	Finite Math*	3 hrs
MAT 1271	College Algebra *	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
CMN 1310G	Intro to Speech Communication	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
	Total	14 hrs		Total	15 hrs
Second Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 2101	Financial Accounting	3 hrs	BUS 2102	Managerial Accounting	3 hrs
BUS 2810	Business Statistics I	3 hrs	BUS 2750	Legal & Social Environment of Business	3 hrs
MAT 2110G	Brief Calculus with Applications*	3 hrs	ECN 2802G	Principles of Microeconomics	3 hrs
	General Education Course	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
	General Education Course	3 hrs		General Education Course	4 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	16 hrs
Third Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 3010	Mgt & Organizational Behavior	3 hrs	BUS 3500	Management Information Systems	3 hrs
BUS 3200	International Business	3 hrs	BUS 3950	Operations Management	3 hrs
BUS 3470	Principles of Marketing	3 hrs	FIN 3720	Investments	3 hrs
BUS 3710	Business Financial Management	3 hrs	FIN 3730	Financial Markets	3 hrs
	Elective	3 hrs		FIN elective	3 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	15 hrs
Fourth Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
FIN 3770	Working Capital Management	3 hrs	BUS 4360	Strategy & Policy	3 hrs
FIN 3780	Long-Term Financial Management	3 hrs		FIN Elective	3 hrs
	FIN Elective	3 hrs		FIN Elective	3 hrs
	FIN Elective	3 hrs		Elective	3 hrs
EIU _____	Senior Seminar	3 hrs		Elective	3 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	15 hrs

* Based on ACT math scores, some students are exempt from MAT 1271. Those students should complete MAT 2120G during the fall semester and MAT 2110G in the spring semester of their first year and an elective in the fall semester of their second year.

For a printable Recommended Four Year Schedule (.pdf), click here.

For a convenient checklist (.pdf), click here. If you would like to modify and save the checklist to keep track of the classes you have taken by semester and the grades you received, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0. To update to the latest version of Acrobat Reader, click here.

Financial Planning Track Recommended Four Year Schedule for students planning to sit for the CFP™ exam

Finance majors must earn a grade of C or better in all classes designated in red.

First Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 1000	Introductory Business Seminar	2 hrs	ECN 2801G	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 hrs
BUS 1950	Computer Concepts & Applications	3 hrs	ENG 1002G	Composition & Literature	3 hrs
ENG 1001G	Composition & Language	3 hrs	MAT 2120G	Finite Math*	3 hrs
MAT 1271	College Algebra *	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
CMN 1310G	Intro to Speech Communication	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
	Total	14 hrs		Total	15 hrs
Second Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 2101	Financial Accounting	3 hrs	BUS 2102	Managerial Accounting	3 hrs
BUS 2810	Business Statistics I	3 hrs	BUS 2750	Legal & Social Environment of Business	3 hrs
MAT 2110G	Brief Calculus with Applications*	3 hrs	ECN 2802G	Principles of Microeconomics	3 hrs
	General Education Course	3 hrs		General Education Course	3 hrs
	General Education Course	3 hrs		General Education Course	4 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	16 hrs
Third Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
BUS 3010	Mgt & Organizational Behavior	3 hrs	BUS 3500	Management Information Systems	3 hrs
BUS 3200	International Business	3 hrs	BUS 3950	Operations Management	3 hrs
BUS 3470	Principles of Marketing	3 hrs	FIN 3720	Investments	3 hrs
BUS 3710	Business Financial Management	3 hrs	FIN 3730	Financial Markets	3 hrs
	Elective	3 hrs	FIN 3300	Fundamentals of Financial & Tax Planning	3 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	15 hrs
Fourth Year
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Course #	Course Title	Credits
FIN 3770	Working Capital Management	3 hrs	BUS 4360	Strategy & Policy	3 hrs
FIN 3780	Long-Term Financial Management	3 hrs	FIN 4200	Portfolio Management	3 hrs
FIN 3900	Risk and Insurance	3 hrs	FIN 4300	Retirement and Estate Planning	3 hrs
	FIN Elective	3 hrs		Elective	3 hrs
EIU _____	Senior Seminar	3 hrs		Elective	3 hrs
	Total	15 hrs		Total	15 hrs

For a printable Recommended Four Year Schedule (.pdf) for students interested in earning CFP™ certification, please click here.

For a convenient Financial Planning Track checklist (.pdf), click here. If you would like to modify and save the checklist to keep track of the classes you have taken by semester and the grades you received, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0. To update to the latest version of Acrobat Reader, click here.

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